by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 12, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Training
By Kitty Lee *This post is The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia winning entry in our Geek Week 2020 Writers’ Competition* Three years ago, I decided to become a professional dog trainer. I’d been teaching obedience classes at...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 9, 2020 | Podcast Library
Join Niki Tudge as she chats to Louise Ginman, president of The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia, one of the co-hosting organizations for Geek Week, a virtual educational event for pet training and behavior professionals, taking...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 7, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue
By Kim Jukes Zeus had a rough start to his days at Fuzzy Friends Rescue in Waco, Texas two years ago. Early one morning, the staff came in to find that someone had thrown a young German shepherd puppy over …
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 6, 2020 | Pet Guardians
By Gail Radtke Porter came into Sam’s life at the age of 8 weeks old as a healthy, happy, and adorable American pit bull terrier pup. Sam had met both Porter’s breeder and his biological mother and could not have...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 5, 2020 | Podcast Library
Join Niki Tudge as she Chats and Chuckles with Debra Millikan, a PPG board member and steering committee member discussing the Pet Professional Accreditation Board and Pet Dog Ambassador program. Pet Professional Accreditation Board Leran how the three Pet...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 1, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sally Bradbury Preventing food guarding at mealtimes is usually pretty straightforward: simply allow puppy to eat in peace. If you have more than one dog, feed them separately and teach them that the presence of a human near their...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Sep 28, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
In a training class, I always find that a significant number of dogs (and their guardians, of course) have some trouble when it comes to learning/teaching how to lie down on cue. Why Teach Lie Down Anyway? If we can …
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 25, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue, Training
By Rhonda York One of the many things I get to do as a dog trainer is train inmates at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas in tandem with the Leavenworth County Humane Society. It helps both the residents and...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 21, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Naomi D. Harvey and Lucy Asher Speak to many dog owners and they will tell you that their once perfectly behaved puppy started to become “difficult” at around six to 12 months of age. There are articles all over...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 17, 2020 | Business & Consulting, Business Development, Personal Development
By Niki Tudge “More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject.” – Peter Drucker Networking is an effective way to spread your value through those around you....
