by BARKS from the Guild | May 21, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Jenny Efimova Reactive behavior is the tip of the iceberg. It’s what we see: the lunging, the barking, the snarling, the growling, etc. It’s what’s above the surface and it’s what we often want to stop. What we don’t...
by Eileen Anderson | May 16, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
Here’s a little dog body language study. My dear Zani shows a lot of emotion, which means she is a good dog to observe. She is pretty easy to read and can teach us a lot. The short video below...
by Daniel Antolec | May 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
Spring is a time when people work and play on their lawns. It is also when many folks apply weed killers. I did so for years and thought nothing of it. Then in 2016 I read an article in a …
by BARKS from the Guild | May 9, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sue McCabe Many years ago, at a seminar in Edinburgh, I heard Patricia McConnell say that most dog walks wake the dog up, rather than tire the dog out. ‘But why is he not tired?’ I’m often asked. ‘I’ve...
by BARKS from the Guild | May 2, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sue McCabe At puppy class recently, we started retrieve training. Students were shown this video (below), with the steps needed to train a reliable retrieve to hand. The video compresses quite a bit of learning (weeks of short sessions)...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Apr 24, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Sometimes we get a little stuck in a rut, same old, same old – its easy, life is fast, time is hard to come by. Have you ever sat and thought about your relationship with your dog? Too often it’s …
