Hannah Gillihan is a Certified Dog Trainer at Zoom Room Dog Training, a destination for pet parents to play, learn and develop communication skills to deepen their connection with their pup. Negative, ...

Hard to believe that a dog training organization that seeks to set licensing standards for dog trainers is willing to accept the use of shock collars. Dog trainer Zak George explains why that is ...

The way we live is often mirrored by how our companion animals live. One example of this the increasing electronification of our dogs and cats. Some of these electronic pet products are arguably quite ...

A slippery slope may sound like an icy patch where you slip and slide, but people use it to refer to situations in which deciding to do something can lead to further actions with undesirable ...

Petco is showing dog “shock” collars the door, pulling the zapping devices from its shelves in-store and online. The national pet supply chain announced Tuesday that it would no longer sell “human- ...

If you consult Merriam-Webster, the word “aversive” means “tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus.” Does that sound like a training method you’d want to use on your ...

At first glance, your dog’s collar may look like a benign piece of equipment that encircles the neck. What harm can it really do? After all, a collar—plus a leash—is one of the first accessories that ...

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker is facing online backlash after a clip of his dog yelping during a livestream went viral, sparking suspicions that Piker was using a shock collar. Piker has denied the ...