by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Jul 6, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Susan Nilson An estimated 40 – 75 percent of all cats that present with behavioral symptoms have some kind of elimination disorder, making it the most commonly reported feline behavior problem of all (Overall, 1997) and the most common...
by PPGWorld | Jul 3, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Susan Claire, CPDT-KA If you own a dog, then you teach English as a second language. A dog’s native tongue is body language. Yet, dogs adapt and learn our English words with remarkable ability. There are many emotions that...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Jun 24, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
If I had $1 for every time an owner told me how irate they were about something that had happened in the park when they were walking their dog – well, you know the rest! So what are the unspoken...
by Daniel Antolec | Apr 13, 2017 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
Much has been written about electronic shock (training) devices in their various forms. With all models a dog wears a collar fitted with an electronic device with two metal rods touching the neck of the dog, delivering electric shock. Delivery …
by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Mar 23, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Deirdre Chitwood I especially enjoy practicing Tellington TTouch® on cats at the shelter as it gives me an opportunity to use my skills in a place where there are so many different cats with so many different issues, both...