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Skip This: Prong and Shock Collars
Skip This: Prong and Shock Collars
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Skip This: Prong and Shock Collars

AVSAB, AVMA, and Fear Free Pets all recommend against aversive collars. Here's why force-based tools backfire — and what credentialed trainers use instead.

Hilly Shore Labs
4 min read·April 27, 2026
Skip This: Grain-Free Diets for Most Dogs
Skip This: Grain-Free Diets for Most Dogs
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Skip This: Grain-Free Diets for Most Dogs

The FDA's 2018-2022 investigation linked grain-free diets to a rise in canine dilated cardiomyopathy. Here's what the evidence actually says — and what to feed ...

Hilly Shore Labs
3 min read·April 27, 2026
Skip This: Retractable Leashes for Reactive Dogs
Skip This: Retractable Leashes for Reactive Dogs
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Skip This: Retractable Leashes for Reactive Dogs

Retractable leashes give a reactive dog 16 feet of rope to launch a lunge. Here's why every credentialed trainer and every ER-vet thread says skip them — and wh...

Hilly Shore Labs
3 min read·April 27, 2026