Wriggle Therapy

07/01/2022

Understanding helps you set your dog up for success with kids.

06/01/2022

Supervision -- applies to any situation that is difficult for your dog!

What are the 5 types of supervision? 🤔We believe that only Only two types, active and proactive, truly set your dogs and young children up for success. Active and proactive supervision are essential in building safer bonds together.

What can you do at night while sleeping? This is "absent supervision." The best thing for this is to be sure your family dog is secure in a success station, like a crate, or gate (one the dog will not be able to figure a way out of), or secure tether.

It always helps to prepare with your dog and practice for months with success stations before they are needed. Trust us!! You will thank us later!!!

👏 Download the 5 Types of Supervision handout below 😊

https://www.familypaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5-types-Supervision-HR.compressed.pdf

28/12/2021

Look Noseworks fans! Your own book! https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003261131-8/neurobiological-cognitive-behavioral-bases-canine-olfactory-capabilities-detection-melissa-singletary-lucia-lazarowski

Olfaction is in many ways the most ancient of our sensory systems and ubiquitously found across the animal kingdom. Humans have harnessed the interspecies

24/12/2021

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. May your 4 legged friends get everything they wanted ---- and leave your stuff alone! 😆

19/12/2021

So much of learning is just math!

19/12/2021

Drs. Lore Haug and Wailani Sung discuss travel with your pets this holiday season. While it may be difficult to help your pet habituate to travel this year, talk with your veterinarian and start planning for the future. https://www.newsweek.com/tips-tricks-keeping-dogs-cats-calm-while-road-tripping-1660544

09/12/2021

Dogs are amazing. This is a very cool study!

Nearly 17 per cent of owners said said their dogs prevented them from ending their own lives

07/12/2021

Do behavior tests for temperament in shelters predict success in a home? Hint: It's complicated. But there are many reasons why they do not!

A new paper addresses why shelter behavior evaluations for dogs aren't always trustworthy.

30/11/2021

There are many compelling reasons NOT to use a shock collar in dog training. This study refutes the argument that shock collars produce a more reliable response. Shock collars -- not needed, and not kind.

We assessed the efficacy of dog training with and without remote electronic collars compared to training with positive reinforcement. A total of 63 dogs with known off-lead behavioral problems such as poor recall were allocated to one of three training groups (each n = 21), receiving up to 150 min o...

24/11/2021

Can you tell what YOUR cat is thinking?https://www.inverse.com/science/how-do-you-know-what-your-cat-is-thinking

Pet experts explain the science behind your cat's weirdest behaviors.

23/11/2021

Can you tell what YOUR cat is thinking?

Pet experts explain the science behind your cat's weirdest behaviors.

18/11/2021

Important thoughts just before the holidays! https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-12-01/advising-clients-pets-winter-weight-gain

Dr. Leslie Hancock-Monroe, a veterinarian in the pet food industry, sees risks in pets of winter weight gain and opportunities for veterinarians to help.

06/11/2021

Undetected pain is a welfare concern for our pets. Subtle pain can be hard to diagnose (if only they could talk!) and be a direct cause of behavior concerns from aggression, to noise sensitivities to signs of generalized anxiety. In some cases a pain medication trial can illuminate the problem. Talk to your veterinarian if you have concerns!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/202111/pets-pain-often-goes-undiagnosed

How acute and chronic pain can contribute to behavior problems.

31/10/2021

What do street dogs have? Agency. The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. This is so important to the emotional wellbeing of humans and dogs.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/10/travel/dog-istanbul-boji-cnnphotos/?fbclid=IwAR3IKwR1TS3PZkc65AnfJa7joLzzniQ3NLWHjLO6BG_iattDtz0iIJIjzs0

A street dog named Boji has become something of a celebrity in Istanbul, where he travels around the city on its ferries, trams and subway cars.

26/10/2021

Let's make sure our expectations for our dogs are fair. And that we honor the 'who' of each one. My mom taught us 'Everyone is just someone trying to get along'. I say, 'Even dogs!'. We do well to remember this when we think our dog is misbehaving; there is a reason for the behavior that makes sense to them. We need to understand that reason and control the environment to soften its edges, to help our dog see a challenging situation differently -- to feel safe. We need to make sure the we ourselves are not getting in the way. This approach respects the whole of the ones who give us so much. You cannot build a trust relationship through force or corrections.

Thank you Michael Shikashio for sharing this video from the Aggression in Dogs Conference!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCEYPh86jDU

28/09/2021