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Should you intervene in this scenario?
Yes - if so, why?
No - if not, why?
Not Sure
Celebrating Life Together
Join Niki Tudge at the three-day virtual advocacy event on August 16, 17, 18, 2024.
🐺Come and join us.
😼67 sessions over three days.
🐺You can access the recordings for 12 months, and there are great CEUs.
Please help us be the antidote to harmful training and pet care.
Let's join together and create a large platform of ethical and compassionate pet professionals shaping the industry one paw at a time.
Register here today
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/your-pet-approved-event/
Presentation Title:
Consumer Protection and Transparency Is Key to Professionalizing the Pet Industry: How to Compete Against Those Who Blatantly Disregard Ethics, Honesty, and Service Integrity
Presenter: Niki Tudge, MBA, PCT-A, PCBC-A, founder and president of the Pet Professional Guild, DogNostics Education, and The DogSmith
Session Description
The current state of our industry is far from a fair game. Beyond the professional disagreements over methods, philosophies, and tools, there are sinister strategies at play, demanding our immediate attention.
As Foubert (2016) points out, scientific research in animal behavior and canine ethology provides humane training methods for dogs. However, there's no legal obligation for dog trainers to apply these methods. This can lead to harmful training techniques and consumer deception. The burden of identifying a 'qualified’ dog trainer falls on the consumers, a situation that is both alarming and unjust.
This strikes me as unfortunate, to say the least (for dogs and their owners), and incongruous, given that consumers are protected by legislation across an overwhelming number of other products, services, and industries—at both state and federal levels.
Come and join the discussion on Consumer Transparency and Protection as we explore what this means, its implications and ramifications for +R-based trainers, and how, with a new understanding of its importance, we can compete and combat “professionals” who are deceptive, fraudulent, and unethical.
This session will explore and meander around several topics that, when combined, set up the conditions for ensuring we provide ethical and honest practices. To juxtapose this, we will also explore examples of fraudulent marketing and illegal practices from pet industry players and compare these to other industries where legal action has been sought and won, preventing statements and unfounded guarantees that hoodwink pet owners and set up for dangerous and risky procedures for the four-legged clients.
Knowledge is power; your new understanding of ethics in marketing and consumer transparency and protection will help you further educate prospective clients and guide them to the appropriate service providers.
Learning Objectives
• Understanding ethics in marketing
• The connection between Pavlov and marketing effectiveness
• The differences between ethics and Law
• A review of Illegal marketing practices
• What is consumer protection?
• Key Definitions
o Fraud
o Deception
• What is the Misrepresentation of Services?
• Summary and recommendations
Reference
Foubert, E. (2016). Occupational Licensure of pet Dog Trainers: Dogs are not the only ones who should be licensed. Chicago, IL: The John Marshall Law School
Has yours or your dog's motivation seemed to disappear, leaving you frustrated and unsure how to get moving towards your goals? In this video, we'll take a l...
I work with a lot of families who are using a surrogate, adopting, foster babies or are pregnant. They often worry about how their dog will react to their new baby - and so we work together on a variety of safety and management protocols to build their confidence.
I probably get more joy than I should by asking the non-pregnant client to practice wearing a fake baby (doll, rolled up towel, pillow or stuffed animal) while doing normal tasks with the dog.
This papa-to-be was rocking it with his pooch!
Curious how I can support your growing family? Check out the dog and baby page of my website www.poochparenting.net or listen to my Parenting Kids and Dogs 101 limited edition podcast series.
Can you make a collar to match my favorite Nike shoes?
Heck yea!
Laguna x snow x pebbled black
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🐾We want to say a special THANK YOU to our friends @ From the Heart Stitchers for their adorable sweaters, jackets and blankets for our babies!
We love your beautiful work & appreciate your support! 🐾
A little sailor moon inspired engraving.
The engraving waitlist is moving very slowly, and I apologize for that. I'll get there!
Orchid x Flamingo x rose gold
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This little wholesale order went out the door this past weekend. These are fun to do!
Steele/black/seafoam x silver
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We might sound like a broken record but we're going to keep saying it again and again and again and....again. 😉
I'm very proud of the free resources I am able to provide for families, rescues / shelters, trainers, veterinarians and breeders.
When families with dogs know better, everyone has a better, safer and happier life together....and then this ripples outward into the whole community.
If you know of any dog parents who are growing their families via surrogacy, adoption, foster care or pregnancy, please be sure they see this amazing resource:
5 Essential Steps to Prepare Your Dog for New Baby https://poochparenting.net/prepare-dog-for-baby/
Cinder, the Cairn terrier, from a recent breeder seizure situation is ready for her happily ever after… and we are so excited for her!
We’d love nothing more than to find this sweet mama a forever where she can live like she deserves — loved & cared in a home filled with kindness and patience!
