NEW FERAL DOG HANDLING COURSE IN MASSACHUSETTS, May 26-27

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching a two day humane feral dog handling course in Springfield, Massachusetts specifically for the animal control officer, shelter worker, and disaster responder.  This is the most extensive course in handling fearful dogs. This is an essential course for professionals addressing hoarding cases, responding to disasters, [...]

What Would You Like to See?

I have just returned from teaching a course at the California Wolf Center.  It was a great success with a full class and a lot of inspired “students” who are really professionals.  Two participants were so excited  they are working hard to host one of my feral dog humane capture courses in the Seattle area.  [...]

Physical Restraint for Dogs. Part 1 The Scruff

Around the world, feral or street dogs are often handled strictly with equipment such as snare poles or nets.  In India, I once trained some great young men who were dog catchers for a spay/neuter program who had never touched a dog!  They had only caught and transported street dogs with nets. They were great [...]

Feral Dog Capture and the Energy of Conflict

Feral dog capture and handling is challenging and often intimidating.  TNR (Trap/Neuter/Release) programs around the world struggle with this.   A vast number of these programs dedicated to animal welfare, with good intentions, actually create more suffering from their capture, handling, and transport methods. While sometimes the struggle with the dogs is unintentional, some animal control [...]