Archives for September 2010

Who or what is your favorite animal training source?

So, instead of writing a post for you, I am asking you to chime in.

I want to know:

  • Who is your favorite animal trainer? (Please include where he or she is and the methods they use and how you found the company.)
  • Is he or she a member of a professional organization? (If so, which ones?)
  • Who is your favorite animal behaviorist? (Please include where he or she is and the methods they use and how you found the company.)
  • Is he or she a member of a professional organization? (If so, which ones?)
  • What are your top three animal behavior and/or animal training books? (List the author.)

I have a few reasons for asking this but before I get into it, I want to hear from you.

Please note all comments are moderated and will be posted once reviewed.

Also take note that on this series of questions I am going to wait a bit until a variety of comments are in–this means that I am going to delay approval in the moderation queue so your answer might not appear right away.

Why? Because there are a variety of opinions and I don’t want to influence or to deter anyone from chiming in.

Okay, ready? Simply post your comment below.

Pet Travel Safety (Cars)

Although this is a cute video, it illustrates just what can happens when you travel with unrestrained pets.

You’ll find links to products and other information in articles I’ve written about before such as car travel hazards .

I also talked about canine car ride crimes .

In fact, I just had a discussion over pet care safety with a pal who always allows her pets to roam around in her vehicle unrestrained.

There is no good reason for it and you’ll be shocked to know that of the 29 million or so people who travel with pets, only about 20% use some sort of restraint!

Don’t be one of them.

Also, don’t be a pet owner that leaves your pet in a car while you run a quick errand.

In just three minutes the heat in a car can increase by 13 degrees or more.

You can put the life of your pet in danger in only a few minutes.

Don’t believe it?

Watch this video over at my post on how fast can your pet die in a car?