10/26/14

The Week In Tweets – 9th October 2014

The ‘Week in Tweets’ is name in the optimism that I will post a Twitter round up on a weekly basis. This time it was a bit longer than a week… It’s basically my ‘recommended reading’ list. A lot of reading to do, so get ready!

This past week (ish, kinda) we were featured on the Top 50 Pet Blogs.

Over the next few months, I’ll be tagging some topics with ‘NDTF’. This is to cluster topics relevant to my recent Certificate III in Dog Training and Behaviour. I hope that if I tag future posts with NDTF, this will help future students in the subject.

Spike, one of Leema Rescue’s current dogs available for adoption. More details on Spike here.

Tweet of the Week

A very personal post from Darren titled “How compassion fatigue infiltrated my life“. While I haven’t got to the point of sharing my own story, needless to say, Darren’s story struck-a-chord with me. While it’s easy to see how the sheltering system does wrong by pets, it’s harder to see the very powerful impact the sheltering system has on humans. As always, the “Tweet of the Week” is the story you should read if you read nothing else.

Rescue and Sheltering

Shelter Solutions from Time4Dogs.

From Saving Pets: Izzy (and her little family), Australian rescue news, For those new to animal shelter reform, and Council shoots dog, dumps body, blames dog.

Sanctuary of Sorrow: Animals rescued from deplorable conditions.

US couple jailed for trying to save cat.

Excellent adoption promo video by the SPCA of Wake Country.

Dog Training and Behaviour

Impressive Feeding Routine.

Sterotypical dogs: repetitive and pointless?

Good Collar – Positive Reinforcement Dog Collar.

How to love your dog – it’s not what you think!

Crash Course Psychology Preview (so not specifically dog training, but).

Health

The Ongoing Heartworm Controversy.

Dr Becker: The truth about spaying and neutering.

Hip Dysplasia; Common questions answered surrounding the illness.

Dog Breeds and Breeding

Puff the Magic Hund Dog from Time4Dogs.

Shakes and wails ’bout puppy dog tails.

Study shows purebred dogs not more sickly than mixed breeds.

K9 Online February 2014.

The Human-Animal Bond

Is caring for animals good for young people’s social development? from Companion Animal Psychology.

Boys in custody help care for pups.

Destruction of greyhounds distresses vet students.

Other Dog/Animal Stuff

Why the best dog seat belt may not be the best for your dog.

I’m so glad I had the camera! from Eileen and Dogs.

Brooks’ Books – Dogs to the rescue and giveaway.

The star coat pattern in foxes: what does it have to do with tameness?

Adelaide, remember when Samorn the elephant and George the orangutan lived at the zoo?

Instagram

Odie had a good meet.

Rue and Myrtle. Friends.

Now called Bouncer. Available for adoption soon!

Rakow is looking for a home!

Feel sorry for the chicken that laid that.

Hannah before going in for desexing today.

09/17/14

The Week in Tweets – 17th September 2014

First, Clover performing a dancing demo at the Royal Adelaide Royal Show! She later went on to compete with this routine, and got a pass and first in her class!

Tweet of the Week

ThatMutt made a post called “Is it okay to love a pet that hasn’t been abused?“. It’s a great commentary on some of the frustrations I feel working in rescue. I post a 9 year old dog (great mellow older girl!) to have comments along the lines of ‘Who could dump a dog after 9 years of love?’ – not focussed on finding her a great new home. While this article doesn’t go into it, I also get frustrated where people describe behaviours from their pet and conclude that this is because of abuse or neglect (hot tip: it’s probably lack of socialisation). So this post is my tweet of the week this week.

Dog Science

This article was close to being my tweet of the week too: Genome of longest-living cancer: 11,000-year-old living dog cancer reveals its origin, evolution. Mostly because I have an uncanny interest in canine venereal disease.

From Stanley Coren (Psychology Today): Is a dog’s head shape related to his intelligence?

From RetrieverMan: The first dogs were derived from ancient European wolves.

Acculturation – perception of breed differences in behavior of the dog.

Dogs recognize familiar faces from images.

From DogZombie: The star coat pattern in foxes: what does it have to do with tameness?

