Recent content by MicFoster

Bridey 01, where did you study canine behavior?

You asked "So why wouldn't they do invasive testing for their pet food?" Could it be that the people who work for iams/euk care about animals. I think it is very easy to start rumors that quickly become "fact". I have yet to see a single bit of hard evidence that even alludes to these...

Thanks for the link...I appreciate the opportunity to see what everyone is talking about. What leads everyone to beleive that what was shown in that video has any relation to iams/euk or P&G? I'm not trying to start and argument. Maybe I am missing something. I also find PETA to be a...

Are these videos online anywhere...I can't say that I have ever seen them?

How do you "know"?

So can someone show me actual legimate information that P&G's process's are somehow not in the best interest of the animals. I have no correlation to P&G, but have been to the Iams/Euk headquarters in Dayton, and live across the street from the HRHC, and have yet to see any credible evidence...

I didn't say anything about breaking them of it. All I am saying is that if other activities were being done with these dogs digging wouldn't be a problem. I know plenty of owners who have terriers and very few of them have and sand box's in the back yard. Even fewer have holes. Terrier's...

Terrier's don't HAVE to dig, but they do need an outlet for there energy. How do you exercise them? Remember, time in the back yard doesn't count. How much time are they spending unsupervised in the yard? What else do they have to do? When I take my Manchester outside to play I keep her...

I wanted to put our company site up here for everyone. At Last Resort we have some very innovative trainers, and when a question is sent via the "ask us anything" section of the site all the trainers bounce it around and come up with an effective solution. We love a challenge so give us your...

Wether you believe in the "tha "pack leader" "alpha male" "dominant" stuff" it is how dogs operate. There is nothing physical or invasive about being a leader...it's a matter of meeting your dogs needs. Not all problems can be fixed with a food reward. That is nothing more than treating a...

I would implement what is commonly known as the "five minute rule". We are going to use this to teach your dog that you may come and go as you please. You are the pack leader. First, make a honest effort not to coddle your dog. I see this issue with small breed dogs every day! You must...

Seperation anxiety is kind of a buzz term these days. Kind of like telling every other child they have ADD when in reality the cases are few and far between. I find the main reason that dogs whine (or are anxious, destructive, etc.) when they are alone is normally a lack of a pack leader...

I have seen a few different versions of this problem. I am new to this board and don't know your dogs historys' so it is difficult to give accurate advice. If you would like, feel free to log onto our company site...go to the "ask us anything" page, and put together a brief case history of the...

Thanks alot. We believe that ANY dog can be trained! It is really exciting because everyday dogs come in with new problems and we have to come up with new innovative ways to resolve them. That is one reason I like sites like this one. Although most of the folks on here are pretty novice...

My name is Mic Foster, and I am a trainer located in Cincinnati, Oh working at Last Resort K-9 Academy. I have been training professionally for about 8 years, and recently finished my Master's in Applied Animal Behavior. I currently have 8 dogs of my own, and about another 50 staying at...