by Daniel Antolec | Feb 13, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Current Events
I entered law enforcement at 20 years of age. When I retired 30 years later I thought I had seen the full spectrum of human abuse, violence and degradation. The cruelty of humankind no longer shocked me, though it wore …
by Daniel Antolec | Nov 13, 2017 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Current Events, Pet Guardians, Training
In 2012, my wife and I enrolled in a therapy dog training class which led to a Pet Partners evaluation process for therapy animal teams. I partnered with Buddha and my wife partnered with Gandhi. It was only by working...
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jan 18, 2016 | Training
Many of you will know that I think all training should be fun but science-based. I teach all behaviors as ‘tricks’ because I believe that, in doing so, we set up both trainer and learner for success. Whether teaching a …
