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Why You Should Avoid “Obedience” Training Tactics for Dogs and Consider this Alternative Instead

by BARKS from the Guild | Apr 14, 2021 | Education, Pet Guardians, Training

By Animal Courses Direct Firstly, let’s look at the definition of obedience – ‘It is a form of social influence that involves acting on the orders of an authority figure.’ The word ‘obey’ is all over the internet when it...

Good Kharma: Lessons from a Retired Greyhound

by BARKS from the Guild | Oct 26, 2020 | Pet Guardians, PPG Summit, Shelter & Rescue, Training

By Devene Godau *This post is the Pet Professional Guild winning entry in our Geek Week 2020 Writers’ Competition* I thought I knew everything there was to know about dogs. As a child I read everything I could and in...