by PPGWorld | Oct 31, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Jane Ehrlich According to a study by Snowdon et al., ‘cats may ignore human music—but they are highly responsive to music written especially for them’ according to their study published in applied Animal Behavior Science. Professor Charles Snowdon, of...
by Eileen Anderson | Oct 15, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
I charged straight into a positive punishment scenario by accident recently. I’ve been somewhat in the training doldrums lately, probably because I am putting so much energy into finishing my book. I have several training activities that I fall back...
by Carolyn Kocman | Oct 13, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
Humans take years to learn socialization skills. In the process of growing from infant to adulthood, the human takes more than 20 years for his or her brain to fully develop. Yet during this time there is much socialization that …
by PPGWorld | Oct 4, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
Freddie passed away on October 4, 2014. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him and all that he meant to me in his brief life. He changed my world significantly since our first meeting at the...
by PPGWorld | Sep 25, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
As science sheds more light on the popular game of “fetch”, it is fascinating to learn that “fetch” may not always be that “fetching” after all for some dogs. Stressed dogs in particular may take longer to recover if they …
by Theo Stewart | Sep 10, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
It is so hard not to be cross when Rex runs off. You call him, and without even a backward glance he keeps on running towards something he would rather be doing than keeping you company. I think of the...
