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Call of the Wild or Wrong Number?

Joyce Gamsby Kesling, CDBC, CACBC — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:39:05 +0000

Take the challenge, watch the videos without the sound as instructed. Think about what you see, then watch the videos again with the volume turned on. Listen to the people in the background. Allowing children to provoke wild animals in enclosed environments is a form of animal abuse. This type of behavior may support some [...]

Brad Pattison on learned helplessness

Joyce Gamsby Kesling, CDBC, CACBC — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:01:05 +0000

I am currently slogging through Mr. Pattison`s new book on puppies and I plan to review it. So far, it`s been a slow going. I can only tolerate his ignorance in small dosages. But just so you don`t think that I`m exaggerating regarding Pattison`s ignorance I present to you 2 quotes from this book and [...]

The Russell Terrier: Another Pretender Breed

Joyce Gamsby Kesling, CDBC, CACBC — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:08:05 +0000

Beginning June 27th, the AKC will add the “Russell Terrier” to their list of breeds fit for a rosette.What’s a Russell Terrier? Like the “Parson Russell” Terrier invented before it, this dog is show ring creation cocked up by fantasists who hope to sell puppies to romantics and those eager to get in on “the ground floor” of [...]

Wanna See a Stressed Dog? Look at this Catalog Cover | mysmartpuppy.com

Joyce Gamsby Kesling, CDBC, CACBC — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:27 +0000

Our human [pattern] of approaching the ones we love and shoving our faces together to kiss is not one shared by dogs. In fact, that can be seen as rude at best and an attack at worst. Notice the direct stare from the dog to the child. Bad. That is not, what we call in the biz [...]

Fake Testicles, Facemasks, the New Level of Pet Pampering | petMD

Joyce Gamsby Kesling, CDBC, CACBC — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:50:53 +0000

NEW YORK – People and their pets often end up resembling each other, but image-obsessed Americans are taking that age-old relationship a step further, treating their four-legged friends to everything from spa facials to testicle implants.In a nation of surgically enhanced human breasts, teeth and skin, perhaps it was just a matter of time before [...]