by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 22, 2018 | Training
By Debbie Bauer Thank you to everyone who contributed questions and wonderings for this blog post, and for what will probably be several more to come! (I received a lot of questions!) Here are a few to get you...
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Oct 20, 2018 | Podcast Library
Guest: Jean Donaldson, Founder and Principle Instructor of The Academy for Dog Trainers Topic: Upcoming PPG Webinar “It’s Mine!” – Object Guarder Cases Studies: Two DSCC and a DRI.in which Jean will present three case studies of resource...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 17, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Shannon Finch I want to warn you at the outset, Bogie’s story doesn’t have a happy ending. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for this dog, with mistakes compounded by more mistakes. It’s been over 15 years...
by Daniel Antolec | Oct 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
I confess that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I enjoy the creative costumes, haunted house attractions and horror films. For me, the creepy nature of the holiday is fun. Behaviorally healthy dogs may accept Halloween activities like trick-or-treat visitors in...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 10, 2018 | Training
By Yvette Van Veen Luring a dog towards something he fears is a problematic practice most recognize. Regardless of whether you use aversives in training or not, it’s an issue because it can create a slew of problems. From the...
