#PPGSummit: Follow the Force-Free Summit on Social Media!
The first-ever PPG Force-Free Summit is set to be an incredible learning and networking opportunity for all attendees. Keep an eye on PPG’s public Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PetProfessionalGuild and Twitter feed, www.twitter.com/PetGuild, as we will be posting pictures and presentation highlights as well as tweeting live from the event.
PPG Releases Online Summit Guide
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PG has released the official guide for its inaugural educational Summit, taking place in Tampa, Florida from November 11-13, 2015. The guide includes every detail visiting delegates might need to know, including a range of information on the local area, as well as the Summit schedule, presenter biographies, venues, accommodation and extra curricular activities. The guide has been designed to be environmentally friendly, and is thus only available online in pdf format.
PPG Launches Second Educational Handout
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he PPG Advocacy Committee has released its second educational initiative, The Myth of The Wagging Tail. Designed to educate members of the general public that a wagging tail does not necessarily always guarantee friendliness or a happy mood state, the handout contains detailed descriptions of the possible variants, accompanied by a number of clear illustrations. Here is a small excerpt: One of the most common misperceptions about dogs is the myth that a wagging tail means a dog is happy. While dogs do indeed wag their tails when they are happy, they also use them to communicate various feelings. Dogs are a non-verbal species and, while barking can sometimes be used to communicate, they mostly rely on body language to “talk” to us and other animals. As such, they use many parts of their body such as eyes, ears, lips, musculature, and also their tails to transmit information. Download the full PDF at: www.petprofessionalguild.com /Resources/Documents/Advocacy%20Handouts/Handout%202 %20Myth%20of%20Tail%20Waggin.pdf
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New T-Shirt Design for PPG Summit
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he inaugural PPG Summit taking place this month in Florida will have its own exclusive t-shirt design, courtesy of Denise O’Moore of Mighty Dog Graphics. The design features PPG’s new No Pain, No Force, No FearTM tagline, complete with an emphasis on the all important +R. PPG professional members can download the tagline artwork from www.petprofessionalguild.com /Graphic-Artwork for their own personal use. There is also a version with the PPG logo that can be downloaded from www.petprofessionalguild.com/PPGLogouse.
PPG Singapore Raises the Bar
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PG Singapore’s steering committee is currently hard at work developing localized owner-friendly educational materials, making sure they are also available in the Mandarin language, with the aim of helping to resolve some of the more common and simple community issues faced by pet owners and to educate them about more humane training options available. Concurrently, the steering committee plans to implement a more formal mentoring and learning program to better support pet industry professionals and assist those who are keen to understand and provide pet care the force-free way. As a cohesive organization representing force-free pet professionals, PPG Singapore will also work towards engaging with government authorities to push for higher industry standards across all pet care industries. - Michelle Chan Steering Committee, PPG Singapore BARKS from the Guild/November 2015
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