In October 2020, Petco announced it had stopped selling shock collars online and in all of their stores. The major retailer had conducted a survey that found that after witnessing what happened to ...
At some point in my career as a behaviorist, I had the experience of attending a training class with one of my own dogs at a facility (that shall remain nameless) which claims to use only positive ...
World-renowned dog trainer Dr. Ian Dunbar, who introduced his SIRIUS Puppy Training in 1982, does it once again. His new and highly acclaimed book Barking Up the Right Tree: The Science and Practice ...
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Dr. Ian Dunbar is arguably the most influential dog trainer, ever. He’s done so much, from supporting professionalization of what is now considered a legitimate profession to defining puppy classes, ...
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