Z&E Canine Manners, LLC

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

with the dogs

08/25/2026

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A $1.9M class action settlement ends a lawsuit that alleged PetSafe falsely advertised its shock collar products as safe.

08/24/2026

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08/23/2026

Happy Sunday to all!

08/23/2026

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Nestlé Purina PetCare has launched a 2-step over-the-counter FortiFlora kit pairing a kaolin-pectin binder with a daily probiotic to manage occasional diarrhea in dogs and cats.

08/04/2026

https://www.dvm360.com/view/adequan-injections-for-dogs-and-horses-recalled-nationwide-after-glass-fibers-detected?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9kDA3ZrXc1rvRNsXV0n_3OL2hN1Q2qjAm5bJ5cIctrdtLPFC3xhf77dnShOraq_B4A9WIc8hTmlGZNuu0ucKmzBrU4bTbYE0oV3BDuD4hsjtkGNvM&_hsmi=431557309&ekey=c488a4e8-2051-7051-a640-06f76d4c67c4&utm_campaign=emailname&utm_medium=email&utm_source=hs

American Regent Animal Health has issued a nationwide recall of select Adequan canine and equine injections (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) distributed to veterinary practices, pharmacies, and wholesalers across the US.

07/29/2026

You know the scenario. You've taught a technique successfully to dozens of clients. It's solid, well-researched, and you've seen it work beautifully time and again. But with this particular dog-handler team, it's falling flat. They're following your instructions. The mechanics look right. Yet progress is minimal or nonexistent.

The technique isn't the problem. The relationship dynamics are.

We invest in learning evidence-based training methods, perfect our timing and mechanical skills, stay current with behavioral science. All essential. But technique alone cannot overcome misaligned relationship dynamics, and no amount of additional technique will fix that.

Think of relationship as the foundation on which all else, including training, will build. Training happens within relationship. It is not the relationship.

The cooperation we seek, the responsiveness we're building, the behaviors we're shaping all rest on the dynamics between the dog and handler: the patterns of interaction that are repeated in ways big and small, every day, in real life. The relationship reflects that reality.

Training moments or specific contexts may shift the dog or the handler into behaviors that look good in that moment. It's a lot like not speeding as you go past a police car. What do you do when there isn't a radar trap? When no one is watching? That's the real habit, the foundation behavior. Training that doesn't reach the relationship won't reach the real life.

Read more at the blog:
🔗 https://suzanneclothier.com/when-training-techniques-fail-relationship-factor/