by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 30, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sharon Empson It has been a little over a year since I trained Dudley as part of my Karen Pryor Academy Certification as a Pet Trainer. Not wanting to add more furry pets to our home, I chose a …
by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 12, 2020 | Pet Guardians, Training
By Donna Savoie Who doesn’t LOVE a puppy? And it is wonderful when puppies LOVE their owners’ guests. But it is also important to start teaching puppies not to jump up on guests sooner rather than later. Guests inevitably say...
by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 5, 2020 | BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Morag Heirs The automatic check-in is one of the most valuable skills to teach your deaf dog. There are a couple of different options, but the principle is to instill a strong habit of visually checking in with the …
by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 3, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue, Training
By Gloria Schmidt *This post is the Pet Professional Guild runner up entry in our Geek Week 2020 Writers’ Competition* Back in 2011, I had accepted a job at St. Jude Children’s Research hospital that required moving to a new...
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 …
