Newsy Items of Interest

Paw In Hand will be featured on Shaw TV The Express starting Tuesday October 20th until Monday October 26th.

Maren and her dogs Opal and Trixie were part of the Superdogs at the PNE this past summer. They hope to be part of the team again in 2010!

I freely admit that I am guilty of anthropomorphizing (applying human attributes to animals) but when people anthropomorphize and make excuses for their dogs’ behaviour without training them then it is not helpful to the dogs’ wellbeing or the relationship.

AVSAB is concerned with the recent re-emergence of dominince theory and forcing dogs and other animals into submission as a means of preventing and correcting behaviour problems....

With the recent popularity of a television show about problem dogs, the controversy over which methods are the most humane and effective ways to address behavior problems in dogs has been renewed and is dividing dog lovers all over the world.

The new movie, "Marley and Me" about an exhuberant Labrador Retriever, and based on the book by John Grogan, has brought a lot of attention from the movie going and animal behavior worlds. The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviour (AVSAB) has issued a press release regarding the film and some of the issues the movie presents in terms of managing behavior problems.