by Anna Francesca Bradley | Jan 2, 2022 | Training
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by BARKS from the Guild | Jun 23, 2021 | Animal Behavior, BARKS from the Guild, Business & Consulting, Pet Guardians
By Dr. Sheryl L. Walker Of all my years studying animal behavior and consulting with individual clients and animal shelters, there was one case in particular that stood out, partly because it featured two incredibly dedicated guardians. Ironically, it was...
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 | May 2, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sue McCabe At puppy class recently, we started retrieve training. Students were shown this video (below), with the steps needed to train a reliable retrieve to hand. The video compresses quite a bit of learning (weeks of short sessions)...