April 2008 - Posts

• Apr 30 2008 Health & behavior update By drfrank

  We have now been assessing the progress of the Vicktory dogs for 5 months. Our first assessment was done in early December when the dogs were still on the East coast, which was approximately 7 months after the dogs were rescued from the Michael Vick property... Read full blog posting >> with 3 comment(s)

• Apr 30 2008 Canine Good Citizen or Bust By davidd

  If flies and lizards prove to be such wondrous distractions, what's it going to take for the Vicktory dogs to ignore a whole other dog? Practice. Lots and lots of practice. Here's why all the practice is necessary in the first place. One main... Read full blog posting >> with 1 comment(s)

• Apr 10 2008 The challenges of studying psychological trauma in animals By drfrank

  Studying the effects of psychological trauma in animals presents some very formidable challenges, and studying such effects in fighting dogs is a perfect example. The main difficulty in these studies is that the past histories of the dogs are rarely known... Read full blog posting >> with 7 comment(s)

• Apr 10 2008 Confessions of a closet sitter By davidd

  The Vicktory dogs are learning how to sit. Don't mention that to Tug, though. He's a closet sitter. He likes to keep this newfound brilliance under wraps. As do some of the other Vicktory dogs. Shadow, however, is an exception (that's him... Read full blog posting >> with 3 comment(s)