DECEPTIVE LANGUAGE IN DOG-TRAINING ADS—WHAT IS A BEHAVIORIST? I asked dog professionals for a short list of deceptive language they’ve seen in…
NATIONAL PET-SUPPLY RETAILER STOPS SELLING SHOCK COLLARS Last week, the dog training world in the United States was rocked by some…
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT DOG TRAINING WHEN YOU’RE TRAINING A CHICKEN? Last week, while I was preparing my blog about Terry Ryan’s virtual online chicken-training…
TERRY RYAN OFFERS VIRTUAL CHICKEN-TRAINING CAMP ONLINE In the decades before the pandemic, Terry Ryan traveled often, offering workshops on animal…
LIVING WITH A VERY OLD DOG—SOLUTIONS TO KEEP HER SAFE My very old dog is going on 19, based on how well we guessed…
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOUR PETS DURING THE PANDEMIC? Pets and their people in my city—in my state and neighboring states—have been stuck…
DO YOU KNOW A YOUNG PERSON WHO COULD WRITE ABOUT CATS? Do you know a young person who’s crazy about cats? Does he make up…
DO YOU KNOW A YOUNG PERSON WHO COULD WRITE ABOUT ANIMALS? The more I’ve read in the last few weeks here—about mentors and how animal…
MORE ANIMAL PROFESSIONALS TALK ABOUT THEIR MENTORS For the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing from animal professionals, now working in…
MORE ANIMAL PROFESSIONALS TALK ABOUT THEIR MENTORS When you’re a young person looking ahead, it’s hard to imagine that some day,…