by Eileen Anderson | Feb 9, 2015 | Animal Behavior
Why do some dogs scratch with their paws after they eliminate? I recently read a discussion on Facebook about the meaning of this dog behavior. Some people’s speculations about the reasons for the behavior included: Avoiding something or another behavior...
by PPGWorld | Feb 6, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Catherine Clark He is tall, dark and handsome. His name is Jacob. And he is a five-and-a-half year-old black Labrador retriever. Jacob was my fourth foster through Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida and was just over a year old...
by PPGWorld | Feb 3, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
The other day I was not able to get out to buy groceries, so I asked a friend if he’d mind picking up some items for me. I handed him a list which looked something like this: Don’t buy the...
by Theo Stewart | Jan 26, 2015 | Animal Behavior
To take this photograph I have been searching for a football match on TV – a first! Most of my PPG blogs arise from the stories of dogs I have been working with that have got me thinking. Many of …
by PPGWorld | Jan 16, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Bob McMillan It’s true, I did not time this very well. It was Indian Summer when I got my Irish wolfhound puppy, Oona. We frolicked in the yard among the butterflies and roses. This month, Old Man Winter’s hung...
by Karen Baragona | Jan 13, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
My dog Huckleberry and my kitten Cato play rough-and-tumble games all day. Huckleberry chases Cato, Cato pounces on her neck, Huckleberry fake-bites his leg, he jumps on her belly and fake-gnaws her ear. They’re friends. Not “friends” like the dog...
