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Animals: The Greatest Teachers of All
BARKS features Anna Francesca Bradley of Perfect Pawz Training and Behaviour Practice in Hexham, UK
How to Become a Better Animal Trainer
By Karolina Westlund Ph.D. of PPG corporate partner Illis Animal Behaviour Consulting
It took me years to realize this, but there are some approaches that really propelled my learning about ...
Managing an Aggressive, Fearful, or Reactive Dog
By Don Hanson
When you have a dog that is exhibiting aggressive behavior, you have a responsibility to keep yourself, your family, your pets, and your community safe.
A dog that is behaving ...
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The PPG Position Statement On Reality Dog Training
In recent years, much creditable scientific study has been given to dog training and behavior modification methods and their respective efficacy and consequences. The preponderance of the evidence shown by these studies indicates that the implementation of training and/or behavior ...
Choke and Prong Collars: Health Concerns Call for Equipment Change in Dog Training
By Angelica Steinker and Niki Tudge © 2012
Effective training procedures lay the foundation for an animal’s healthy socialization, capacity for learning and will help prevent behavior problems. Since a wide variety of equipment and tools are commonly used when training pets and in their ...
PPG World Services Podcast February 2014
Nando and Donna interview Victoria Stilwell and Pat Miller. February 2014
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Take the Choke Out of Walking Your Dog!
by Niki Tudge
April is designated Pet First Aid Awareness Month™ so I started thinking about the things that pet dog owners may be doing on a daily basis that could be risking the long term health of their dogs without their knowledge. The practice of using choke collars and jerking the lead ...
Coercion in Pet Dog Training Leads Dogs To a “Life of Quiet Desperation”
by Niki Tudge
Scientifically we all acknowledge that negative and positive reinforcement in the scientific sense can develop and strengthen behaviors. The question is, at what cost? I make this statement very loosely as one must consider the meaning of “teach.” As Murray Sidman states in ...
How To Transfer Stimulus Control in Dog Training
Henry Ford Did It, You Should Too
Operant Learning Illustrated by Examples
A great blog by Eileen Andeson
The International Day of Celebration for Force Free Training and Pet Care
Join us for PPG's ICFF Day. A great celebration of Force Free Training and Pet Care programs. Great prizes to win while you have fun with your pets