by Debra Horwitz, DVM, DACVB, Keep the L.O.V.E. Alive Behavior Express Tour Dr. Horwitz will be at the Ceva booth at Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days on Saturday, June 1, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., at Petco – 92nd/Broadway, 2475 Broadway (at 92nd Street), and Sunday, June 2, Noon–5:00 p.m., at Petco – Union Square, 860 Broadway (between 17th and 19th Streets), in …
by Sharon Mear, Training Cats and Dogs A couple of months ago, my client, Jennifer, rescued a 4-year-old neutered male Lab/Pit mix named Max. It made me so happy for them both. Jen gave herself a priceless gift and at the same time, gave an abandoned dog a truly loving home. What could be a more wonderful, life-affirming action? And, …
by Starlee Kine When Oh Papa was first listed on Petfinder by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, he was called Red. It’s funny to think of him having that name, even for only a few days. Every once in a while I say it to him, to see if he remembers the time before we met. What I’m really …
by Mike Phillips, NYC Feral Cat Initiative Taming, or “socialization,” is needed when kittens have had no positive interaction with humans and are so frightened or aggressive that they cannot be handled at all, or at least not safely. If you want to easily tame feral or undersocialized kittens for adoption, there is a narrow window of opportunity between four …
After traveling to Chicago in January to teach “fast-track” techniques for taming feral kittens for adoption — the first in the ongoing series of New York City Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI) of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals workshops taught by the NYCFCI’s Mike Phillips and Valerie Sicignano and sponsored by the Petco Foundation — Mike and Valerie pushed further …