by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Jan 16, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians
By Tabitha Kucera Q: Why does my cat paw at the water in her bowl prior to drinking it? A: Pawing at, playing with or even splashing in a water dish is not as strange for cats as you might …
by Daniel Antolec | Jan 15, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
My childhood winters were cold and snowy and I do not remember any freezing rain when I walked to school or played outside. Climate change has since warmed our region and I now find myself having to deal with winter …
by BARKS from the Guild | Jan 8, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Eileen Anderson When I first started training dogs, things that didn’t work were a mystery to me. Why couldn’t I reward Summer with chasing squirrels like everybody said I could? Why couldn’t I find that slot in the layout...
by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Jan 6, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians
By Paula Garber Q: Why does my cat wake me up in the middle of the night? Is it because cats are nocturnal? A: Cats are actually crepuscular, which means they tend to be most active at dawn and dusk …
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Dec 23, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Okay, you’ve unwrapped the pressies, eaten the turkey, spent time with the family, watched endless hours of TV….what next? If you’ve got the luxury of some time off, why not use the festive period to spend a little more time …
by BARKS from the Guild | Dec 21, 2019 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Learning Theory, Training
By Lara Joseph Foraging is defined as searching for food. From my observations, however, much more is involved than the mere hunt for food when a parrot carries out this behavior. I am fascinated with watching birds forage because it...
