Finalists announced – Best Business Women Awards 2021
ππ π°πΆππΆπ»π΄ π»π²ππ! It’s just been announced that I’m a finalist in the 2021 Best Business Women Awards for the following two categories: ANIMAL SERVICES and BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE. Founded in 2015 by multi-award winning entrepreneur Debbie Gilbert, the Best…
WINNER: The Pet Parent Pledge – initiative
Great news Back in April ’21, a group initiative called the #petparentpledge was announced between The Modern Dog Trainer, the…
Self-awareness in animals
The most common test of self-awareness is the βmirror testβ developed by Gallup in 1970, originally using chimpanzees. The…
Pet grief β it hurts
Pet-keeping is one of the closest forms of human-animal interaction in Western society. Although owner-pet relationships may stem from genetically…
Bird ringing with Gary Beckett & Paul Watts
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, I wanted to highlight the great work done by many volunteers in conservation. That’s…
Domestic violence and its links with pets
In 2016, The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) released figures that showed an estimated 1.8 million adults aged 16…
Deception in dogs
A new study by Heberlein et al. (2017) suggests dogs have the ability to deceive. Honesty in animal signals is…
Playing With Your Dog will help any dog owner work out the games that are best suited for their pet to play throughout his life, from puppyhood to old age. The book also shares some tricks for all ages, group activities, and recommended toys that dogs will enjoy.