BARKS News – July 2021
Listen to the July 2021 edition of BARKS News!
Highlights include:
Geek Week 2021 – Early Bird discount available till July 31, 2021! / Special options for shelter and rescue / Schedule now available / First scholarship tickets awarded
Upcoming Facebook Live events
This month’s Cat and ...
BARKS Podcast with Helen Phillips and Jules Morgan of The Gun Dog Trainers Academy: July 9, 2021
Helen Phillips and Jules Morgan of PPG corporate partner Gundog Trainers Academy chat about positive gundog training and the increasing demand for ethical gundog training, as well as all the great work they are doing in the UK.
Listen to Podcast here on a choice of platforms. Or simply click ...
Meet Geek Week 2021 – The Sequel
By the Pet Professional Guild
We’re Back – and Better than Ever! Geek Week: November 13-17, 2021 Early Bird Discount till July 31!
We had so much fun last year and learned so much about hosting virtual events that we only had one choice: hit the replay button to bring you Geek Week 2021 – ...
The Problem with “Furry Little Humans”
By Andrea Carne
Let’s open this discussion with the whole cats vs. dogs “thing.” Honestly, why do we continue to debate this ongoing battle of the species? Social media is filled with cartoons and memes depicting the supposedly obvious differences and, while I can enjoy the funny side as ...
5 Ways to Streamline Your Business as a Pet Professional
By PPG corporate partner, PocketSuite
One of the big lessons for pet professionals in the last year and a half is that even a pandemic doesn't have to tank your business. While many other sectors suffered, pet professionals benefited from the "pandemic puppy" trend, which created even ...
Lessons in Empathy
By Kathy Wolff
According to Wikipedia (2021), empathy is the “capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of emotional ...
Case Study: From Reactive to Relaxed
By Dr. Sheryl L. Walker
Of all my years studying animal behavior and consulting with individual clients and animal shelters, there was one case in particular that stood out, partly because it featured two incredibly dedicated guardians. Ironically, it was also one of my most complex ...
Stress-Free Car Travel with Your Dog
Just recently I've helped several owners with dogs who've developed real aversions to car travel.
Definitely this hasn't been helped by not going places in the car during lockdown. Maybe these dogs haven't set foot in the car at all but now they're expected to just jump right in. But what ...