“Any dog with a mouth can bite. Learning to read a dog’s body language can help you understand how they are feeling and what they are thinking, which can also help you prevent a dog bite.
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Rough Kitten and Cat Play
It can often be difficult to understand if your cats are playing or fighting, causing concern for a lot of cat owners, foster parents, and folks working with cats in a shelter or rescue environment. There are a few things you can look for to have a better idea of when to step in and de-escalate or let them continue playing.
Train Your Dog to Stop Jumping on Guests
Does your dog jump up on your guests and visitors? This is a very common struggle. A two-part approach will help your chronic jumper (Warning – there is some brief barking in the video at 5:25).
Help! This Dog is Driving Me Crazy: 4 Weeks to a Happier Life
Playing games can help dogs ignore distractions, stay calm, improve overall behavior, and strengthen the bond with their owner or handler. In this interactive four-part series, each week our certified trainers will teach you easy games to play with your dog and give you challenges to build your dog’s skills! You will be invited to join a private Facebook group page to engage with the trainers and other participants to share success stories and get feedback on your progress.
Adopting a Second Cat
What is the most important thing to consider before adopting a second cat? Here are some things to think about before adding a new cat to your home.
How to Greet a Cat
What is the best way to greet a cat? It’s fairly simple! If you use some care and watch their body language, while responding to their needs, you can make a friend for life!
Reduce Stress While Bathing and Grooming Your Cat
Does your cat need a bath? What can you do to help your cat feel more comfortable with being groomed? Watch this video for tips on bathing, grooming and trimming the nails on your cat.
Advancing Your Dog’s Skills, Take Training to the Next Level
Do you want to take your dog’s skills to the next level? You might feel like your dog has plateaued and you just can’t move them forward. Or you don’t know how to move them on. In order for your dog to have skills that work in real-life, we need to advance them along. In this video, Kelly gives tips to help you get that success when things get harder.
Cat Clicker Training
Have you ever wondered if you can train your cat? You absolutely can!! We have some tips on how to get started in clicker training and some of the fun things you can learn with your cat.
Calmness in the Crate: Dog & Puppy Training Tips: Part 2
Is your dog getting pretty good at settling down in the crate, but still could be better! Here are some top tips to get really good crate calmness.
Dog Recycling Restaurant: An Easy Enrichment Activity with Your Dog
Collect some of your cardboard recycling; this is a great use for all those Amazon boxes! Make sure you choose recycling items that are safe for your pet. Sprinkle some of your pet’s daily food allowance into the cardboard stack up that you have created and enjoy watching them forage for it.
Cat Carrier Training
How can we make our cats feel more comfortable with their carrier? With just a little bit of training, we can make the carrier seem like a safe and comfortable place for our cats to spend their time. In times of crisis or in an emergency, no one has time to struggle with getting their… Continue reading Cat Carrier Training
Calmness in the Crate: Dog & Puppy Training Tips, Part 1
Does your dog bark or whine non-stop when in their crate? Are they going crazy in the crate when you arrive home or when you are in another room? It can be very difficult to use a crate if your pup just won’t settle down in there. The good news is you can train your pup to be calm in their crate!
My Dog Knows This … He Just Isn’t Doing It!
“My dog knows this … he just isn’t doing it!” Have you ever said this before? I think we all have. When we’ve witnessed our dog perform a command many times, it can be tempting to think that they “know” the cue and they are ignoring us when they suddenly won’t do it. It is… Continue reading My Dog Knows This … He Just Isn’t Doing It!
5 Keys to a Happy Cat
How to offer your cat the most comfortable and enriched home possible to build their confidence and happiness.
Premium Videos – Giving Dogs Choices
Helping dogs make the right choice, rather than directing them all the time, is powerful! Giving dogs the ability to make choices will open up their world both emotionally and for greater training.
How to Read Cat Body Language and Behavior
This webinar is a primer to help people safely interact with cats. You will learn simple body language shifts to look out for and ways to interact with cats that put them at ease. Useful and practical information for shelters, rescues and cat owners.
Unlock the Secrets of Dog Body Language
much of this information. Dog body language is an elaborate and sophisticated system of nonverbal communication that we can learn to recognize and interpret. Being able to understand how the dogs in our care are feeling and how to help them feel more comfortable, confident, and safe are essential skills that all shelter staff and rescue volunteers should know.
Understanding Separation Anxiety: Achieving Success with Training and Adoption
Separation anxiety affects almost 20% of dogs in the US and is a common reason for rehoming. Though a huge quality of life issue for dogs and their people, the good news is dogs can overcome separation anxiety! Join us for this webinar to learn more about alone-time behavior concerns, training and best ways to help separation anxiety dogs in shelters and rescues get adopted.