Ep. 10 Reactivity in Shelter Dogs with Micheal Shikashio
In this episode Tom is joined by Aggression and reactivity expert Micheal Shikashio as they discuss some key Reactivity topics. If you found this episode useful and want to see Micheal live coaching some dog to human reactivity clients a course can be found here...
Blue the GSP
This week we are looking at Blue a beautiful German pointer who has struggled with frustration since coming into the centre. When working with frustration I always consider the 3 Rs to help develop a plan. This is how we approached the three Rs with Blue. Risk...
A Dogs Rescue Journey- Assessing Behaviour
Perhaps one of the most important aspects of rescue work is appropriate assessments, and therefore there is often a lot of attempt to improve best practice. One thing that has been identified as an important part of the assessment process is early identification of...
Evaluating Factors for Returning Dogs
Evaluating factors influencing dog post-adoptive return in a Canadian animal shelter by J R Friend and C J Bench We have previously discuss the important of gathering information and data at the point of handover or return, in order to improve the sucsess of next...
Milo the Resource Guarding Spainel
This Week we are going to discuss Milo the cocker spaniel. Milo was relinquished to a shelter and subsequently rehomed twice, in both homes he had stolen items such as socks and kids’ shoes. When the adopters tried to collect these items from Milo, he showed...
UK Cat Welfare Considerations- An Approach for the Future
With approximately 11 million pet cats in the UK, they are possibly the UK's most popular pet. In 2022, Cats Protection, the UK’s leading cat welfare organisation helped 144,000 Cats and kittens, equating to a massive 400 cats a day. Estimated numbers of cats entering...

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