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BARKS Podcast with Debby Lucken of Kids Around Dogs
Join Niki Tudge and Rebekah King as they Chat & Chuckle with Kids Around Dogs (KAD).
KAD is an award-winning association of Dog Professionals and Child Care Professionals who specialize in helping families with children to train their dogs and live in harmony together.
Debby Lucken, ...
Ask the Experts: A Little Bit of Magic
Veronica Boutelle of PPG corporate partner dogbiz talks cancellation policies and how to make them stick
The Right Choice
Anna Bradley discusses learning environments for puppies, explaining why classes may not be the best option for all puppies and why one-to-one training can be far more beneficial – depending on the dog
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Getting Started with Touch Cues
By Debbie Bauer
There are two types of touch cues - these are cues that you give to your dog by touching various parts of his body in different ways, to mean different things. If your dog can't see or hear you cues, touch cues give you the perfect way to begin communicating with him. Having ...
A Quadrant by Any Other Name is Still a Cornerstone of Operant Learning
This 2003 edition book is $4.89 on Amazon. Contents: priceless.
There is a science that deals directly with how organisms learn and how to use that information to change the environment in order to change behavior. It’s called applied behavior analysis (ABA). It is the applied version of ...
Getting Scientific about Dominance
By Don Hanson
What we know about the science of canine behavior and dog training is continually evolving. As such, every year I like to select a new book to recommend to my students, my staff, area veterinarians, and my colleagues that I feel will be the most beneficial to them and their ...
Give New Pets Time to Adjust
Getting a new pet is exciting and family members may feel eager to get started with all the fun they have imagined having with their new addition. That is certainly how I felt about every new animal which I took into my care over the years.
Even though the new pet may well be in a better ...
Want Your Dog to Listen? Stop Doing This!
By Yvette Van Veen
Dog training often boils down to a single statement. “I want my dog to listen.”
It’s a reasonable request and seems simple. We ask our dogs to do something. In return, we want the dog to listen to that request and respond in a timely manner. Training is the process ...
Portland Blog Competition: Redirecting Aggressive Behavior
By Dr. Lynn Bahr
As cat lovers, we’ve all been scratched at least once. But why do some cats play so rough when others never scratch or bite?
Cats, by their very nature, are ferocious hunters. These behaviors are formed when they are very young by instinct, observation and playing with their ...
Variety Is the Spice of Life
By Danette Johnston
When I opened a dog day care 19 years ago, I did so because I had been working a shelter and noticed that the majority of the dogs in the shelter were there because they were not getting enough stimulation, both physical and mental. I thought a dog coming to day care ...
Over the Moon!
By Debbie Bauer
I am over-the-moon proud of my boy Vinny this month! He and I were away from home for three weeks this month, visiting new places, doing new things, and he took it all in stride. We had a blast! It was, of course, so hard to leave the other dogs for that long. Both Vinny ...
10 Reasons Why the Holidays Might Not Be So Full of Festive Cheer for Your Pet
It's nearly Christmas, traditionally the time of year when we look forward to enjoying lots of yummy food, time with our friends and family, hopefully a break from work and of course - pressies! Lots of us also think about involving our dogs and cats and other furries in the festivities; ...