Furry Four Paws

Monday, January 30, 2012

Deciphering the Difference Between Depression and Dog Issues

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Lately a lot of press has been given to the story of Nick Santino's suicide . Santino was an unemployed soap actor and relatively unkno...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Remedial Puppy 12 x 12 x12

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There are a lot of different theories about how much a puppy should be socialized to by different time periods. A number of dog trainers h...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Dudes Are Scary!

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I had three phone calls last Thursday about dogs that cringe, growl, or bark at men. As I ended the last phone call, I started thinking. H...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

It's all Talk, Talk, Talk

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The last few weeks, the majority of my posts have been inspired by the socialization and behavior modification plan for Shawn, a 6-8 month o...
Sunday, January 8, 2012

Look into My Eyes (Actually... Don't.)

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In Western cultures, we value eye contact as one of the most important parts of communication. In our culture, eye contact shows we are pay...

Monkey Love

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In the 1950s, Harry Harlow's experiment with infant macaques performed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison forever changed our ideas ...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Power of Routine

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What do we know to help Shawn on her journey? We know that Shawn was born in the junkyard about seven months ago. Up until last week, there...
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Melissa
After matching dogs with families as an adoption counselor and working with shelter dogs on socialization and basic obedience, Melissa realized one of the best ways to keep dogs out of rescues was to help restore the original spirit that caused dogs to bond with humans in the first place.

Melissa has been working with dogs since 2005 helping owners and dogs learn how to communicate with each other to better facilitate training and reduce the stress in their lives. Her methods are based on current research and tends to avoid dominance theory or other techniques with a limited view on dog's behavior. She received her CPDT-KA credentials in spring of 2011.

When her life hasn't gone to the dogs, Melissa volunteers for the National Disaster Animal Rescue Team, helping with emergency animal sheltering during natural disasters, puppy mill raids, and hoarding and criminal neglect or abuse cases.

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