Car Woes: A Tale of Botched Socialization
Poor shivering, quivering Huckleberry. Not because it's cold out; she couldn't care less about that. This is fear. Huckleberry is about to experience something that makes most dogs jump for joy, and she's beside herself with fright: She's going for a ride in the car.
Part of this is ...
Cooperative Towel Drying Your Dog – Part 1
Meet Cali, the Jack Russell Terrier. Cali is a client's dog, who came to us for training after she bit three different people in less then a month. She was approximately 18 months when she started training with us. We were her "last hope" to keep her alive.
Cali's initial training started ...
Ground Scratching: Why Does My Dog Do It?
Why do some dogs scratch with their paws after they eliminate?
I recently read a discussion on Facebook about the meaning of this dog behavior. Some people’s speculations about the reasons for the behavior included:
Avoiding something or another behavior (displacement)
Expressing ...
From Bait Dog to Happy Pet
By Catherine Clark
He is tall, dark and handsome. His name is Jacob. And he is a five-and-a-half year-old black Labrador retriever. Jacob was my fourth foster through Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida and was just over a year old when I began fostering him. One of my first duties as per ...
Don’t Buy That!
The other day I was not able to get out to buy groceries, so I asked a friend if he’d mind picking up some items for me. I handed him a list which looked something like this:
Don't buy the following:
Bananas
Cauliflower
Cereal
Soy milk
Swiss cheese
Cherry soda
So my wonderful friend ...
Train Your Dog Early and Often!
If you got a puppy around the holidays, now is the perfect time to start training classes. The prime time for socializing is before 16 weeks of age. By 12 weeks, your pup has received most or all of his vaccinations. He is generally physically and mentally mature enough to really benefit from ...
Bridging the Communication Gap
By Angelica Steinker
This article was originally published on page 52-53 in the January 2015 edition of BARKS from the Guild, a bi-monthly magazine published by the Pet Professional Guild.
Cognizant Behavior Consulting (CBC) is an approach to behavior consulting that provides consultants ...
The Dignity of Being an Individual
By Pamela S. Hogle
It’s hardly a new idea: Treat dogs as individuals.
In 1963, Clarence Pfaffenberger wrote a book called The New Knowledge of Dog Behavior. A line in that book eloquently states what I see as the ideal approach to educating dogs. Pfaffenberger writes that the first time a ...