by BARKS from the Guild | May 20, 2021 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Pet Guardians, Training
By Maureen Tay As a trainer, the issue of aggression is raised a lot. Indeed, it is the most commonly reported behavior issue by dog owners (Overall, 2013). One owner who contacted me recently had adopted a new dog and...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 12, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Training
By Kitty Lee *This post is The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia winning entry in our Geek Week 2020 Writers’ Competition* Three years ago, I decided to become a professional dog trainer. I’d been teaching obedience classes at...
by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 7, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue
By Kim Jukes Zeus had a rough start to his days at Fuzzy Friends Rescue in Waco, Texas two years ago. Early one morning, the staff came in to find that someone had thrown a young German shepherd puppy over …
by BARKS from the Guild | Aug 3, 2020 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Business & Consulting, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Maren Jensen Ph.D. and Angelica Steinker M.Ed. CDBC PDBC PCBC-A The Joy and Journey of Rehabilitating a Dog with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Pica, Separation Anxiety, Noise Sensitivity and Aggression Rumble was a normal puppy. He investigated,...
by BARKS from the Guild | Feb 25, 2020 | Education, PPG Summit, Training
BARKS presents session details from PPG’s 2020 Summit and Workshops in Phoenix, Arizona Session Details: Presenter: Dr. Deborah Jones Session Title: Zen Games – Should I Stay or Should I Go? Session Type: Lecture/Lab (1.5 Hours) As trainers, we use...
