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Crossover Trainer Regine Manicom Uses a Better and Kinder Way to Get Amazing Results
In this PPG member profile, Regine Manicom of Regine's Dog Training shares her thoughts on becoming a force-free professional: "I want all animals to experience this way of life … it is in keeping with how I want to be treated and how I treat others, and animals deserve the same."
Sniff for Calm and So Much More!
Congratulations to Kris Whipple! This post won first prize in the 2022 Canine Scent Writing Competition.
Of all the canine behaviors that I teach, calm is the most valuable. Calm dogs are ...
Dog Speak: The Language of Barking
At a recent public event I attended, the question asked most by companion dog owners was, "How do I get my dog to stop barking?" As professionals, of course, the first thing we ...
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Getting Willow: How the Loss of One Dog Taught Me How to Grieve and Love Again
By Sonya Bevan
*This post is the Pet Professional Guild Australia winning entry in our Geek Week 2020 Writers’ Competition*
I lost the love of my life on my birthday. I chose the day to sit by her side and say farewell. Although it felt like I had no choice. Zuri, my Rhodesian Ridgeback ...
Cats: In Crisis
By Dr. Liz Bales
America loves cats! In fact, we have more cats than dogs living in our homes. We currently live with more than 94 million cats, compared to 90 million dogs (Daily Dog Stuff, n.d.). Nearly half of all millennials have cats: 57% consider their feline friends as important as ...
Project Trade: Revisited
In March of 2016, the Pet Professional Guild rolled out Project Trade, an international advocacy program promoting the use of force-free pet equipment by asking pet guardians to swap aversive gear for a discount on services. The aversive gear was identified as shock, prong, and choke ...
A Creative Solution for the Dog Who Barks at Other Dogs
By Kitty Lee
*This post is The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia winning entry in our Geek Week 2020 Writers’ Competition*
Three years ago, I decided to become a professional dog trainer. I’d been teaching obedience classes at the local dog club and fostering rescue dogs ...
BARKS Podcast with Louise Ginman of APDT Australia: October 3, 2020
Join Niki Tudge as she chats to Louise Ginman, president of The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia, one of the co-hosting organizations for Geek Week, a virtual educational event for pet training and behavior professionals, taking place on November 11-15, 2020.
Louise is ...
Phoenix Blog Competition: A Rough Start
By Kim Jukes
Zeus had a rough start to his days at Fuzzy Friends Rescue in Waco, Texas two years ago.
Early one morning, the staff came in to find that someone had thrown a young German shepherd puppy over the fence. When they did, he had cut his underside on the fence.
Fence Jumper
The ...
Puppy Joint Problems: An Unexpected Detour
By Gail Radtke
Porter came into Sam’s life at the age of 8 weeks old as a healthy, happy, and adorable American pit bull terrier pup.
Sam had met both Porter’s breeder and his biological mother and could not have been happier to bring Porter home and start raising her puppy.
Sam works as ...
BARKS Podcast with Debra Millikan of PPG Australia: October 2, 2020
Join Niki Tudge as she Chats and Chuckles with Debra Millikan, a PPG board member and steering committee member discussing the Pet Professional Accreditation Board and Pet Dog Ambassador program.
Pet Professional Accreditation Board
Leran how the three Pet Professional Accreditation Board ...
Puppies Being Puppies
By Sally Bradbury
Preventing food guarding at mealtimes is usually pretty straightforward: simply allow puppy to eat in peace. If you have more than one dog, feed them separately and teach them that the presence of a human near their food bowl always means they are there for the sole ...