by PPGWorld | Sep 7, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting
While historically empathy has perhaps been seen as a fluffy, feel good emotion with little relevance to science, or science based practice, our lack of empathy has, arguably, led us into the dangerous territory we entered in decades gone by. …
by PPGWorld | Aug 26, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
This series of blog posts recounts topics drawn from the Pet Professional Guild Radio Show, featuring Linda Michaels (2). Question: What are some of the benefits of using Positive Reinforcement (+R)? Answer: The benefits of using Positive Reinforcement training...
by Carolyn Kocman | Aug 14, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
Do dogs see in color or black and white? How did my dog know that a thunderstorm was coming? Why does my dog bark when no one is there? How curious the dog’s world must be for them to respond …
by PPGWorld | Aug 6, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting
Over the last decade there has been an increasing awareness of the need to think, and act, empathically within healthcare settings; this information could be very useful for us. Helen Reiss MD of Harvard Medical School reports a variety of …
by Eileen Anderson | Jul 30, 2015 | Animal Behavior
One of the things I am very grateful for in my life with dogs is that my current three get along. They don’t adore each other, but two of them, Clara and Zani, actually play together and are comfortable in …
by Carolyn Kocman | Jul 23, 2015 | Animal Behavior
A dog’s behavior can many times cause the owner to experience feelings of embarrassment or even failure. Such feelings can be detrimental in the trainer/behavior consultant-client relationship and can certainly adversely affect the outcome of any training protocols...
