by PPGWorld | Oct 26, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Debbie Bauer I’m always amused when people find out my dogs are deaf. One of their first questions is, “Do they bark?” Oh yes, and boy, can they bark! Some deaf dogs have a very high-pitched bark. Some have...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Oct 23, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Current Events, Pet Guardians, Training
In the United States, Halloween is widely celebrated and can be a challenge for dogs (see Halloween Hazards for Pets), while here in the United Kingdom, Bonfire night on November 5 is fast approaching – great fun for most...
by PPGWorld | Oct 17, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Training
Turns out my dogs do know sit. About two years ago, I wrote a post called, “My Dogs Don’t Know Sit!”. I described how my dogs couldn’t hold a sit stay when I stood still right in front of them....
by Eileen Anderson | Oct 17, 2017 | Pet Guardians, Training
Prong collars, also called pinch collars, are metal chain collars for dogs that include links of prongs whose ends press into the dog’s neck. When a dog pulls on leash, moves out of position, or is “corrected” with a...
by Daniel Antolec | Oct 13, 2017 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. A bag full of treats and scary costumes make me happy, but these things can be a real terror for some pets. Hazards come in two flavors: environmental and edibles. I once trained …
by PPGWorld | Oct 12, 2017 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
According to the American Pet Products Association (2017), 68 percent of Americans return home to a pet (or pets) each day. An estimated 48 percent of US residents are dog owners while 38 percent share their home with a cat...
by Karen Baragona | Oct 10, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
It’s almost a reflex. There goes Rover, in hot pursuit of the cat, or gnawing on the sofa, or slurping at your dinner plate, or barking threats at squirrels…and we just need it to STOP, so we shout “NO!” Then...
by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Oct 5, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Beth Adelman Playing with your cat is not just fun and games. Play relieves boredom and stress, and can even help control behavior problems. In fact, a wide variety of feline behavior problems, from aggression to destructiveness to self-mutilation...
by PPGWorld | Oct 3, 2017 | Advocacy, Current Events, News Releases, Training
Successful first week for global initiative that seeks elimination of electric shock devices in animal training, consumer transparency for pet guardians seeking professional advice TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 2, 2017 – PRLog — The Pet Professional Guild (PPG)...
by Pam Hogle | Sep 28, 2017 | Training
A recent New York Times article discussed growing skepticism of a common test that supposedly assesses dogs’ aggressive tendencies. The test uses a fake hand, called an Assess-A-Hand, to “determine” whether a dog will be aggressive in protecting his...