Animal Rescue, Rehoming, and Sheltering

This one, from Wisconsin Watchdog, was also a close runner for Tweet of the Week: What MIGHT you accomplish if you let go of your fears? This article challenges groups hesitant to adopt out pets because of what might happen – and therefore prevent animals from going to new homes.

From Saving Pets: For those new to animal shelter reform.

Backyard Breeding is the Blight of the Horse Industry.

From Companion Animal Psychology: The street dogs of Bangkok.

From Border-Wars: Killing for a Myth.

Abandoned dog with crooked legs get second chance to walk again.

Brent from the KC Dog Blog: On imagery, adoption events and celebrating success.

Putting our best face forward.

Dog Training and Behaviour

From K9Pro: 10 Reasons to Crate Train Your Dog.

From Denise Fenzi: How to get a recall.

What is my dog trying to tell me?

Fun Dog Stuff

Run Walter Run! (video)

Norwegian association of the blind – could have been worse (video)

The Diagram of Dogs

The day ‘dog vomit’ slime mold invaded my front yard.

The Writer’s Dog: Brooks’ Books – Dogs to the rescue and giveaway.

Other Dog Stuff

Coyote vs greyhound: One man’s sport.

Experiment for treats (for dogs with dietary restrictions).

Fatal crash (for humans and canines) at Lake Boga.

Poor Shaggy didn’t turn out as expected.

Guide to buying a dog ethically.

Take it all off!

Campaspe Working Dogs.

Cat Stuff

Kitty Cams – What ARE our cats doing outside?

GoPro: Fireman Saves Kitten.

Raglan cat killings ‘annihilate’ local birdlife.

From SavingPets: Good one #WACatLaws!

Other Animal Stuff

A slaughterhouse nightmare: Psychological harm suffered by slaughterhouse employees and the possibility of redress through…

Heredity: Crash Course Biology #9

Behind the scenes of the red crab migration – Christmas Island 2012.

Personal Stuff – Dogs on Instagram

Couldn’t have a smaller couch.

It’s (almost) show time.

Rue tired after a day at the Royal.

Landy, if you’re hot, maybe don’t lay in the sun?

My Clover Bean.

Keira. 9 years old and available for adoption.

How many wrinkles can you count?

Had to buy this stupid card because it has a border terrier on it.

Personal Stuff – Non Doggy! (ish)

Tegan and Jesse’s Wedding.

RA&HS Archives at the AdelaideRoyal Show.

Australian Red Cross Centenary event!

07/6/14

The Week in Tweets – 3rd July 2014

The ‘Week in Tweets’ is name in the optimism that I will post a Twitter round up on a weekly basis. This sometimes happens, and sometimes it doesn’t. But here’s everything we’ve tweeted about for the last few weeks. It’s basically my ‘recommended reading’ list.

Was really excited when I saw that Team Dog featured one of our blog posts on Facebook. Amazing!

Tweet of the Week

My favourite share of the week is the post titled “6 things you’re doing wrong in behavior modification“. My favourite being the rule ‘You’re being too stingy’. This is a serious problem! I am constantly reassuring my training clients that they’re not going to do any damage from feeding – but they may by not feeding. Too much food has never caused a behavioural problem! Of course, the other 5 things are good too.

Rescue and Sheltering

Pet Adoption Videos That Don’t Make Me Want to Kill Myself from Will My Dog Hate Me.

‘Rescues’ are overwhelming the veterinary industry.

100 very fetching dogs from Ruthless Photography.

The terrible, awful, heartbreaking story of Zeus from Saving Pets.

Training and Behaviour

DIY Wobble Board For Your Dog.

What’s an Antecedent Arrangement? from Eileen and Dogs.

Do Dogs Know The Difference Between Dogs and Other Animals? from Psychology Today.

Littermate syndrome: The risky downside to raising sibling puppies.

Train your dog while watching TV from Robin K Bennett.

Dog Breeds and Breeding

Fraser Island Dingoes from Ruthless Photography.

Huffington Post in a huff over mongrels.

Breeder Comparison Matrix.

Cool and Fun Stuff

What’s The Oldest Tree in the World?

The Non Swimming Dog.

