by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Jul 20, 2016 | Animal Behavior
By Beth Adelman MS My husband and I spent the entire spring laughing every time we saw an ad for the movie Keanu that showed an impossibly adorable kitten dressed up like a gang member. Now we are also laughing …
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jul 19, 2016 | Pet Guardians
Report from PPG’s Four-Day Pet Care Technician Certification Program Workshop (Part Three of Eight) This is the third in a series of blogs in which I will endeavor to share a few of the highlights from PPG’s recent Certified...
by Daniel Antolec | Jul 17, 2016 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Training
As a professional (force-free) dog trainer I am always looking for help from researchers who investigate canine cognition and behavior, to glean new information and ways to apply knowledge gained from science. Since you are reading this I suspect you …
by Tonya Wilhelm | Jul 14, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Training
If you are a dog person, you may be a cat person too! The allure of the feline purr and silliness of a kitty may be too much to pass up. But, will your dog feel the same way? My …
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jul 13, 2016 | Pet Guardians
Report from PPG’s Four-Day Pet Care Technician Certification Program Workshop (Part Two of Eight) The Pet Professional Guild recently held a Certified Pet Care Technician workshop at its Florida HQ. Topics covered included: How Pets Learn, Canine Behavior &...
by Sally Marchant | Jul 11, 2016 | Training
Clicker training is a way of training that has become increasingly popular due to its simplicity, effectiveness and gentle approach. The idea behind it Animals will naturally repeat a behaviour that has good results, and not repeat a behaviour that...
by PPGWorld | Jul 8, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
Lost cats that are not found by their families are a major contributing factor to the feral cat, homeless cat, and shelter cat populations. This is evident when you realize that the national “Return to Owner” (RTO) rate for stray...
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jul 7, 2016 | Pet Guardians
Report from PPG’s Four-Day Pet Care Technician Certification Program Workshop (Part One of Eight) PPG recently held a four-day pet care technician certification workshop at its Florida headquarters. Topics covered included: How Pets Learn, Canine Behavior &...
by PPGWorld | Jul 6, 2016 | Business & Consulting
By Veronica Boutelle MA Ed, CTC It’s funny sometimes the things you find yourself doing. I imagine doctors don’t anticipate spending half their lives wrangling with insurance companies when they first imagine what it would be like to help people...
by PPGWorld | Jul 4, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Fran Berry With the 4th of July holiday upon us, this article may seem like a day late and a dollar short, however, A client recently contacted me on an unrelated matter, and casually mentioned that she was all...
