Kayla Fratt, CDBC

My Dog Attacks Other Dogs in Doorways: Spatial Resource Guarding

Resource guarding and dog-dog aggression can take many forms. One of the more challenging presentations of this problem is “space guarding” or “spatial resource guarding.” What that means is one or more dogs in a home growls, snarls, lip-curls, snaps, bites, or lunges when the other dog, the cat, or even people pass through high-value … Read more

Ep. 16: Street Dogs with Michael Shikashio

In this episode of Canine Conversations, Kayla talks to Michael Shikashio about street dogs in Latin America. Michael has traveled to Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, where he enjoys observing the street dogs. Back in the US, Michael runs Complete Canines, where he works exclusively with aggression cases. Kayla recently returned from a nearly year-long road … Read more

Canna-Pet Review

I was devastated when Maya, my childhood Labrador retriever, was diagnosed with cancer. At nearly 15, she wasn’t a candidate for surgery or any other aggressive treatments. Her remaining months were numbered, and our family’s main goal was to help keep her comfortable. We received two bottles of Canna-Pet samples for free to see if … Read more