by Karen Baragona | Sep 10, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
If you come to my house, brace yourself. You walk up the stairs, ring the doorbell. Suddenly…the shrieking of a hundred banshees? Maybe an exorcism in progress? Or fiery-eyed, froth-mawed Cerberus guarding the gates of Hades? Nope. It’s my people-loving...
by Pam Hogle | Aug 28, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Training
Talk about a tough graduate research assignment: Watching puppy videos. Where can I sign up? Seriously … it’s been done. A research team watched hundreds of hours of video of puppies interacting with their moms. The goal was to evaluate...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Aug 24, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Current Events, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
I’ve lost count as to how many times I’ve heard that Fido is ‘really naughty,’ ‘he’s doing it deliberately,’ ‘he’s trying to spite me,’ or, if an owner has more than one dog, ‘they’re trying to...
by Eileen Anderson | Aug 17, 2017 | Training
What’s your favorite color? Do you prefer pie or ice cream? Which shirt do you like better: the striped one or the solid green one? Most of us have been asked our preferences since we were children. Sometimes we...
by PPGWorld | Aug 10, 2017 | Pet Guardians, Training
By Kamal Fernandez Do you have a nickname for your dog? I mean, an endearing title or word that describes or captures who they are? This can often be a positive thing… all of my dogs, have a ‘second name’, …