BARKS Podcast with Daniel Quagliozzi: August 7, 2019
Guest: Daniel "DQ" Quagliozzi, Cat Consultant and Owner/ Operator of Go Cat Go, San Francisco's leading resource for cat guardians, seeking contemporary and individualized lifestyle advice.
Topic: Cats and consent to petting.
How overstimulation and petting aggression can be avoided through ...
Case Study: Attack – The Best Form of Defense?
Just look at this dog! Isn’t she wonderful? Billie is a four-year-old Aylestone bulldog and her guardians have had her for six weeks. Previous to this she had been used as a breeding bitch and ended up in a shelter, so she probably didn’t have a very good life. She certainly has a good life ...
The Comparison Curse
Owning a dog is a privilege, as is the opportunity to share our lives with them for 12, 15 years and, let's hope, longer still. During that time, think about all those battles and struggles you conquer together, what you achieve that, at first, seemed insurmountable, those amazing journeys ...
BARKS Podcast with Adina Silberstein: July 26, 2019
Guest: Adina Silberstein, the Founder, President and CEO of Queenie’s Pets
Adina Silberstein is an entrepreneur and business coach, specializing in processes, organization, company culture and profitability. Adina is committed to urban communities, force-free practices, empowering others, and ...
For The Curious 2 – Your Questions on Deaf, Blind Dogs Answered
By Debbie Bauer
There were more great questions sent for my For The Curious series of posts! Thank you to everyone who sent such great questions that people often have about blind/deaf dogs and double merles!
Are your blind/deaf dogs always on a leash or beside you? Are they able to roam ...
Dogs and Body Pressure: A Photo Study
Can you guess what just happened here?
Zani and Clara and I were playing a game I call the Gravity Game. It has evolved over the years. The indoor version is as follows:
Clara deliberately drops her ball
It rolls
Zani picks it up
Zani brings it to me
I trade it for a piece of ...
To Chase, or Not to Chase?
I live in the countryside on a 25 acre parcel surrounded by farmland. We developed our property to support wildlife. Needless to say there are critters of all kinds and in all directions.
My dogs love it as much as I do. The major difference is I have no hard-wired impulse to chase the ...
Case Study: Separation Distress, Insecurity and Panic When Away from His Owner
Darcy watches his lady owner all the time. When she’s out of sight he pants and he paces. Even when left at home with his male owner, he whines and stresses. Separation specifically and only from the lady owner freaks him out. Strangely, he shows no sign of being possessive of her. The ...