by Daniel Antolec | Oct 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
In March of 2016, the Pet Professional Guild rolled out Project Trade, an international advocacy program promoting the use of force-free pet equipment by asking pet guardians to swap aversive gear for a discount on services. The aversive gear...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Sep 28, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
In a training class, I always find that a significant number of dogs (and their guardians, of course) have some trouble when it comes to learning/teaching how to lie down on cue. Why Teach Lie Down Anyway? If we can …
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Aug 24, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
How can I bond better with my dog? How do we connect more? I’m not even sure she even likes me! We care about our dogs and, as a consequence, we worry about questions such as these from time to …
by Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee | Aug 17, 2020 | BARKS from the Guild, Education, Pet Guardians, Training
By the PPG Cat Committee While there are a lot of cats who may not initially be terribly keen on the whole claw trimming process, there are ways to make it enjoyable and fun for both parties. This article will …
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Jul 31, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Training
We love our dogs so much, but sometimes there is that one dog who just sort of raises her head just that little bit above the parapet and eats her way into our heart that bit deeper. Or maybe we’ve …
