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Chat & Chuckle with Irith Bloom of The Sophisticated Dog
Join Niki Tudge and PPG Canine Division Chair Judy Luther to Chat & Chuckle with Irith Bloom.
Irith is the owner of The Sophisticated Dog and offers virtual, online training for dogs and other pets.
Listen to the Podcast with Irith Bloom here on your choice of ...
BARKS Podcast with Cynophobia Specialist Stefani Cohen: January 21, 2022
Join Niki Tudge and PPG Canine Committee chair Judy Luther as they Chat and Chuckle with licensed clinical social worker Stefani Cohen, about cynophobia, aka fear of dogs.
Stefani helps dog ...
The Rollercoaster of Reactivity
By Mary Jean Alsina
Leash reactivity can be one of the most common (and embarrassing) problems dog owners deal with on a daily basis. It is also one of the most requested behavioral issues I ...
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When Day Care Is Bad for Your Dog
By Danette Johnston
If your dog currently attends dog day care or you are thinking about starting, here is some food for thought…
I have owned and operated a dog day care and training facility for over 18 years now. I have a lot of experience in this arena, have learned a ton (thank ...
Litter Box Victory
By Jennifer Van Valkenburg
In this post, I am going to talk about a very basic feline need – going to the litter box. Cat owners may wonder, when there is a perfectly good litter box, why does their cat think it is preferable to use the floor, the laundry basket or maybe even the bed to do ...
Portland Blog Competition: Aggression by Any Other Name
By Stephanie Peters
“Help, my dog is aggressive!” This is often the first thing that I hear from potential clients when they contact me for a training or behavior consultation. They may be troubled by certain behaviors their dog is demonstrating, and are either panicked that they have ...
Dogs Are Exceptional, Despite Attempts to Argue Otherwise
Headlines like this really bother me: Dog intelligence 'not exceptional.'
Compared with what? How are you defining 'intelligence'? Seeking answers to these questions, I downloaded and read the full study, which is available for free. It's 20 pages, plus 8 pages of references. It's primarily ...
Spice Up Your Walks!
Long explorations in the country, splashing around in the sea, trekking up hills, they're the reasons we love having our dogs and enjoy their companionship. From time to time though, sometimes things become just a little bit 'samey'! We can use this special time together as an opportunity ...
For The Curious – Your Questions on Deaf, Blind Dogs Answered
By Debbie Bauer
Thank you to everyone who contributed questions and wonderings for this blog post, and for what will probably be several more to come! (I received a lot of questions!) Here are a few to get you started:
What kind of cues can you teach a dog that cannot see or hear?
How ...
BARKS Podcast with Jean Donaldson: November 8, 2018
Guest: Jean Donaldson, Founder and Principle Instructor of The Academy for Dog Trainers
Topic: Upcoming PPG Webinar "It's Mine!" - Object Guarder Cases Studies: Two DSCC and a DRI.in which Jean will present three case studies of resource guarders. Two resolved using desensitisation and ...
Portland Blog Competition: Lessons from Bogie
By Shannon Finch
I want to warn you at the outset, Bogie's story doesn't have a happy ending. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for this dog, with mistakes compounded by more mistakes. It's been over 15 years since I worked with Bogie, but I clearly remember every detail about ...
Halloween and Pet Welfare
I confess that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I enjoy the creative costumes, haunted house attractions and horror films. For me, the creepy nature of the holiday is fun.
Behaviorally healthy dogs may accept Halloween activities like trick-or-treat visitors in costume as just another ...