Articles
The Crating Craze:
It’s impact on well-being
Crates are one of the most misused tools in the pet world. I know that’s a bold statement considering we have bits, spurs, whips, chains, prods, shock, prong and choke collars.
The Housing Crisis:
How do we get out of this mess?
A pertinent question asked by a host of a local radio show recently regarding the housing crisis in BC was, “How do we get out of this mess?” Perhaps to better understand the shortage and unaffordable housing crisis we need to look at how we got into this mess.
High Rise; High Cost; High Risk
In BC, as all over Canada, there is an insatiable demand for housing. The media is saturated with reports of record home shortages. To solve this problem, we need to understand this problem is homemade. We did this. So it can be fixed.
Escape-Proof Crates:
If They Sound Cruel, It’s Because They Are.
Many of us have been taught to embrace the benefits that crating dogs provide us. It is why many animal caregivers avoid articles like this one. We don’t want to question what has become customary and acceptable; we know instinctively, it’s not.
Are You The Pain In Your Dog’s Neck?
It doesn’t have to be one of those barbaric collars designed to inflict pain for your answer to be yes.
What is Balanced Training?
A wake up call for dog guardians.
That sweetie pie you are absolutely in love with could be about to experience the worst day(s) of his or her life. If the trainer you just left your dog with is a balanced trainer , he is probably going to be electrically shocked and violently forced into what the trainer deems is obedient behaviour. And you may never know it happened.
Ultrasonic Devices
Are they just another nasty tool to punish our dogs for talking, thinking, and feeling?
Companion animals represent a multi-billion dollar industry that has attracted no shortage of greedy players who manipulate and distort truth for financial gain, giving no thought for the lives they endanger.