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Staying The Course With A Nervous Nellie
by Toni Clarke, CTC “She’s afraid of the hall again,” my young client said, her voice tense. “And she’s also flinching when she hears the elevator. She’s regressing more and more!” “She” was Nellie, a 5-month-old Rottweiler mix who had been rescued from an abandoned...
The Difference Husbandry Training Can Make to Vet Visits
Many people delay vet visits because their dog won’t like it – but training your dog can help. By Zazie Todd, PhD I’ve never forgotten the time we took my late dog Bodger to the vet for a paw injury. We had recently adopted him, aged 2 and a half, and to say he had...
Taking a Seat at the Table: Co-operative Veterinary Care, Professional Practices, and Dog Training
by Kristi Benson Recently, I started using the term care team with those clients who have dogs fearful enough to be referred to a veterinarian or veterinary behaviourist. These dogs often need an integrated approach: the veterinarian takes medical history from the...
Skeletons (Quite Literally) in my Closet: Dog Training, Anthropology, and the Zeitgeist of “I’m Sorry”
by Kristi Benson Ah, those were the days! I remember the first few years of my university degree in anthropology (and my chosen sub-discipline, archaeology) back in the early holocene—I was purple-haired and fresh-faced, and felt like I was on the cutting edge of all...
Tayef, Josh and Munchie Browns: Academy Graduate Case Study
Munchie Browns, an adorable 20 pound terrier mix, overcame a fear of going outside the front of her home in Brooklyn NY, with the help of Academy graduate Kate LaSala.
Introducing The Pet Rescue Resource
At The Academy for Dog Trainers, it is not lost on us that many dogs are relinquished to shelters for their behavior. In fact, one of our key missions is to help dogs stay in their homes. It’s unsurprising, then, that many Academy students found their way to the...