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Knowledge for Life
Don Hanson reviews Puppy Socialization: What It Is and How to Do It by Marge Rogers and Eileen Anderson
Reinforcing Foraging
Sheila S. Blanchette sets out the steps she used to train Cricket, the lone quail, to step on the scale for weighing, and how she later applied the same protocol for training chickens and roosters
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Official News Release: PPG Announces Virtual Summit to Celebrate Launch of New Pet Rescue Resource
April event will mark unveiling of Behavior and Welfare Toolkit, specifically designed to help increase adoption and retention rates in the shelter and rescue sector
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – February 17, 2020 -- The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) ...
The Five Freedoms and Shirley
I had planned to write about a different topic today, but life often gets in the way of our plans -- such as having to euthanize one of my pets yesterday. She was just shy of 15 years and that is very old, for sheep. Her name was Shirley and ...
Jumping…A Perfectly Incompatible Solution!
As an animal behavior consultant, one of the most frequently asked questions I hear is, 'How do I stop my dog from jumping up?' Now there are, of course, multiple reasons why dogs may jump up - excitement, learned responses to given contexts, ...
PPG Summit 2020 Sessions: Building Positive Boundaries for the Refined Suburban Canine – Teaching Dogs to Enjoy Their Yards without the Need for Electronic Devices
BARKS presents session details from PPG's 2020 Summit and Workshops in Phoenix, Arizona
*Early bird discount available if you register before January 31, 2020!
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Presenters: Judy Luther and Niki Tudge
Session Title: Building ...
Feline Behavior Unmasked: Kitten Socialization
By Francine Miller
Q: Should I socialize my kitten? I’ve heard that this is important for puppies, but is it important for kittens too?
A: Yes! Although very few people are aware of how important this is, the socialization period is the ...
PPG Summit 2020 Sessions: The Magic of Muzzles
BARKS presents session details from PPG's 2020 Summit and Workshops in Phoenix, Arizona
*Early bird discount available if you register before January 31, 2020!
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Presenter: Dr. Deborah Jones
Session Title: The Magic of ...
PPG Summit 2020 Sessions: Enrichment in the Shelter – Using Science to Guide Us to the Most Efficacious Practices
BARKS presents session details from PPG's 2020 Summit and Workshops in Phoenix, Arizona
*Early bird discount available if you register before January 31, 2020!
Session Details:
Presenter: Dr. Lisa Gunter
Session Title: Enrichment in the ...
3 Reasons a Little Dog Might Not Lie Down on Cue
By Eileen Anderson
When I first started training dogs, things that didn’t work were a mystery to me. Why couldn’t I reward Summer with chasing squirrels like everybody said I could? Why couldn’t I find that slot in the layout of her teeth ...