Our head trainer in Vancouver, the spectacular Sarah Shapiro-Ward, wowed us all with her expert advice on BC Today’s new pet segment! Certified Professional Dog Trainer (Knowledge-Assessed), Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) and Do More...
In our Puppy Socialization classes, one of the lessons we try to teach new puppy owners is how to recognize the signs of appropriate and healthy play between dogs. On one hand, we have some owners that are “helicopter parents” and at the onset of anything...
(This is the next blog post on interesting things I learned from the recent PABA Conference at the University of Guelph. See Part 1 to learn about it plus Dr. William “Deak” Helton.) Before I begin let me confess two things: One, I absolutely love watching Schutzhund....
I just came back from the third and final day of the Professional Animal Behavior Associates symposium for 2011 – this year, the presentation was focused on working dogs (search and rescue, detection, etc.) I’ll let you read about the lineup here. The PABA...
On February 20th, When Hounds Fly hosted a party for a litter of 7 week old Icelandic Sheepdogs from Sulhundur Icelandic Sheepdogs. Besides being a ton of fun for all the guests, this was an incredibly efficient way to have these young pups meet over a dozen people...
