by Cecelia Sumner | Aug 10, 2015 | Business & Consulting, Training
Being a dog trainer is great. I love training dogs. But, I also love teaching people. Being a dog trainer requires a huge and unique set of skills. First, you must be adept at recognizing and understanding canine behavior. Then, …
by PPGWorld | Aug 6, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting
Over the last decade there has been an increasing awareness of the need to think, and act, empathically within healthcare settings; this information could be very useful for us. Helen Reiss MD of Harvard Medical School reports a variety of …
by PPGWorld | Aug 4, 2015 | Training
As a dog trainer, I wear my “professional hat” when I patiently educate my clients to help them resolve their dog’s behavioral issues. The joke is that when I get home, the last thing I want to do is...
by Eileen Anderson | Jul 30, 2015 | Animal Behavior
One of the things I am very grateful for in my life with dogs is that my current three get along. They don’t adore each other, but two of them, Clara and Zani, actually play together and are comfortable in …
by Niki Tudge | Jul 28, 2015 | Advocacy
Advocacy Videos 1. Calling Veterinarians & Pet Professionals. Let’s Work Together! 2. A Call For Change. Say No To Prong and Choke Collars! Checkout the link to our PPG Advocacy Page. Click...
by Pam Hogle | Jul 27, 2015 | Pet Guardians
I was excited when I read about Get Healthy, Get a Dog, a new report from the Harvard Medical School that describes the connections between life with a dog (or dogs) and better health. The article I read was...
by Carolyn Kocman | Jul 23, 2015 | Animal Behavior
A dog’s behavior can many times cause the owner to experience feelings of embarrassment or even failure. Such feelings can be detrimental in the trainer/behavior consultant-client relationship and can certainly adversely affect the outcome of any training protocols...
by Theo Stewart | Jul 20, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
My ‘Paws for Thoughts’ blogs are just what they say – thoughts. I don’t profess to be an expert on my subject matter or feel that we should believe everything we read, but it should always make one think. This …
by Daniel Antolec | Jul 17, 2015 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Learning Theory, Training
My name is Daniel H. Antolec. I am a professional certified force-free trainer…and I own a shock collar. Not only do I own a shock collar, but it is among my most prized possessions and is proudly displayed in my …
by PPGWorld | Jul 14, 2015 | Training
This series of blog posts recounts topics drawn from a recent guest segment by Linda Michaels on the Pet Professional Guild Radio Show. Question: Can you tell us if you think training an emergency recall with P+ (positive punishment...
