by Daniel Antolec | Oct 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
I confess that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I enjoy the creative costumes, haunted house attractions and horror films. For me, the creepy nature of the holiday is fun. Behaviorally healthy dogs may accept Halloween activities like trick-or-treat visitors in...
by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Oct 8, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Daniel “DQ” Quagliozzi Humans and cats have been trying to peacefully coexist for centuries, and for the most part, we are doing okay…with a little room for improvement. Our relationship with cats has definitely changed over time, with technology...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 2, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Yvette Van Veen I decided to spend some recent holiday time working on a whistle recall. This is when a dog learns to come to the sound of a whistle. Pamela Dennison has a number of resources on how...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Sep 24, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
Desensitization is a tool I use in my armory virtually every day – it’s ultra powerful, versatile and it works well, that is IF it’s applied correctly! Here I’m going to take a look at this ‘behaviour fixer’ in a …
by Eileen Anderson | Sep 20, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
Zani learns to ring the bells This post is for the people who have tried–and failed–to teach their dogs to ring a bell to go outside. I suspect there are a lot of bell ringing failures out there. Not that...
by Daniel Antolec | Sep 14, 2018 | Animal Behavior
Adoption is a popular option among many families who wish to bring a dog into their lives. Sometimes, their goal may be to adopt a specific breed. Science Daily defines “A dog breed is a group of dogs that have...
