Check out this video showing how I trained Bentley, a foster cat, to have his nails trimmed without restraint! He came to me after being a bite/scratch case when he was scared and over-handled. After only a week of consistent work I was able to trim the nails on one paw at a time without restraint - or complaint! - from Bentley who became a willing participant in the process! Remember the Power of Choice! #cat #nailtrim #positivereinforcement #training #behaviormodification

I have a post card I bought years ago while I was at a seminar about canine behavior. It reads, "Trust your crazy ideas." I keep it in my desk and look at it often. I also have a candle holder that reminds me to "Believe When It's Beyond Reason to Believe" in my office. I keep it where I see it daily. Those reminders were fresh in my mind the day I was introduced to Ares. As the story goes, Ares was carried into a shelter by a Good Samaritan who claimed to have found him on t

Walking past kennels full of dogs who had recently been confiscated in a raid on several locations in Western New York suspected of dog fighting, one kennel had a resident that was a bit different than the others. A tiny puppy was curled up inside a small carrier inside the kennel. Barely 6 weeks old, this small lump of wrinkly skin was found at a location where several adult dogs were confiscated. I could only imagine what the first few weeks of her life had been like. Regar