PPG Advocacy Panel: What Happens When We Offer Pets More Choices?
In this episode, the panel discusses the concepts of cooperative care and consent testing as aids in helping our pets cope with difficult situations.
Your moderator: PPG Advocacy Task Force Chair Don Hanson
Today’s panelists: Tasha Attwood, Dayle Pierce, Michelle Martiya, Kim Silver, and Debra Bell
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Recorded August,19 2026.
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Resources for Pet Guardians:
- Find a PPG training and behavior professional: Trainer and behavior consultant listings (a global database)
- YouTube videos on Training a Chin Rest
- Dogwise Streaming Videos on demand
- Teach Your Cat to Like the Carrier by Allison Hunter-Frederick
- Eye Drops for Dogs, the Premack Principle, and Stationing on the Stairs by Don Hanson
- The Dog Bite Prevention Educator Certification Program – This program prepares you to learn dog body language and help educate others.
We all know that sometimes we need to get our pets to do something that, even if it’s for their benefit, may be difficult for them if they are frightened. Cognitively and emotionally, they are no different than a human toddler, and it is necessary that we treat them with the same compassion and patience. Using force will only make it more difficult next time. Which is why today we discuss the concepts of cooperative care and consent testing as aids in helping our pets cope with difficult situations. Our discussion applies to all pets, regardless of age.