by Daniel Antolec | Jan 13, 2016 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
First impressions are often lasting ones and so it was with my first behavior case involving a two-year old Australian Shepherd named Ranger. He was in the custody of a breed rescue and was deemed beyond hope. Ranger was destined …
by Tonya Wilhelm | Jan 7, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Training
By now, your new puppy is adjusting well to his new family. You probably already have started him in a good, positive puppy training class. After all, you have heard time and time again, that you should be socializing your …
by Theo Stewart | Dec 31, 2015 | Animal Behavior
A dog’s size influences his or her behavior. We sort of know this don’t we. What about people? Our stereotype of a hyper and talkative person who is constantly on the move would be a small person, and a slow-talking, …
by Pam Hogle | Dec 28, 2015 | Animal Behavior
Dogs’ play behavior has, over time, been attributed to a variety of factors. It provides puppies practice for adult behaviors. Play with humans is about “dominance.” Play with other dogs is about “dominance” or “status.” It’s a...
by Carolyn Kocman | Dec 18, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
Cats communicate in a variety of ways. Those of us who are most familiar with canines can often have difficulty differentiating the signals that cats send in attempts to communicate their intent. While many of us prefer to work with …
by Cecelia Sumner | Dec 5, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Current Events
I was so excited to attend the PPG Summit in Tampa, Florida last month. Tampa is just a bit more than a 2 hour drive for me. And for years I’ve wanted to take one of my dogs to a …
