Carly Loyer Davis, BA Part One of this article pointed out that the proposed breed-specific legislation for the City of Seattle is ambiguous and uncertain in designating which dogs it should apply to. But even if the City works out this knot, the legislation creates further problems. Some of the restrictions on these breeds present… [Read More]
Seattle’s Proposed Breed Specific Legislation
Carly Loyer Davis, BA, CPDT Companion Animal Solutions believes that breed bans are a bad idea for a number of reasons. Instead of discussing this broad topic in a general way, I decided to get a copy of Seattle’s proposed breed ban legislation. I found so many vague and problematic issues with Seattle’s proposed legislation… [Read More]
Pet Positive: Gentler Methods of Dog Training Come to Seattle
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT Seattle Woman Magazine featured me and one of my clients for an article in their February issue titled Pet Positive: Gentler Methods of Dog Training Come to Seattle. The magazine did a very nice job of comparing and contrasting traditional (coercion based) methods of dog training with the positive reinforcement based… [Read More]
KOMO-TV Interviews Me About Cesar Millan
Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB It’s been an interesting week. Last Friday, a local trainer and colleague, Grisha Stewart of Ahimsa Dog Training contacted me to ask if I would discuss Cesar Millan’s techniques with a reporter from KOMO-TV here in Seattle. To see video of the piece broadcast by KOMO-TV, click here, or click on… [Read More]