by BARKS from the Guild | Mar 3, 2020 | Advocacy, Education, News Releases, Pet Guardians, Training
Initiative will offer an array of educational prizes as incentive for participants to share their knowledge with fellow professionals, clients and pet owners and recruit signees TAMPA, Fla. – March 2, 2020 – PRLog — The Shock-Free Coalition, a...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Feb 20, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
We wouldn’t be human if frustration didn’t sometimes creep in when managing our dogs, particularly when helping them overcome training and behavior related issues. I don’t think it’s possible not to experience these emotions and I never blame...
by BARKS from the Guild | Feb 6, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians
By Eileen Anderson Many of us are beguiled by videos where dogs appear to be doing something very human or beyond what we usually consider to be their intelligence level, and some creators of dog videos exploit this tendency to...
by BARKS from the Guild | Dec 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Pet Guardians, Training
By Angelica Steinker It isn’t that shock collar training doesn’t work, because it does. The question is at what price? Some extremely skilled trainers may be able to offset some of the problems shock collars can cause. However, shock collars...
by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 28, 2019 | Pet Guardians, Training
By Eileen Anderson This is a story from a client of one of my professional trainer friends. Let’s call my friend “Phoebe.” My friend had met the client for some coaching for her young, exuberant dog, Raven. But it was...
