by Kym Iffert | Jun 30, 2022 | Advocacy, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Kym Iffert It was finally a beautiful day in Chicago so I grabbed my bag, my leash, a pocket full of treats and tennis ball and set out for a walk. The neighbors were out and it …
by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 4, 2021 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians
By Sheila S. Blanchette Anthropomorphism is quite a mouthful of a word, defined by Lexico (2021) as “the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.” Anthropomorphism is commonly seen in our day-to-day lives through social...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 28, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Training
By Dorothy Heffernan In 21st century horse keeping, we require a range of behaviors from our horses. Some of these involve the horse staying near us and not leaving, such as grooming, tacking up, leading, waiting to have a head...