info[at]k9services.com.auOur own Brad Griggs of Canine Services International will be doing a live Facebook Q & A session on the Pets Haven Animal Shelter Facebook page on 6th November 2014 between 7 -8PM (Melbourne daylight savings time). We were really happy to be asked, and we think it’s a terrific idea – it gives us […]
Dog Bite Prevention – CSI makes front page of Huffington Post
Our own Brad Griggs was featured heavily in this article which made front page of the weekend feature of the Huffington Post. Click here and it will take you to the story as published in the Huffington Post, as authored by Douglas Anthony Cooper. Neither the author of this blog or CSI own the story below, […]
Training Equipment – Lies That Cost Dogs Their Lives
[image_frame style=”border” align=”center”]http://www.k9services.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Pinch-Collar-Neutral.jpg[/image_frame] Any time there is a statement that a piece of equipment like a pinch collar NEVER has a place, or an ecollar NEVER has a place, then the person or organisation making such a statement is saying they would rather kill a dog than consider the application of a device. Such a […]
Punishment vs Abuse = Philosophy vs Ideology
Presented for your consideration by Brad Griggs of Canine Services International: One has to be clear about the distinction between punishment and abuse. The author of this article about a recent study has employed copious amounts of pathos in the title, a classic component of rhetoric. This is because the argument against any and all application […]
Training your dog in a different language
]It is becoming increasingly popular to train your dog in a language other than the language you speak on a daily basis. There are many advantages to choosing to train your dog in a different language – a ‘training language’ if you will. Training in a different language greatly reduces the likelihood of the dog […]
Overcoming confusion at home
Do you ever experience the frustration of family members refusing to enrol in the possibility of your dog becoming a precision trained obedience genius? Do your family members refuse to implement the same expectations as you do, or perhaps even contradict your teachings? If so then know that you aren’t alone – it happens, […]
Another dog bite fatality – dog bite prevention lessons learned?
Sound legislation, responsible canine guardianship and community education form the backbone of any effective community dog bite prevention strategy. Below is yet another tragic story that comes to us from the Philippines. The breed involved in this fatal dog bite incident is reported as being a Belgian Malinios, the same breed as the two bitches […]
Failed BSL prosecution costs over $200K?
[youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr8pJrHEBSQ” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”centre” autohide=”0″ rel=”0″ showsearch=”0″ showinfo=”0″] The following is an open letter in reply to an article that appeared in The Age on 27 January 2013. A link to the article in question can be found at the base of this letter. Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has proven to be throughly […]
Oh Heather, really?
[image_frame align=”centre” height=”500″ width=”406″] http://www.k9services.com.au/wp-content/uploads/training-equipment-variety-1.WM_-e1356046444339.jpg [/image_frame] [divider] A woman named Heather decided to make a ‘hit-and-run’ post on a facebook page we support before that calls for a common sense approach to legislation, access to and use of pinch/prong collars in Australia. Heather commented: there is nothing fantastic about this barbaric tool, honestly humans can […]
Dog laws lack bite – an open letter of reply
[image_frame style=”reflect” title = “Summer Breeze” align=”right” height=”600″ width=”403″] http://www.k9services.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Peaceful-Protest-Against-BSL-Rally-04-WM-RC-e1355739294668.jpg [/image_frame] [divider] The following letter was written as a reply to the author of a story that appeared on the news.com.au website on December 17th, 2012. There is a link to the story itself at the bottom of the article. Dear Mark, I write to […]
