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Pet Professional Guild Announces Corporate Partnership with Zigzag Puppy Training App
OFFICIAL PPG NEWS RELEASE | LECANTO, Fla. - Aug. 23, 2021 - PRLog -- The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) has announced a new corporate partnership with Zigzag, an all-in-one puppy training app designed to help puppy parents teach their pups core life skills using positive reinforcement-based ...
The Physical Effects of Harmful Training Devices
By Niki Tudge and Susan Nilson*
In addition to the potential psychological effects of using training devices that cause pain or evoke fear, there is also the issue of possible physical damage to consider. We present here a variety of perspectives offered by veterinarians, canine research ...
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What Makes a Pet Fence Humane?
By Jennifer Smith of EasyPetFence.com, a PPG corporate partner
Dog trainers, animal shelters and pet owners alike choose to fence-in yards for several reasons. For one, pet fencing allows dogs and cats to exercise; play; and socialize with ...
Portland Blog Competition: Changing a Dog’s View of the World
By Kathleen Godfrey
As a trainer, my goal is to help to help both dogs and their guardians have the best possible life together. New client Angie heard about me through a friend I’d helped the friend work with a rather “wild” foster dog (he ...
‘Spring Clean’ Your Relationship!
Spring's here (almost), the weather's improving, the mud's drying, the morning's are getting lighter and the day's longer and you just feel better. So why not use this time to think about how you and your dog work together? It's a great time ...
Portland Blog Competition: Conflict vs. Cooperation
By Marie Selarque
At the time of writing, Bix was almost 8 months old and was staying with me for board and train. The focus of his training was jumping and biting, but the truth is, he taught me as much as I taught him. Silly me though, I ...
Herrnstein’s Matching Law and Reinforcement Schedules
When we bake cookies, some reinforcement is on a variable interval schedule.
Have you heard trainers talking about the matching law? This post covers a bit of its history and the nuts and bolts of what it is about. I am providing this rather ...
An Allegory: What Happens if a Dog is Punished for Having a Phobia?
By Sandra Machado
Johnny is five years old and he is a great kid. He is loving, does very well in school and absolutely adores his mom.
One day he was playing in the park and was badly bitten by a spider. He was never afraid of them ...
Treat Value: What Should You Use?
By Yvette Van Veen
Which Treat Value Is BEST? It depends. There’s so much variation in how food reinforcements are used that we have to look at the objective of the training.
Generally there are two styles of training. We can primarily ...
Tips for Working with Clients with Mobility Impairments
By Veronica Sanchez
A large and rambunctious dog can pull an owner off their feet, even if they do not have any physical limitations. However, people who have mobility impairments are at a higher risk. Additionally, the consequences of an ...