What’s Waggin’: Spring 2024 Mixing Up Those Doodle Grooms Tips to Combat Dog Shedding Teaching Leash Etiquette for a Positive Dog Walking Experience Boost Your Efficiency with Grooming Tips to Conquer the Spring Frenzy The Benefits Of Multiple Streams Of Income The Importance of Continued Education Getting Nosy: Sniffing Exercises Can Benefit Dogs In Many Ways ABC’s Newest AMP, CTP, DOP, GIP, VAP, ZAP and SDT Graduates The post Paw Prints – Spring 2024 appeared first on Animal Behavior College ..read more

By: the Cloud Star Staff What’s a dog’s most important “tool” for collecting information about her environment?  Everyone knows it’s the nose!  Dog love to sniff – everything.  No surprise, because they’re amazingly gifted at picking up and reading scents. Just by sniffing, a dog can tell whether other dogs, critters and people have been in the area and how long ago. Dogs can detect diseases like Covid and emotional states such as fear through their noses.  And they’ve long been valuable to law enforcement for their ability to sniff out things humans can’t smell like ..read more

By: The pawTree Staff Whether you are looking to pay off debt, build an emergency fund or simply break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, having multiple streams of income increases your earning power to help you reach your specific goals. Multiple streams of income can have a major impact on your finances. Even extra income of $500 each month could go a long way toward increasing your investments — or simply paying down debt. Here are a few benefits of having multiple sources of income: Financial stability: Having multiple sources of income can help you weather financial storms ..read more

By: Shannon Tupes, Andis Global Educator With springtime quickly approaching and the weather warming up all over the country, pet parents are wanting to get rid of their pet’s longer winter coats and start the season off with a shorter, fresh style that’s easier to maintain. While some of your clients have been well-maintained throughout the winter, there are plenty who will benefit from an extreme makeover. From regular touch-ups, to an increase in de-sheds and big transformations, our tables are sure to be busy this spring! Clipper Work The key to surviving the seasonal rush is making sure ..read more

By: The Coastal Pet Products Staff Unless you’re dealing with a hairless dog, you can expect shedding to happen. Most dogs shed year-round, even single-coated, shorthaired breeds like Dobermans and Weimaraners. But it’s the wooly- and long-haired dogs that you’ve got to watch out for. These dogs are notorious for leaving tufts of hair all over their owners’ homes all year long. It’s even worse in the spring – and late fall for some breeds – when many dogs blow out their undercoats, leading to massive amounts of loose fur flying around. If you’re dealing with a dog that regularly leaves fur on ..read more

By: Jodi Murphy With so many mixed breeds coming into grooming salons it can be difficult to decide how to groom them. They all can look very different due to the differences in structure, coat type and texture. However, all dogs have the same bone structure whether they are a purebred dog or a mixed breed. The bones are just different in size and density. For example; when comparing a Chihuahua to a Great Dane; same bones…different breed. When grooming any breed it is important to follow the dog’s body structure to show off parts of the dog which will give style to the trims. A nice stylize ..read more

Pawsitively Essential: The Role of Veterinary Assistants in Pet Clinics   Making a veterinary clinic hum takes a dedicated support staff. Vets rely on their vet assistants, vet techs, and office staff to make sure their furry patients get the quality care they need to live long, healthy lives or to provide life-saving emergency care.   Without question, the jacks of all trades in a vet clinic are the veterinary assistants, who often bounce from duty to duty in every part of the facility. They assist veterinarians and vet techs in a wide variety of ways, and they are everywhere ..read more

The Complete Guide to Becoming a Veterinary Assistant If you’re weighing career paths and are looking for a vocation that allows you to help animals without requiring years of schooling, becoming a veterinary assistant is worth considering. While you will not earn as much as a veterinarian (or have to spend nearly as much time in school as one), veterinary assistants can make a decent living and still get to spend their working hours helping save lives. Dispelling Confusion Between Vet Assistants and Vet Techs There is a hierarchy among staff at vet clinics and animal hospitals. Veterinarians ..read more

By: Steven Appelbaum, ABC President & CEO Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of What’s Waggin!  Many good things are happening at Animal Behavior College, so let’s jump in.  First, I want to acknowledge all the pet industry companies that assist ABC.    Cooperation from pet companies is a familiar thing for us. Before ABC, my first company, Animal Behavior & Training Associates (ABTA), handed every one of our students an equipment list. This list contained the items most would need to take one of our group classes or private lessons. At its peak, ABTA ..read more

Congratulations to Our New ABC Certified Dog Trainers, Veterinary Assistants, Pet Groomers, Cat Trainers, Aquarium Maintenance Professionals, Zookeeper Assistants and Service Dog Trainers! June 29th, 2023 to April 30th, 2024 ABC Honor Roll Graduates Julie Jones-Thornton Lindsay Dillon Teagan Merrifield Michelle Kennedy Sonia Zarama Reva Ritter Angelique Walter Heather Pressley Sandra Weinberger Daneesha Jonescu Elizabeth Coalson Miranda Ortiz Teresa Schaal Traci Wilson Brooke Catena-Rivera Amy Fall Christina Balcom Ashley Downs Theresa Berrett Hanna Sarmina Mansfield Kathryn DeSantis Todd ..read more