by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 30, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians
By Andrea Carne Dear Diary, day 10 of quarantine and the human is STILL sitting in my spot … Over the past few months, your social media has no doubt been filled with a host of funny memes depicting the...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 28, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Training
By Michelle Martiya One of the top reasons I believe people move away from clicker training with their horses is being unsure of how to manage their animal’s behavior around food. Horses can often become over-excited with the introduction of...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 27, 2020 | Podcast Library
In this BARKS Podcast, we “Chat & Chuckle” with Kelly Duggan of Kelly Duggan Design, a Pet Professional Guild approved vendor. Kelly wears many hats and has several roles in our industry, from her own business to supporting the Academy...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 24, 2020 | PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue
By Charleen Cordo For 15 years, I worked at an established training and adoption facility for shelter dogs at a facility for mentally ill youths. The dogs, who mostly came from a rural community, I felt that, judging by their...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 22, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Education, Pet Guardians, Training
By Animal Courses Direct How is your dog coping with changes during the pandemic? For many of us, the coronavirus and lockdown have brought a chance to spend more time with our beloved pets and families. Lots of dogs are...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 21, 2020 | Podcast Library
Every Friday, PPG hosts a Facebook Live session for PPG members. On Friday, July 17, 2020 we hosted Dr. Eduardo J. Fernandez where we discussed science, ethics, bears, tigers, data collection and learned what three things Dr. Eduardo has...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 20, 2020 | Pet Guardians, Training
By Joan Hunter Mayer of PPG corporate partner Transpaw Gear® At TransPaw Gear®, our goal to help move society forward into a mutually respectful space between dogs and humans – thereby creating a pawsitive cultural shift. Walking together...
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 16, 2020 | Business & Consulting, Education, Pet Guardians, Training
By Susan Nilson Last month, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) hosted a webinar with Anna York, BSc (Hon) PhD, Stephanie Perniciaro PhD MPH, Anne Wyllie PhD, Maikel Boot PhD, Chantal Vogels PhD MSc BSc, and Kayoko Shioda DVM MPH of...
by Daniel Antolec | Jul 15, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Buddha, my black Labrador, has always had a sharp sense of hearing. Teaching him to respond to word cues was easy, and I also taught him several hand cues. Doing so probably saved his life on one occasion. About eight …
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 9, 2020 | Animal Behavior, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue
By Jerri Colonna I am a shelter volunteer on the behavior and enrichment team at Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) and we have worked very hard as volunteers to develop some great enrichment for our dogs. We are a very...
