by PPGWorld | Dec 7, 2016 | Animal Behavior
To help improve the relationship people have with their dogs, The Academy for Dog Trainers, the Humane Rescue Alliance, The Bark Magazine, and The Pet Professional Guild have teamed up to launch iSpeakDog, a global campaign...
by Barbara Hodel | Nov 22, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
It might be a coincidence but over the last few weeks I have met a lot of dogs who are reactive on leash. They bark, lunge, whine and pull towards other dogs on walks. Some will aggress if given a …
by Susan McKeon | Nov 1, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
..may break my bones, but words will never harm me” This, or one of its variations, is a childhood phrase that most of us are familiar with. We know that physical violence hurts and, as is suggested by the rhyme,...
by Pam Hogle | Oct 28, 2016 | Animal Behavior
Oxytocin is a hormone that plays a role in social bonding, as implied by some of its nicknames: the love hormone, cuddle chemical, or bliss hormone. It’s also something that dogs and humans share. Studies published in 2009 found that,...
by Barbara Hodel | Oct 24, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Training
I got told a couple of times lately: Shellbe (my German Shorthaired Pointer who I compete with in Agility) really covered you there! It was in competition or training when I made a mistake and Shellbe did everything she possibly …
