by Niki Tudge | Aug 22, 2023 | Advocacy
by Niki J. Tudge Dog trainers who use punishment-based approaches and equipment designed to work by causing fear and/or pain commonly market themselves under a variety of verbiage and marketing slogans such as “balanced,” “positive relationship,” “natural...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 24, 2019 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians
By Bob McMillan I’d heard about dogs like Bentley—manipulative, ready to take over the house and quite likely the entire block, a mastermind who bends all other dogs to his will. Bentley was my first chance to observe a Svengali...
by BARKS from the Guild | Mar 26, 2019 | Personal Development, Pet Guardians, Training
By Don Hanson In a recent interview, I was asked a series of questions about how to choose a dog trainer. One of the questions was “What would you like to have known when you started training...
by BARKS from the Guild | Feb 13, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Training
By Sandra Machado Johnny is five years old and he is a great kid. He is loving, does very well in school and absolutely adores his mom. One day he was playing in the park and was badly bitten by...
