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Donate to Healing Companions to Transform the Lives of Both Dogs and Humans [by Navily Zhen] Why donate to Healing Companions? Healing Companions puts an immense effort into providing those

  [by Navily Zhen] Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs) are trained specifically to assist people with mental illnesses to live more independent, productive lives. Are they actually helpful? Research shows that

Are you aware of the harm your dog’s plastic poop bags may cause? [by Navily Zhen] By now we can understand the dangerous effects that plastic has made on our

  [by Navily Zhen] 67 million pounds of pesticides are used each year on lawns. These lawn pesticides are linked to cancer, birth defects, and reproductive effects among other consequences.

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We wanted to share this brief video of one of Penny & Lorie’s training sessions. I hope it helps those interested in our program see how we train some of

by Denise Fenzi | Jan 27, 2020 What does it mean when we say a dog is “over threshold?” It means the dog is over the optimal level of arousal to learn or

  Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Jan 21, 2020 I have a story (it gets to dogs in the end): My husband was a patient in a teaching hospital this past

  Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Jan 17, 2020 Life is busy right now. That happens – life being busy. It’s hard to keep up. Priorities have to be made

  Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Jan 13, 2020 Imagine this: You’re walking your leashed dog on a trail and you see a leashed dog approaching.  The owner tenses, pulls the

  Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Dec 31, 2019 What do you do when you predict a successful repetition in a shaping session and then, just as you are

  Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Nov 26, 2019 A friend of mine went to see an in person trainer – an excellent trainer; I know her well. That