by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 12, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
By Sue McCabe Recently, while out with my gang, two dogs rushed a fence, barking their hairy heads off as we passed. I clicked and rewarded my dogs even though they did nothing. Later on the walk, two horses passed...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 9, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Yvette Van Veen When I was a young girl, my grandmother would send gifts of books from Czechoslovakia. The books were filled with stunning moving pop-up illustrations. I learned a lot from those books. I learned how those illustrations...
by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Sep 6, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Daniel “DQ” Quagliozzi Okay cat guardians, summer is coming to an end and it’s time to make some resolutions that are going to count for your cats. It takes a joint effort between cat and caretaker to make positive...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 3, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Yvette Van Veen Years ago, I taught our Kiki a formal recall using targeting. Systematically I proceeded to work through the exercise. Much to my delight, Kiki developed the most fantastic competition recall. People gasped at her speed and...
by BARKS from the Guild | Aug 30, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
Guest Post by Karolina Westlund Ph.D There are two important questions to ask before teaching an animal a new skill. In another blog post, I discussed the first question, one that is extremely basic but often overlooked: “what is the...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Aug 23, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
All dogs can learn amazing things. Sometimes it’s us (maybe more than sometimes!) who don’t allow our dogs to fulfill their full potential, for whatever reason – time, other commitments, know-how etc. I want to look at a few things …
