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BARKS Podcast with Annie Phenix of Phenix Dogs
Join Niki Tudge and PPG Canine Committee chair Judy Luther as they Chat and Chuckle with Annie Phenix of Phenix Dogs about reactive dogs and Annie's new project and book, Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs: Proven Techniques to Help Your Dog Recover from Fear and Anxiety and ...
My Top 4 Features of Geek Week 2021 – The Sequel
by Niki Tudge, PPG Founder and President
I Say This Each Year – Honestly, I Really Mean It!
Each year, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) hosts a large educational event specifically geared ...
BARKS Podcast with Geek Week Presenters Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, Michelle Martiya, K. Holden Svirsky, Grisha Stewart and Jean Donaldson
Join Niki Tudge, Debra Millikan and Denise O'Moore as they Chat and Chuckle with Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, Michelle Martiya, K. Holden Svirsky, Grisha Stewart and Jean Donaldson about their planned ...
Latest Articles
Electronic Containment System or Ambush Predator?
Much has been written about electronic shock (training) devices in their various forms. With all models a dog wears a collar fitted with an electronic device with two metal rods touching the neck of the dog, delivering electric shock.
Delivery systems fall into three categories: 1) A person ...
How to Stop a Dog From Digging
Why do dogs dig?
One of the questions I get a lot from my dog training clients is how to stop a dog from digging. This may be followed up with asking me why dogs dig in the first place. As with any dog behavior question, the answer can be summed up in two words, “it depends.” I know, probably ...
Getting It Right First Time
By Marilyn Krieger
Like any pet, cats enhance lives and make a house a home. They excel at helping their people unwind after a stressful day. There is nothing quite as comforting as having a cat serenely napping nearby.
Although cats bring joy and are great companions, they are a lifetime ...
Where Do You Stand on Raw Diets for Dogs?
A recent Canine Corner post by Dr. Stanley Coren, a well-known writer on canine cognition, strongly suggests that raw diets are unsafe. I’d like to present an opposing view of this often contentious question.
Full disclosure: I feed Cali a partially raw diet; I did the same for Jana for ...
#iSpeakDog Campaign Aims to Bridge the Communication Gap Between People and Their Dogs
Global Educational Campaign and Website Launch the Week of March 27, 2017
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - March 27, 2017 - To help improve the relationship people have with their dogs, The Academy for Dog Trainers, the Humane Rescue Alliance, The Bark Magazine, and The Pet Professional Guild have ...
The Right Touch
By Deirdre Chitwood
I especially enjoy practicing Tellington TTouch® on cats at the shelter as it gives me an opportunity to use my skills in a place where there are so many different cats with so many different issues, both behavioral and health related. More importantly, it can also mean ...
Emotion or Reason: Influencing Clients!
Harvard psychiatrist, Helen Reiss, asks this pertinent question:
“Don’t we all want to be seen, heard and have our needs responded to; that’s the essence of empathy”.
Professor Reiss is referring to inter-human empathy within healthcare when she makes this statement but it applies across the ...
Using C-BARQ as an Assessment Tool
I accept behavioral cases within my dog training practice when I have the necessary education and experience to help, and I refer cases beyond my ability to other professionals. Gathering as much information about the dog in question is important to know which is which.
One tool I use is ...
Pet Professional Guild publishes open letter to pet industry associations on the use of shock
Calls on organizations representing pet professionals to drive significant change by publicly saying "no" to any training technique that causes pain or fear
TAMPA, Fla. - March 6, 2017 - PRLog -- Pet Professional Guild (PPG) has released an open letter to pet industry representatives on the ...