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What Puppy Toy Next?
By Anna Bradley
If you're anything like me, I absolutely love buying my dogs new toys. The look on their faces is pure joy and excitement when the novelty factor of a new toy kicks in – there's nothing like it! But then they get bored after a while and are already waiting for ...
It’s All in the Management
By Dr. Morag Heirs
When you are dealing with a deaf puppy or an adolescent deaf dog in a rescue environment, mouthing and nipping is often high on the list of problem behaviors.
Do deaf dogs ...
Empowerment for a Better Quality of Life
By Miki Saito
When looking after a blind dog, it is vital to know his abilities as well as his challenges so we do not limit his world any more than necessary.
Blind dogs still need to ...
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In this post we will take a look at part two of PPG president Niki Tudge's presentation, What is Force-Free Ethical Pet Care? Caring for Pets, Protocols & Procedures.
Tudge began by ...
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A cardinal rule in education, dog training, anything where one person is trying to affect another's (person's or dog's) behavior is that the trainee determines what the reward or motivator is. If I am not interested in food, I am not going to work hard for it, no matter how tasty you think it ...
Desensitizing a Dog to New Equipment, Toys
Report from PPG's Four-Day Pet Care Technician Certification Program Workshop (Part Five of Eight)
This is part of a series of blogs in which we will share a few of the highlights from day two of PPG's recent workshop and my presentation on Pet Care Tools, Equipment and Toys – a study of ...
The Anatomy and Physiology of Pet Care
Report from PPG's Four-Day Pet Care Technician Certification Program Workshop (Part Four of Eight)
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Are Cats Just Like Us?
By Beth Adelman MS
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This is the third in a series of blogs in which I will endeavor to share a few of the highlights from PPG's recent Certified Pet Care Technician workshop along with some of my own personal ...
Taking the Pulse of Dog Training
As a professional (force-free) dog trainer I am always looking for help from researchers who investigate canine cognition and behavior, to glean new information and ways to apply knowledge gained from science. Since you are reading this I suspect you do the same.
Sometimes the little things ...
Bringing a New Cat into Your Dog’s Home. Should You?
If you are a dog person, you may be a cat person too! The allure of the feline purr and silliness of a kitty may be too much to pass up. But, will your dog feel the same way?
My wish is that dog guardians really take a good look at their dog's behavior and lifestyle before making this ...
Empowerment: A Key Factor in Dog Training
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