by BARKS from the Guild | Nov 12, 2020 | Pet Guardians, Training
By Donna Savoie Who doesn’t LOVE a puppy? And it is wonderful when puppies LOVE their owners’ guests. But it is also important to start teaching puppies not to jump up on guests sooner rather than later. Guests inevitably say...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
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by Karen Baragona | Oct 10, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
It’s almost a reflex. There goes Rover, in hot pursuit of the cat, or gnawing on the sofa, or slurping at your dinner plate, or barking threats at squirrels…and we just need it to STOP, so we shout “NO!” Then...
by Karen Baragona | Sep 10, 2017 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
If you come to my house, brace yourself. You walk up the stairs, ring the doorbell. Suddenly…the shrieking of a hundred banshees? Maybe an exorcism in progress? Or fiery-eyed, froth-mawed Cerberus guarding the gates of Hades? Nope. It’s my people-loving...
