by PPGWorld | Sep 7, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting
While historically empathy has perhaps been seen as a fluffy, feel good emotion with little relevance to science, or science based practice, our lack of empathy has, arguably, led us into the dangerous territory we entered in decades gone by. …
by Eileen Anderson | Sep 3, 2015 | Training
When people consider how to teach a dog to stand, they usually envision the action of standing up. They focus on getting the dog up on their feet from a sit or a down. But that’s the hard way...
by PPGWorld | Aug 22, 2015 | News Releases
The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) continues with its quest to promote humane, scientifically sound training methods for pets worldwide with the opening of its first international chapter in South East Asia, PPG Singapore. The Singapore Chapter represents the third...
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Aug 20, 2015 | Training
Why I Believe We Should All Be Teaching Our Dogs To Do Tricks. You probably don’t realize it but you have already taught your dog to do lots of tricks! Have you taught your dog to sit, lie down, stand, …
by Daniel Antolec | Aug 15, 2015 | Advocacy, Business Development, Pet Guardians, Training
The Pet Professional Guild and force-free training are on my mind on a daily basis and I often think about the trainer certifications I have worked for. I have always been introspective and try to understand things on a deeper …