Cinder is btw 8-10 years old & a 11 lbs of sweetness! She’s been spayed, is UTD on vaccines & had painful bladder stones removed. She’s a new girl & ready to leave the past behind!
If you’d like to write the future w Cinder front and center, please apply at: https://floprva.org/adoption-application/
For your furry friends. Carefully reads notes.
Dog Ice Cream 🍦🐾
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup peanut butter (unsweetened and xylitol-free)
1/4 cup water
Instructions:
In a blender or food processor, combine bananas, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and water.
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Pour the mixture into ice cube trays or silicone molds.
Freeze for at least 2 hours or until solid.
Pop out the ice cream cubes and serve to your dog as a treat.
Notes:
Ensure the peanut butter is free of xylitol, as it is toxic to dogs. Natural only with peanuts . Organic is always best.
You can substitute Greek yogurt with a dairy-free yogurt if your dog is lactose intolerant.
Prep Time: 10 mins | Freezing Time: 2 hrs | Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins | Servings: 12-15 treats
Ah, the irony. I had planned to repost a piece about helping to prevent or treat thunder phobia, and then ended up in the cellar last Tuesday night after the TV weather dude said, not quite in these words, “There’s a tornado moving toward your house, it just hasn’t touched down yet.” We are ...
Guess what? It's raining again in Ottawa.. on a weekend!
I'm feeling blah and over the gloomy weather.
Evergreen x camel x pebbled black
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This is one of my girls favorite summer collars. When she wears this, she stands out in a crowd (I'm sure her being a great dane contributes to her standing out too...)
Sky x Flamingo x neon yellow
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Hikers! Please give a Recommendation for a sleeping bag. Stats I'm looking for in a sleeping bag:
-Lower range rated for 15-20⁰
-750-900 fill power down (preferably down treated with water-repellent treatment)
-Mummy style with hood
-Sized for people in the 6'1-6'6 range
(Hammock sleeping bunches things)
-Under 3lbs
The beautiful little lady who received this was recently rescued from a terrible situation. Her foster momma has already done some incredible work with this girl, and I can't wait to see her continue to grow!
You are safe now ❤️
Raspberry x fuchsia x coconut x rose gold
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Love a good coordinating set 👌
Sunflower x Olive x brass
Raspberry x Olive x silver
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Looks like my house.
The Neuroscience of Frustration in Dogs: Two-Part Series
Part 1
Saturday, September 9, 2023
11am to 12:30pm EDT (USA and Canada)
Part 2
Saturday, September 30, 2023
11am to 12:30pm EDT (USA and Canada)
Enroll Here!! 📝👉 https://behaviorvets.mylearnworlds.com/course/neuroscience-of-frustration-in-dogs
To tackle frustration-related issues, it is important to understand what is happening in the brain before and after the frustration response.
PART 1
In the first of this two-part series, Daniel will examine the neurobiological causes of frustration, specifically looking at the different neurocircuitry involved prior to and following the frustration response. Daniel will also examine genetic risk factors for frustration.
Part 2
In the second part of this series, Daniel will begin by examining the different homeostatic mechanisms that regulate many of the reinforcers involved in the frustration response such as hunger, thirst, tiredness, and social frustration. He will then focus on applying all this learning to create practical solutions for frustration-prone dogs.
📌 This is an online event.
You will be able to view the webinar even if you cannot join us on the live event date. The recording will be available for viewing for up to 12 months. This webinar will be recorded and sent out within two weeks after the live event.
Purchase will not be available after the live event. To have access to this recording, you must purchase this webinar by the live event date.
CEUs pending:
- KPA
- PPAB
- IAABC
- CPDT
💰 Tuition:
General Admission Tickets – after August 9: $85
Early Bird Tickets – before August 9: $55
Shelter/Rescue/Vet Student/Vet Tech Tickets - no expiration date: 30% off general admission ticket (discount code is SDFWBV)
Discounts are available for groups of 5 or more - please contact [email protected] for more information.
Cancellation policy: No refunds
🎓 Behavior Vets Membership 🎓
We are grateful that you trust us with your continued education, and we wanted to make it even easier for you to learn and grow with us. You can now gain access to ALL webinars for 25% off!!!
The Basic Level provides you with 25% off ALL webinars, seminars, and workshops! Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for animal training and behavior professionals are offered for current and future webinars, not past webinars. You will have access to our webinar content for the length of your membership.
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Morning shenanigans
Teach kids to make smart choices. Teach dogs to feel safe making choices!
Consent testing can go both ways. Poopanoopski always asks before jumping on the bed by asking to be "with me."
Do you know when your pets had enough stimulation?
Doswell assists in training dogs to live with cats.
When entertaining 8 dogs, get 16 various stuffed toys.
