Michigan Pet Alliance
MPA Vision: To achieve the best quality of life for Michigan’s companion animals.
MPA Mission: To work in collaboration and speak with a single voice to eliminate abuse and neglect of Michigan’s companion animals and to save all healthy and treatable homeless companion animals through training, technical assistance, education, and advocacy.
MPA Top 3 Goals:
• Advocate for the use of industry best practices in Michigan animal shelters, home-based foster rescue groups, and any group or organization providing services for the well-being of shelter companion animals.
• Set standards; provide training, education, assistance; is a forum of idea exchange and support to colleagues in the compassionate life-saving work.
• Work to affect change in state laws, regulations and local ordinances to improve the care and treatment of companion animals.
Michigan Pet Alliance
Thank you to Community Cats Podcast for featuring MPA Board Member, Courtney Protz-Sanders!
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Does your dog love water?
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TRAINING TIP: What motivates your dog can be used as pay. Their motivation could be toys, treats, ear scritches, praise, playing chase, or any positive interaction with you. If you know what it is and you have what motivates your dog, they will want to work with you.
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TRAINING TIP: Rewarding for eye contact helps to create a bond with cats, as well as encourages them to try their new skill with people they're not familiar with, such as potential adopters and novel people in your home.
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TRAINING TIP: When your dog makes a calm choice, such as laying down, resting or sleeping, it's a great time to quietly reward them for it. Doing so reinforces that calm choices are GREAT choices.
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Offering your cat vertical space needs to be a priority!
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Kittens have so much to learn! Help them learn to play appropriately with toys they love, instead of hands, fingers or feet.
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Kittens have so much to learn! Whether you're a foster parent, shelter care staff or an adopter, here are a few things you can work on to help your kitten feel more comfortable with the world around them. Teach your kitten to feel comfortable with nail trims and medical handling by making them part of the process. Using food motivators and gentle handling to teach your kitten cooperative care will change their experience with the world forever.
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Finding toys that your cat likes can require some investigative work. Offer a variety of shapes, sizes and textures. Think about how the toys move and what their purpose is.
#TraingTipsTuesday #CatTraining #CatBehavior
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You can teach a kitten to enjoy being held by holding them gently and only when they are ready to be held. Use treats or wet food to make being held even more enjoyable.
#TrainingTipTuesday #CatTraining #CatBehavior
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