Wednesday, 18 February 2009
We humans can barely handle accurate criminal interrogations. Human interrogators can induce innocent people to confess to crimes they didn't commit. There is an eerie parallel to canine behavior evaluations. ...
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
A Toronto dog trainer has been fined $2,000 for apparantly injuring a dog in her charge. The local SPCA says the dog showed signs of being dragged and over exercised, as well as sufferering symptoms of ...
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
From www.sfspca .org:
San Francisco , Nov 19 2009:
The San Francisco SPCA Board of Directors today announced that Jan McHugh-Smith will resign as president, effective upon completion of her contract ...
Friday, 20 November 2009
Corrected, see highlights
My various electronic devices have been beeping steadily and are packed with messages expressing concern about the Academy’s future, and mine. I appreciate your support. I will ...
Friday, 02 October 2009
The mission of The San Francisco SPCA is to save and protect animals, to provide care and treatment, to advocate for their welfare and to enhance the human-animal bond. ...
Saturday, 30 May 2009
BSL - Breed Specific Legislation - Is your dog safe?
Boston Terriers a dangerous breed?
Drayton Michaels, SFSCPA Academy for Dog Trainers graduate, has produced a short clip highlighting problems and ...
Saturday, 30 May 2009
... contributing to the core mission of the San Francisco SPCA . “ … to save and protect animals, to provide care and treatment, to advocate for their welfare and to enhance the human-animal bond.” This is ...
Thursday, 28 May 2009
... articles about airline accidents outnumbered other causes. Adjusted to a per-death basis, airline accident articles appeared sixty times more than AIDS and eight thousan d times more than cancer. The airline ...
Sunday, 24 May 2009
SFSPCA Academy for Dog Trainers Graduate, Drayon Michaels has produced the The Pit Bull Hoax is an educational DVD. Its intended purpose is to remove existing Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) from the ...
Monday, 18 May 2009
Almudena Ortiz Cué of C.H.A.C.O Dog Training & Behavior Consulting hosts a free seminar called "Dogs at play."
Almudena will discuss different types of dog play, how to be safe at the dog park, how ...
Friday, 15 May 2009
What the first day of the SF/SPCA Acdemy for Dog Trainers is like. This is a course segment designed by instructor John Buginas. The academy is directed by Jean Donaldson. Instructors include John, Janis ...
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Chicago, Carmel, Seattle, New york. Nothing close to San Francisco .
From Toptenz: Looking to travel and not sure where you and your family, including your four legged family member, should go? Picking ...
Thursday, 07 May 2009
SFSPCA Academy for Dog Trainers graduate releases trailer for Pit Bull movie on You Tube. A short trailer for The Pit Bull Hoax DVD. Dispelling myths about Pit Bulls and educating the public and polliticians ...
Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Mikkel Becker is blogging her San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers experiences at http://www.petconnection.com/blog/ . She is a student of the Academy's April 2009 class.
Mikkel is an evaluator ...
Thursday, 23 April 2009
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is increasing its presence in social networking and blogs.
The San Francisco SPCA Facebook page is being promoted.
You can follow ...
Saturday, 18 April 2009
... to my clients that dogs, like all animals (including us humans) do “what works.” They do all they can to get more of what they want and avoid anything unpleasan t. If you and your hubby smother Sophie, ...
Saturday, 18 April 2009
The latest edition of the CHACO Chimes is available. The Chimes is published by SF/SPCA Academy Grad Almudena Ortiz Cué.This issue features training tips, article about Canine Freestyle, as well a nutritional ...
Thursday, 16 April 2009
... Hotel, San Francisco , California Died August 2, 1923
Despite the misgivings of a physician, his personal homeopath let him do arduous tasks and speak in the heat. When he had a bout of food poisoning, ...
Sunday, 29 March 2009
... does not operate an adoption shelter. PETA employees make no discernible effort to find homes for the thousan ds of pets they kill every year. Last year, the Center for Consumer Freedom petitioned Virginia’s ...
Friday, 27 March 2009
