Issue 8 | May 2018
Choice, Control, and Training for Ectotherms
Research into the ethological needs and cognitive abilities of companion animals like dogs has increased exponentially in recent years, leading to a greater understanding of what they need to have...
Thinking About Adding Swine Training and Behavior To Your Training Business?
Pigs are highly intelligent, easy to train, and so much fun! More people than ever are buying miniature pigs. and more cities are allowing them to live in homes as...
Online Behavior Advice: Help or Harm?
I founded the “Dog Training 101 Community Forum” on Facebook late in 2010. At the time, I was exhausted from working in rescue—having volunteered doing adoptions, transport, and even starting...
Building a Solid Volunteer Base
So many people working at nonprofits are caught in the cycle of focusing on the urgent task in front of them and just trying to get through the day.
Pet Retention Programs in Play: A Case Study
In July 2017, the Pet Retention Program at Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) got a request for the return of a young tabby cat adopted from the shelter a few...
Calling All Crows: A Dog Behaviorist’s Observations of Corvid Behavior, Part 1
For generations, the American crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos) is a bird with well-established intelligence, especially in problem-solving skills, but it is viewed by many as an agricultural pest causing the destruction...
Manifestations of Allergies in Domestic Animals: What Behavior Consultants Should Know
When you meet a client and their animal for the first time, your evaluation can be made more comprehensive by recognition of outward and behavioral signs of disease.
Interview with Brennen McKenzie, the Skeptvet
Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine is a multimillion-dollar industry that encompasses everything from reiki to nutritional supplements, and offers treatments for a full range of medical and behavioral complaints. From...
Literature Review: Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Just like their human caretakers, pet dogs are reaping the benefits of medical advancements and are living longer than ever before (Katina et al., 2016; McGreevy & Bennett, 2010). While...
‘I Love the Job Except for the Clients’: A Story of Changing Attitudes
Recently I came across a list of continuing professional development courses I made back in 2011. It wasn’t a bad list—equine nutrition, physiology, improved knowledge of various equestrian disciplines, and...
When do you Fire a Client?
As a behavior consultant, there will likely come a time when it becomes obvious to you that a client is no longer the right fit to be working with you.
Career Paths: Barbara Davis
There were really two times this came up for me. In the early days of my training career (in the 1970 and ’80s, so really prehistoric!), I worked with a...
Canine Search and Rescue
In recent years, canine search and rescue (SAR) has become popular. In the not-too-distant past, most people did not know what it was. For example, when people saw members of...
Attracting Parrot Behavior Clients Before They Need You
As a certified parrot behavior consultant and certified professional bird trainer setting up a practice, one of my first impressions was that people seem to be more reluctant to spend...
Disaster Preparedness Skills for Your Feline Behavior Clients
When a client contacts you for help with their cat’s challenging behavior, you have an opportunity to give them tools that they may not even realize they need.
Feral Kittens
It’s springtime, which means kitten season is upon us. Shelters around the country will soon be inundated with box after box of kittens that need to be bottle fed or...
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