Cute Animal Video.

Making Dog Hair Sweaters.

Swiss government bans rollkur.

Instagram

Phoebe eating chicken poo off my shoes.

06/26/14

The Week in Tweets – 25th June 2014

Phoebe – one of the current rescue dogs available for adoption. Find out more about Phoebe.

Tweet of the Week

It’s tax time! So PetRescue is running their annual campaign to encourage tax-deductable donations. PetRescue is a great resource for Australian rescues. Read more: The lives of more rescue pets are depending on us.

Domestication, Breeds and Breeding

The Wolf in the Dog House and How Accurate are Dog Breed DNA Tests? from Terrierman.

The Hierarchy of Border Collie Smugness from Border-Wars.

Marginal Breeders.

Genomes of modern dogs and wolves provide new insights on domestication.

Dog Science

How your dog protects you from getting allergic.

Aggressive behaviour in dogs: a survey of UK dog owners.

Do dogs with baby expressions get adopted sooner, and what does it say about domestication?, Do children benefit from animals in the classroom? and The Posts of the Year 2013 from Companion Animal Psychology.

Under pressure: Harness for guide dogs must suit both dog, owner.

Rescue, Sheltering and Welfare

Compulsory cat registration in QLD – an expensive flop. and Business as usual. from Saving Pets.

Beloved dog killed three days before letter from council.

Garland Country, AR struggles with the after effects of breed specific law.

Rescuing Riley, puppy rescued from 350′ deep slot canyon.

Lindsay’s Column: What does ‘no kill’ really mean?

Training and Behaviour

The Problem of Self-Reinforcing Behavior from Terrierman.

Dog training: Ways to use hand targeting.

22 rear end awareness exercises for dogs (video).

Epic recall failure from Denise Fenzi.

The Dog Whisperer is No Longer Relevant.

House and Crate Training.

Is lip licking beagle a threat to baby?

Other Animal Stuff

On ethics and zoos.

Border Terriers on My Instagram

Phoebe post desexing.

Breaker being scruffy.

Other Dogs of My Instagram

Bailee takes herself into her crate to sleep, after chasey with Landy.

Hemi!

05/26/14

The Week in Tweets – 14th May 2014

The ‘Week in Tweets’ is name in the optimism that I will post a Twitter round up on a weekly basis. This sometimes happens, and sometimes (like this time) it doesn’t. But here’s everything we’ve tweeted about for the last few weeks. It’s basically my ‘recommended reading’ list.

Kelso is waiting for his new home. He’s our current foster dog! Read more about Kelso.

Tweet of the Week

This is one of my favourite readings on bringing a puppy into a new home. There is a rhetoric that puppies should be allowed to ‘cry it out’, otherwise you’ll be rewarding their crying and so create an ongoing problem. I argue if you let your puppy cry it out, you have in itself developed a habit of crying when left alone – bad habit!

Dr Rachel Casey more pitches her post ‘How puppies become anxious ‘home alone’ dogs‘ at the psychological level, but reaches a similar conclusion. I think this is one of the must reads for new puppy owners, and I have included it in my new puppy owners resource list.

Dog Bites

One of my niche areas is dog and child safety (and, indeed, my business is based on this). So it comes as no surprise that I present some dog bite resources this week.

Danger! Or: The worst can happen to any of us from aggression expert Jim Crosby.

National Canine Research Council Preliminary 2014 Updates on Dog Bite-Related Fatalities

Infant Swings and Dog bite Risk: National Dog Bite Prevention Week

Can fatal dog attacks be prevented?

Dog Training and Behaviour

Do you know what the canine hip nudge behavior means? by Roger Abrantes.

More than just training: Changing your lifestyle to change your reactive dog from Crystal Thompson at Reactive Champion.

Ferren dog low stress vet practice by Jade Foundation of Animal Behaviour Matters.

Designing stress studies, part 1: what do you sample? from Jessica Perry Hekman at Dog Zombie.

Sound masking for reactive dogs from Eileen at Eileen and Dogs.

Religious Dogmatism or Meet Carrie’s Mom by Leonard Cecil.

Why I train dogs the way I train dogs by Robin K Bennet.