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Pets, Especially Dog Adoption, is Increasing Due to the Coronavirus

Page Reads: 4,561 Pets, Especially Dog Adoption, is Increasing Due to the Coronavirus During the coronavirus we have seen where many shelters, due to employee and volunteer shortage are suspending or restricting pet adoption. “In California, where a shelter-in-place order is in effect, needy animals are pouring into rescue centers even as adoption programs are temporarily halted,” said Karalyn Aronow, Vice President of Operations at the East Bay SPCA. Reported

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MINGKI: Extremely Skittish & Unpredictable ‘Meat Dog’

Over 20,000 dogs rescued…Mingki was the one dog no one in Los Angeles could train in 4 months.

It took James Tsai 36 hours to do the “impossible”.

Of all the trainers and behaviorists in North America this well-known foundation had at their disposal, James Tsai was the one they reached out for help.

Is Treat Training A Dangerous Dog Counter-Intuitive?

Consider LIMA/Skinner predicating treat training dysfunctional dogs as uncogent. Okay? We give the reactive dog treats expecting (eventual) compliance. Yet nowhere in the entire canine species is food used as a communication device much less as a reward fiat

Yet that’s the litmus test on whether an aggressive dog lives or dies.

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Axel: Dangerous German Shepherd

Page Reads: 4,840 Meet Axel the German Shepard, 6 year old male deemed by animal control as ‘Dangerous’ with lifetime muzzle order and 6-side cage (4 sided fence, solid floor, enclosed top). Axel has dangerous dog aggression on and off leash, severe reactivity, bitten family and friends, including in the face, without warning. He exhibited the severe terms of fear reactive, insecurity and dog and people aggression. He is physically

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Gordon: Disabled 7 Month Puppy

Page Reads: 7,197 😥 Gordon is a seven month old Bulldog, paralyzed when he was pulled by his hind legs by the backyard breeder. Dumped because he’s paralyzed and considered severely aggressive. His rescue was told that to downtrain this Bulldog to be petted, held AND picked up in one session is impossible. It’s agreed it’s beyond the skill set of the ‘best of the best’ master dog trainers. Animal

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