Here's a cool site if you ever need to identify an owl! Kind of reminds me of playing Guess Who, but I guess it would be Guess Hoot? 🦉🤭 #owl #owls #greathornedowl #birdsky

www.owlsnearme.com

Introducing the feline of our family–meet Hershel! Adopted in 2017 and named after my favorite fictional veterinarian (Hershel Greene from TWD), he is a goofball & a handful, and a little more dog-like than most cats. He even plays fetch! #catsky #cats #catmojo

🐾 The Animal Academic merch shop is here! 📖🌟 Support my small business & force-free training with some new gear. Every purchase helps fund future projects! Check it out at animalacademic.myspreadshop.com & tag me if you grab something! 🐶✨ #TheAnimalAcademic #DogTraining #ForceFreeTraining

I support rewards-based training as the most effective and humane way to train dogs — and so does the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. 🐾

Read the full text here: avsab.org/wp-content/u... #dogtraining #dogtrainer #animalbehavior

Happy #ValentinesDay! My next #RunForPits is about a month away, and I would 💕love💕 your support! Donations help sweethearts like Chuckles get out of the shelter and find their forever love. 🫶 Doesn’t get much sweeter than that! #animalrescue #dogrescue

fundraisers.hakuapp.com/lisa-goetz

I'm always happy to answer #dogtraining questions here on Bluesky, but if you'd like to join a smaller community (+/- private Zoom sessions), consider joining my Behavior Club membership!

For details, visit theanimalacademic.com/community

#animalbehavior #dogs #dogsky #positivedogtraining

🏈 We're headed to the #PuppyBowl! Angel City Pit Bulls has two cute competitors in this year's Puppy Bowl XXI: Sergeant Pepper & Penny Lane. Watch them on Animal Planet this Sunday 2/9 at 2pm ET / 11am PT!

#puppies #animalrescue #superbowl #dogsofbluesky #puppybowlXXI

When Judith was a puppy, I gave her some verbal praise while she ate, pointed out kibbles she missed on the floor, and sometimes tossed food/treats into her bowl. Mostly, I gave her space – but if I approached her, she got a reward out of the interaction. #DogTraining #DogsofBluesky

Love to finally see this meter in the green. The system has been especially overwhelmed over the last three years, and shelters have been consistently over capacity – but rescues and residents have come together to create more available space for wildfire relief. #losangeles #animalrescue

If you want to feel better about the world, volunteer. Your volunteer work may not be a direct response to what's upsetting you, just do something to make your community better. Yesterday I groomed horses and assisted with therapeutic equine lessons. 🐴🧡 #horses #horsesky #equinetherapy #volunteer

Six weeks from today, I'm running my 3rd #LABig5k to raise funds for #AngelCityPitBulls! I've volunteered, fostered, & fund-raised for ACPB, and my girl Judith is an Angel City alumna. Please join me in supporting their work at the link below! 💓 #AnimalRescue #LosAngeles

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"Since our dogs already know who’s the boss, there’s no need to resort to severe displays of dominance when they misbehave. Instead, Wynne suggests positive reinforcement training, which teaches dogs to associate desired actions with rewards." #dogs #ethology

news.asu.edu/20210805-dis...

I let her pick a stuffed toy that's been in the box a while and destroy it. 😂 Low effort for me, and puts us both in a better mood!

Want to meet some of my regulars? Barker came on as a dog walking client, while I was enrolled in #VictoriaStilwellAcademy. At first I referred out for #DogTraining (reactivity, hand-shyness, lots of stalling on walks), but after a few weeks I had learned enough to make progress with him myself.

I've noticed improvement w/ my cats when I cut out kibble. For my dogs, there's a magical shampoo that helps promote a healthy skin barrier. Finding the right home humidity level can also help – my pup had an itchy flare with the dry air in LA, and this was our situation for a couple days..

I'm Lisa, a certified positive dog trainer in Los Angeles. 👋 I've worked in the animal field for 17 years, and just applied to veterinary school – with interests in integrative medicine, behavior, and research. Looking forward to connecting with fellow pet parents & animal nerds. 🤓 🐕

you found a treasure! I think I found about 4 from my pup and still have them – usually caught them hanging off her lip when she was playing with her toys.