by PPGWorld | Sep 23, 2016 | Advocacy, Pet Guardians, Training
PPG calls on pet industry professionals to take a stand on the use and application of shock in animal training, to work together to educate pet owners in humane, scientifically sound training methods, and to take shock off the table...
by PPGWorld | Sep 4, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
I recently saw these words on a coffee mug: Please Do Not Confuse Your Google Search With My Medical Degree! And yes, these mugs can be customized for any profession, so I mused at how often I’ve been tempted to...
by Sally Marchant | Apr 7, 2016 | Training
Dogs are naturally social, enjoying the company of other dogs and people. As a result, when you leave them, they may panic that they are alone, or they can simply get bored. Even if you are there all the time, …
by Carolyn Kocman | Feb 25, 2016 | Animal Behavior
Since humans are unable to ascertain the aspect of a disorder in an animal that deals with obsessing, animals are not generally given the diagnosis of OCD. However, it is completely possible that a pet can have a compulsive disorder.…
by Tonya Wilhelm | Jan 7, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Training
By now, your new puppy is adjusting well to his new family. You probably already have started him in a good, positive puppy training class. After all, you have heard time and time again, that you should be socializing your …
