by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Oct 25, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
In the early morning hours of a wet April in 2015, I found myself rushing my gorgeous Staffordshire bull terrier Jambo to the emergency vet. As a result of what happened on that stormy night, I shared our experience and …
by Daniel Antolec | Oct 13, 2019 | Education, Pet Guardians, Training
One of my recent puppy clients was a precocious fellow named Colt. He was hardly bigger than the family cat, and it was the first puppy the family ever had. From day one we covered all the basics of raising …
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 8, 2019 | Pet Guardians, Training
By Eileen Anderson Most of us have used the “hide it” method at one time or another to get our dogs to take pills. In fact, I wrote a whole post about some ways to sneak pills into dogs. But...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 2, 2019 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sally Bradbury The world can be a scary place for a puppy sometimes, so it is important that we don’t put him into situations that he cannot cope with. For example, if your puppy is scared of large chubby …
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Sep 23, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
I have seen many posts on social media recently by dog owners regarding ‘out of control’ dogs in public spaces. I don’t recall this much of an outcry 3, 5 or way back 10 years ago, so is it really …
by Daniel Antolec | Sep 14, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Business Development, Personal Development, Pet Guardians, Training
I entered the field of dog training late in life, following my initial career in law enforcement. When I consider the things which made that 30 year career successful a long line of teachers parade through my memory and make …