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Cold Weather Safety for Dogs: Insights from a Sled Dog Veterinarian

Jan 18th, 2011 – A sled dog veterinarian explains what cold-weather breeds need to thrive in extreme conditions. Read More »

Get Fit with Your Dog: My New Year’s Day Dog-Human Exercise Workout

Jan 2nd, 2011 – To get fit with your dog, combine your workout with exercises that reinforce your dog's training and challenge your dog physically and mentally. Read More »

Behind the Scenes at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, IL

Oct 4th, 2010 – A special tour of the Shedd Aquarium reveals how sea lions are trained, why Beluga whales like tongue rubs, and why sea otters make terrible pets. Read More »

Dog Jumps Through Hoop: Part 1

Sep 2nd, 2010 – Dr. Yin teaches a dog to jump through a hoop by making the trick fun and rewarding. In just two sessions, she’s jumping through the hoop. Read More »

Dog Jumps Through Hoop: Part 2

Sep 1st, 2010 – After Dr. Yin teaches a dog to jump through a hoop, it’s an easy transition to making the hoop with her arms and having the dog sail through. Read More »

Dante’s New Scratch Post Complements his Colors

Apr 9th, 2010 – Dr. Yin's Bengal cat gets a luxury cat scratch post that complements his colors and provides an appropriate resting spot from which he can politely view what's going on... Read More »

Update on Bengal Cats

Apr 2nd, 2010 – Dr. Yin decides to keep one of the Bengal cats she was fostering. She chooses Dante because of his huge personality and the fact that he's photogenic. Read More »

Sophia Gets Stuck with Some Bengal Cats

Nov 23rd, 2009 – Dr. Yin fosters two Bengal cats with litter box issues and who have never lived with dogs. See how and why she got stuck with them and her first impressions of them. Read More »

Fall Dog Class Fieldtrip a Success

Nov 22nd, 2009 – Dr. Yin takes her dog training class on a field trip to practice the skills they have learned in class out in the real world, with real-life distractions. Read More »

How Puppy Class Nearly Ruined My Dad’s New Pup

Nov 22nd, 2009 – All puppies should participate in puppy class, but for Dr. Yin's parent's dog Lucy, the puppy class she went to was a poor match. In two classes she learns to be overly... Read More »

Dolphins at Lovina Beach & Monkeys by the Side of the Road

Oct 4th, 2009 – Dr. Yin sees dolphins off Lovina Beach and macaques at the side of the road in Bali. Feeding them is a lesson in how aggressive behavior develops. Read More »

Dogs in Bali Learn Some Dog Tricks

Oct 3rd, 2009 – Dr. Yin trains a village dog in Bali, and is reminded that dogs worldwide like you if they associate you with good things. Read More »

Bali Provides a Glimpse of How Dogs Evolved Alongside Man

Oct 1st, 2009 – Stray dogs in Bali offer a model for how dogs evolved alongside human settlements. This self-domestication is evident in village dogs today. Read More »

Bali Bird Park

Sep 30th, 2009 – At Bird Park in Bali, Dr. Yin sees hornbills, cassowaries, and a variety of parrots. She remembers why parrots should not sit on your shoulder. Read More »

A Dog in Indonesia: Cream Puff the Moodle Dog

Sep 28th, 2009 – Dr. Yin meets dogs in Indonesia, and finds they are as easy to train as dogs in the USA. She teaches kids how to train their dog to sit calmly. Read More »

Cats and Dogs in Indonesia

Sep 27th, 2009 – Dogs in Indonesia are not liked by the Muslim population, but cats are highly regarded. Injuring a cat, even accidentally, is considered bad luck. Read More »

My Dad meets His Father’s Day Gift: An Australian Cattle Dog Puppy

Sep 14th, 2009 – Dr. Yin delivers an Australian Cattle Dog puppy, Lucy to her dad after having trained the puppy for a week. It's the first time Lucy's met her dad. See how the first... Read More »

Jonesy’s Dog Agility Class Sept 11 2009

Sep 11th, 2009 – In dog agility class, Jonesy learns to love the teeter because he gets rewarded from the MannersMinder, or Treat&Train, at the end. Read More »

Perfect Puppy in 7 Days: It All Started with the Father’s Day Gift

Aug 7th, 2009 – In the summer of 2009 I had to train my dad’s new puppy in a week. Find out how I got the perfect puppy in 7 days and how it led to a book. Read More »

Students and Veterinarians Learn Low Stress Veterinary Handling

Apr 27th, 2009 – At Dr. Yin’s Low Stress Veterinary Handling workshop, participants learn how to handle dogs and cats safely and comfortably (for them and the pets). Read More »

Having a Dog in White House Can Be as Complicated as Foreign Policy

Apr 13th, 2009 – It's not easy having a new dog in the White House. The presidential pooch must be well-behaved but with so many people present, the training is more likely to be... Read More »

Distinguishing Asian and African Elephants

Apr 12th, 2009 – Asian and African elephants are easy to distinguish when you know what to look for. Learn the differences here. You'll never forget them. Read More »

Click and Cluck: Lesson on Animal Training from Chickens

Mar 27th, 2009 – Dr. Yin shares the lessons she learned about animal training when she trained chickens at Bob and Marian Bailey's chicken training camp. Read More »

A Day in the Life of Show Business Elephants

Mar 25th, 2009 – Dr Yin sees how show business elephants at Have Trunk Will Travel are housed and trained. The elephants choose to come to interact with the handlers and offer tricks... Read More »