by Yvette Van Veen | Jun 23, 2022 | BARKS from the Guild, Training
By Yvette Van Veen A common expression used in clicker training is that the click “ends the behavior.” Rarely do we stop to think what this really means but it bears closer examination. Typically, the phrase indicates that dogs...
by Carolyn Kocman | Jun 16, 2022 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Carolyn Kocman Owners and caretakers can almost always recognize phobia related behaviors. Shaking, drooling, panting, restlessness, pacing, clinging to owners and hiding are all fairly overt and recognizable behaviors that can be triggered by such things as...
by Kate Mallatratt | Jun 9, 2022 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Training
By Kate Mallatratt One of my behavior colleagues posed a very interesting question recently, “If you always set your dog up for success and aim for errorless learning, are you not stunting your dog’s ability for critical thinking, limiting...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Jun 2, 2022 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Don’t you just love being able to have that closeness with your dog? The snuggling in, the mutual touch, and just really enjoying each other’s affection? But sadly it’s not always like this. Not all dogs enjoy or are...
by BARKS from the Guild | May 26, 2022 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Patience Fisher There are many challenges for shelters in finding adoptive homes for cats. As an adoption counselor, I always found it disheartening to have a cat returned to the shelter for not getting along with the resident...
by BARKS from the Guild | May 19, 2022 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Shelter & Rescue, Training
By Lara Joseph As animal trainers and behavior consultants, our work can appear very appealing to pet owners and those who work with and take care of animals. What we demonstrate in our training is a very important tool...
