by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 14, 2020 | Podcast Library
Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Veronica Sanchez of Cooperative Paws Service Dog Education about the service dog industry, public access dogs, and the concept of at-home service dogs, as well as her new program, Mobility Task Training...
by Daniel Antolec | Sep 13, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Resource guarding is a dog’s natural tendency to protect valued possessions such as food, toys or resting locations. From a dog’s perspective, the approach of a person or animal is a potential threat to losing the valued possession. The behavior …
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 10, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue
By Maria Zarate As a veteran shelter professional, I’ve always sought outside the box to find effective and efficient methods to help residents skill build. Here are three “go to” methods we use regularly in the shelter environment and I...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 8, 2020 | Animal Behavior
By Dr. Sheryl L. Walker With a background in behavior analysis and animal behavior, I am easily captured by behavior in the wild. I was driving to work a couple of weeks ago and stopped to watch a family of …
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 7, 2020 | Podcast Library
Niki Tudge is joined by Laurie C. Williams the Owner of Pup ‘N Iron® in Virginia to discuss diversity in the dog training profession. Listen to Podcast here on a choice of platforms. Or simply click ‘Play’ below. Laurie...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 4, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue
By Rhonda York Claire, an Aussie/cattle dog mix, came to live with us in May 2016. When I brought her home to foster her, I had no idea how to help her. She was completely unsocialized to humans and utterly …
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 3, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Robyn Lowe of PPG corporate partner Canine Arthritis Management Exercising and the Arthritic Dog I would like everyone to meet Daisy, the apple of my eye. She’s a Chihuahua cross Jack Russell terrier and is extremely active for her...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 1, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Joanna Moritz Nobody likes going to the vet’s office with a sick pet. But here are some simple rules to follow that will make your trip more pleasant for you, your dog and the office staff – and that’s …
by BARKS from the Guild | Aug 28, 2020 | Podcast Library
Join Niki Tudge where she Chats and Chuckles with Judy Luther, chair of the PPG Canine Committee. Their discussion explores the great programs the committee is working on such as Project Trade, standard training procedures for boundary training, and so...
by BARKS from the Guild | Aug 27, 2020 | BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sally Bradbury If you’ve read the children’s book Jack and Billy: Puppy Tales that I co-wrote with Steven Goodall, you may remember that we related the tale of two littermates who were placed into two very different homes. Explains...
