Hi everyone! I know I haven’t written in a while -that wasn’t by choice. I’ve just been terribly busy. Since I last updated this blog, my hospital passed it’s AAHA accreditation evaluation -a distinction held by less than 15% of animal hospitals in the U.S. We are also about to start a major construction project, [...]
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Can’t buy me love
Score one for the good guys.
The following article was sent to me by a client this morning. Good to finally hear that action is being taken against some of these people…
Cuomo Busts Puppy Salesmen
By BARBARA LEONARD
MINEOLA (CN) – Queens-based pet dealers use bait-and-switch tactics to sell unfit dogs, and violate
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Can we be everything for everyone?
I had this conversation with a friend of mine last week. He owns a local dog training company. No, that’s an understatement. He owns and operates the largest dog training company in the New York Tri-State area. Since the collapse of the economy, his business has suffered –not because dog don’t need to be trained, [...]
Positive Reinforcement of Good Behavior
While doing end-of-year employee reviews, it occurred to me that I’m a big hypocrite. All day long, I tell pet owners to reward good behavior and ignore attention seeking behavior. Actually, my exact words are usually “If she gets it right, throw her a party.” But I don’t treat my
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