Pets and Their People

10/26/2025

safety tips to help kids and pets stay Doggone Safe! 🎃

10/24/2025

🌠New blog post and resource!
"Pet care companies should have these core pet care duties documented... to ensure a standard level of minimum care..." - The Pet Professional Guild Pet Care Division
Read more here:

This resource is a product of the PPG Pet Care Division Team: Kat Frizzell, CPPS, FFCP, PFACCI, PLBS; Kristi Jones, CPDT-KA, CBCC-KA, CET; and Roxanne

10/23/2025

You're Invited! ⭐️Facebook Live⭐️
Over the past few months, PPG’s Pet Care Division team (Kat Frizzell, Kristi Jones, and Roxanne Dockter) has been developing new resources geared toward pet owners.
🎉Join PPG's first Pet Care Divisional Meetup, where they will discuss the content of these new resources.
🤓Because of the importance of this information, this meeting is open to the general public to join on Zoom or watch it live-streamed via The Pet Professional Guild page.

10/22/2025

October PPG Advocacy Panel: Kind Alternatives to the Use of Shock Collars & Aversives

10/20/2025

Would You Know If Your Dog Was in Pain?
In the latest Pets and Their People blog post, Erika Liljefelt, who runs Relax, Rover and serves as the Team Leader for Behavior Team of the Bay Area, CA, explores our ability as humans to recognize pain in dogs.
Read more:

“Your dog wouldn’t be able to run like that if she was in pain.”

10/19/2025

Whether you’re building enrichment plans for clients or enhancing your own dog’s day-to-day life, this session will provide the tools and insights to make enrichment a behavioral must-have.
'Thriving Together—The Role of Enrichment in Behavior Wellness' - with Louise Stapleton-Frappell of The DogSmith of Estepona
Day: October 22, 2025⏰Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM ET
Register today: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/thriving-together-the-role-of-functional-enrichment-in-behavior-wellness-with-louise-stapleton-frappell/
PPG Member cost: $20 with discount code
Non-member cost: $30

10/18/2025

ICYMI....Halloween Tips for People with Pets
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/pet-owners/pets-and-their-people/pets-and-their-people-blog/halloween-tips-for-people-with-pets/
"If a dog runs at you while out trick-or-treating, stand still and “Be A Tree” (hold your hands folded in front of you with your eyes looking at your feet). The dog will probably sniff you and move on. Wait for the dog’s guardian or another adult to come and get the dog before you turn away. If no adult is around, wait for the dog to go away." - Don Hanson, founder of Force Free Pets

Halloween can be very scary for our pets and very dangerous.

10/17/2025

"Every dog deserves to feel safe, understood, and supported — not shocked, choked, or intimidated into silence." - Tasha Attwood of Mutts & Mischief Holistic Dog Education and Behaviour Services

I’ve proudly signed the Pet Professional Guild’s Shock-Free Pledge because I believe learning should never come through fear or pain. Every dog deserves to feel safe, understood, and supported — not shocked, choked, or intimidated into silence.

The pledge is a promise to uphold kindness and evidence-based practice, recognising that behaviour change rooted in trust lasts far longer than anything built through fear. It’s also a reminder that as professionals and guardians, we have a shared duty to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.

By standing shock-free, we stand for compassion, science, and the emotional wellbeing of every dog.

10/15/2025

A live chat with Dr. Zazie Todd and Dr. Eduardo Fernandez.

10/13/2025

FREE & Open to the Public!
October PPG Advocacy Panel: Kind Alternatives to the Use of Shock Collars & Aversives
October 22, 2025 ⏰12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (ET)
View the live feed on The Pet Professional Guild page.
Or access this event using Zoom by registering here:
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/october-ppg-advocacy-panel-kind-alternatives-to-the-use-of-shock-collars-aversives/
Think about the purchasing power you, the pet guardian, have.

10/11/2025

ICYMI - Is Walking the Dog a Dreaded Chore?
"Up your pace and walk a bit faster for them; use a long leash attached to the chest; and most importantly let them sniff!" - Claire Clark, owner of Soul Dog Training Training
Read more: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/pet-owners/pets-and-their-people/pets-and-their-people-blog/is-walking-the-dog-a-dreaded-chore/

One of the biggest complaints I hear as a trainer is that dogs pull, are reactive toward people, or toward other dogs.