by PPGWorld | Nov 23, 2014 | Training
More than a month has passed since my wire fox terrier Trevor died suddenly of acute right-sided congestive heart failure at the age of 14. I picked up his ashes and paw print from the vet clinic two weeks ago …
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Nov 14, 2014 | Pet Guardians, Training
I recently had the pleasure of both attending and speaking at the Coast to Coast Bully Walk in Chesterton, IN. The walk is held every year, in various locations across the USA to celebrate Pit Bull Awareness Month. Both Jambo …
by PPGWorld | Oct 29, 2014 | Current Events
The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) has rolled out the guidelines for its second international virtual community event, The International Day of Celebration for Force-Free Training and Pet Care (ICFF). Taking place on 17 February each year to honor one of...
by Theo Stewart | Oct 25, 2014 | Learning Theory, Training
I am just back from ClickerExpo here in the UK and found the whole thing incredibly reinforcing. I gained a deeper understanding of things I thought I already knew. Having been immersed in so much positivity for three days, back …
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Aug 28, 2014 | Training
You have a “strong” dog so you must need to use lots of force to control them, right? Wrong. Using positive reinforcement is not only based on science, it is also a fast, effective and fun way of teaching your …