May 4th, 5th and 6th I will be in Prescott Arizona at the Yavapai Humane Society for a 3 day workshop / seminar with staff, volunteers and management teaching our Shelter Rescue Program. The focus of this workshop is a better understanding canine behaviors through training and evaluations and how best to save more lives. I have been to YHS …
Temperament Testing Dogs -an Excuse to Kill?
Recently there seems to be much attention on temperament testing dogs in shelters here in LA. The controversy is necessary because of the implications to the innocent- the shelter dogs. In short, temperament testing a dog involves putting a dog through a series of tests to see if he will bite. There is a lot more to it than that, …
To Test or Not To Test
That is the dilemma facing shelters throughout the country. Of course I am talking about the temperament testing dogs. It is such a heated debate between shelters and animal rights advocates that taking a stance is certain to ostracize you from one or the other. The truth is that both sides have valid points. Shelters are always asked about the …