by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 6, 2021 | Business & Consulting, Business Development, Personal Development
By PPG corporate partner, PocketSuite One of the big lessons for pet professionals in the last year and a half is that even a pandemic doesn’t have to tank your business. While many other sectors suffered, pet professionals benefited from...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 1, 2021 | BARKS from the Guild, Business & Consulting, Personal Development
By Kathy Wolff According to Wikipedia (2021), empathy is the “capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another’s position. Definitions of empathy encompass...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jun 23, 2021 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Business & Consulting, Pet Guardians
By Dr. Sheryl L. Walker Of all my years studying animal behavior and consulting with individual clients and animal shelters, there was one case in particular that stood out, partly because it featured two incredibly dedicated guardians. Ironically, it was...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Jun 17, 2021 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Just recently I’ve helped several owners with dogs who’ve developed real aversions to car travel. Definitely this hasn’t been helped by not going places in the car during lockdown. Maybe these dogs haven’t set foot in the car at all...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jun 15, 2021 | Podcast Library
Listen to the June 2021 edition of BARKS News! Highlights include: Geek Week 2021 – Registration now open! Early Bird discount available till July 31, 2021 Geek Week presenters + sponsor opportunities Geek Week scholarships Two new PPG corporate partners:...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jun 14, 2021 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Training
By Dr. Morag Heirs When you are dealing with a deaf puppy or an adolescent deaf dog in a rescue environment, mouthing and nipping is often high on the list of problem behaviors. Do deaf dogs and puppies mouth, nip …
by BARKS from the Guild | Jun 9, 2021 | BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Miki Saito When looking after a blind dog, it is vital to know his abilities as well as his challenges so we do not limit his world any more than necessary. Blind dogs still need to explore and achieve …