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04/09/2024

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26/07/2024

The Pet Professional Guild Community Outreach Competition
A Community Outreach Event where participants develop educational messages, videos, infographics, and blogs and circulate them on their social media and local community.
Register to participate, then do your outreach activity and prepare your photo, video, infographic, or blog post for the competition!

https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/celebrating-life-together-a-pet-approved-event/

15/05/2024

Words shape ideas. Ideas shape behavior. Words matter.

As humans, our thought patterns directly shape our perception of the world and those around us. Our thoughts become our words, and therefore our language and visa versa. This can impact how we view and treat others.

There are a lot of words that continue to disempower dogs, even if they feel quite benign or loving and used with endearing intentions.

There are ways we should consider reframing these terms to be more modern in our interactions with dogs and how we perceive them.

How can we make a shift in the language we use in our daily lives to reduce the negative associations with traditional oppressive jargon? Here are just a few examples that place value on their inherent worth, not simply their value to and for humans. That includes replacing objectifying words like "it" and infantilizing words like "furbaby."

What are some words or terms you have found to be repressive and disempowering? Alternatively, what words or phrases have you found help to center dogs and their inherent interests?

07/05/2024

Dear Inquisitive Canine, Q: Often, when I enter a room, my dog greets me excitedly and bites my pants, legs and feet because she wants to play. I don’t

12/04/2024

New month, new CAT CRASH COURSE!

As a volunteer in our local animal shelters, I see a lot of cats surrendered, sometimes more than once. To that end, I created a FREE online Cat Crash Course that covers the essentials of cat ownership. I piloted it through our local animals shelters, and now I'm offering it to anyone who wants to understand cats and learn more about their needs. The course will be offered on the fourth Saturday of every month, 1 PM Central Time.

I hope to see you in my class on April 27th.

FREE registration here: https://tinyurl.com/catcrashcourse

22/02/2024

Dear Inquisitive Canine, Q: My dog barks almost nonstop when in the car. Since I am driving alone, what can I do to eliminate this behavior? Giving a

02/02/2024

Dogs that were scent trained were found to be better at impulse control when tasked with treat based challenges, a study has found.

29/12/2023

The side-effects of aversive dog training methods that most people don’t know about--but should.

21/12/2023

14/12/2023

A message from Treating Separation Anxiety In Dogs:

A message from Treating Separation Anxiety In Dogs:
⭐️We need your help!⭐️

We are currently gathering information in a survey for shelters and rescues to help us refine what kind of additional resources we can develop to help with dogs in their care who are suffering from separation-related behavior problems. From the preliminary data that we have collected, it appears there is a great need for these resources.

This research will be instrumental in supporting our shelters and rescues, so I ask that you share this post (or the link) with everyone that you know so we can gather as much data as possible.

Thank you for sharing far and wide!
https://forms.gle/G7FSDLtpbP8vr1Fz6

21/11/2023

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17/11/2023

"Dr. Andrea Lanphear began each of Jake’s treatments with a calming massage along his spine, and a single needle placed at the top of his skull. Jake immediately calmed down and fell asleep on the floor for the entire hour." - Daniel H. Antolec, founder of Happy Buddha Dog Training LLC
Read more here about acupuncture for pets:

In the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat and prevent all manner of health issues. It is particularly beneficial in reducing pain.

12/11/2023

"Life skills training focuses on teaching skills to dogs that are relevant to their day-to-day lives." - Petrina Firth of Zigzag Puppy Coach
Read more here:

The life skills approach emphasizes training dogs to be well-behaved and well-adjusted in everyday environments, rather than just focusing on obedience commands in a controlled training setting.

18/10/2023

"...this ability to choose can actually help your equid feel comfortable with the interaction for longer than they might have if you were in free contact with them..." - Michelle Martiya of Essential Animal Training
Read the article here and don't miss the video demo!

Protected contact keeps you safe from behaviors that may make you uncomfortable or put you at risk, like your horse bumping into you, pushing you with their nose, or nipping.

18/10/2023

Thank you, Veterinary Technicians!

Have you hugged your veterinary technician lately? This , we give a big shout-out to these hardworking professionals who do so much for the animals in their communities. 🙌

Many even go further afield, working and volunteering for programs like Rural Area Veterinary Services - RAVS to bring free care to animals in underserved communities - and help mentor veterinary technician students at the same time. 🐶🐱

Thank you for your hard work and dedication! 🐾

04/10/2023

"...the key is to make it clear that there is consistently something amazingly wonderful to be had as a reward for exchanging or moving away from an item on cue and checking in with the handler, no matter the circumstance." - The Inquisitive Canine

’ Dear Inquisitive Canine, Q: Our 1½ -year-old English bulldog just got out of the hospital, having had surgery to remove a small ball. Two other pieces

28/09/2023

There are many reasons why your pet is failing to respond to you. We’re going to get into it here, and help you with tried and tested strategies that will help your pet listen to you. - Petrina Firth of Zigzag Puppy Coach

If puppies are teething, or experiencing growing pains, they can find it hard to focus or listen to you as they’re just feeling quite sore!

21/09/2023

"Every cat is different with individual needs and preferences. You may not like blueberry pie, but I can assure you someone else loves it! Travel down this path of discovery and you might end up somewhere you’d never expect." - The Healthy Feline

Picture this: you know what your cat loves to eat, hates to eat, and you also know what they will do absolutely anything for.

29/08/2023

It’s so easy in everything we do and care about to overthink and fixate when something goes wrong or isn’t going as we hoped. Look at the bigger picture and turn your attention to what’s going well with your pet.

28/08/2023

A "Back-to-School" reading list for pet parents🤓

From learning to sit to learning not to jump on people, dog training can be fun and rewarding. Trainers love these well-respected dog training books.

16/08/2023

Don't fight with your cat to take medicine! It really can be simple and low stress!
https://hubs.ly/Q01_3LkH0

10/08/2023

Walking into a pet store can be overwhelming. The rows and rows of food for a cat...There are so many options! And not just brands but also within each brand. How do you choose?!

Many of us just look at front of the bag or can of food. We see a cute, healthy cat and labels that evoke a sense of natural, nutritious, wild.... maybe even referencing lions and tigers. This is brand marketing and, wow, does it work on me! I am personally very susceptible to marketing, especially clean lines, bright colours, and pictures of big choice cuts of meat. If it looks like human food then I'm a total goner.

Unfortunately, the front of the bag or can of food tells you almost nothing about the food inside. There are some regulations in place in Canada and the US that dictate what labels can be used, but they really don't tell us that much. For example, the label "Cat food with lamb" can be used with only 3% of lamb in the diet.

So what do we do? We turn the bag or can over and look at the ingredient list. It's certainly not a perfect option but it can be useful to determine what food to feed your cat.

So how do you read ingredient lists?
1. Look at the first five ingredients. Are they animal-sourced? Or plant-sourced?
2. Are any of these top five ingredients labelled as "meals"?
3. Aim for the top five ingredients to be animal-sourced.

"Meals" have a low moisture content and is usually the main source of protein, even if it's not the first ingredient. Plant-based "meals" that are high up in the ingredient list are considered to be a low quality option for cats.

Grab your cat's bag or can of food and comment below with the top five ingredients! I'd love to see what you're feeding your cat.

09/08/2023

New article in Pets and Their People!
Contributed by Lisa Milleret of Zigzag Puppy Coach:

Rest and relaxation is as important for our pets as it is for us. So how do you go about creating the perfect resting spot for your pet?