Behavior and Training

Ask Ashley – March 2023

Animal expert, Ashley Flores, CPDT-KA, is the Senior Director of Animal Behavior and Training at Great Plains SPCA. Ashley has more than 16 years of experience in animal training and behavior. Email askashley@greatplainsspca.org for a chance to have your pet question answered in KC Parent magazine. We also have new Behavior and Training classes starting soon! Great Plains […]

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Ask Ashley – February 2023

Animal expert, Ashley Flores, CPDT-KA, is the Senior Director of Animal Behavior and Training at Great Plains SPCA. Ashley has more than 16 years of experience in animal training and behavior. Email askashley@greatplainsspca.org for a chance to have your pet question answered in KC Parent magazine. I recently adopted a three-year-old dog named Rosie. We went through a

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Ask Ashley – January 2023

Animal expert, Ashley Flores, CPDT-KA, is the Senior Director of Animal Behavior and Training at Great Plains SPCA. Ashley has more than 16 years of experience in animal training and behavior. Email askashley@greatplainsspca.org for a chance to have your pet question answered in KC Parent magazine. Lady M, my four-year-old cat who was adopted from Pet Project, frequently

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Ask Ashley – November 2022

Animal expert, Ashley Flores, CPDT-KA, is the Senior Director of Animal Behavior and Training at Great Plains SPCA. Ashley has more than 16 years of experience in animal training and behavior. Email askashley@greatplainsspca.org for a chance to have your pet question answered in KC Parent magazine. Sable is a chocolate lab who is almost 13

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Ask Ashley – October 2022

Animal expert, Ashley Flores, CPDT-KA, is the Senior Director of Animal Behavior and Training at Great Plains SPCA. Ashley has more than 16 years of experience in animal training and behavior. Email askashley@greatplainsspca.org for a chance to have your pet question answered in KC Parent magazine. My dog is absolutely terrified during Halloween night when

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Thanksgiving Pet Safety

Transcription Hello, my name is Ashley Flores. I’m the Director of Animal Behavior and Training and this is Goldie. I am Dr. Koehler, I’m one of the veterinarians. And I’m Dr. Minter, I’m also one of the veterinarians. We’re here to talk to you about Thanksgiving pet safety. My first recommendation is, if you have

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Rule of Three When Adopting A Dog

At Great Plains SPCA, we take pride in offering a lifelong, full-circle approach for pets and their human companions with our three-pronged approach: prevention, adoption and retention. Part of that approach is educating adopters on realistic expectations for their new canine companion’s acclimation to the home. This is where the Rule of Three comes in.

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Help calm your dog’s separation anxiety

Certified animal expert, Ashley Flores, CPDT-KA, Director of Animal Behavior & Training at Great Plains SPCA, has a few tips to help calm your dog’s separation anxiety after quarantine! Need more specific behavior and training advice about your pets? Ashley is now offering Virtual Training Sessions at just $30 for 30 minutes! Email behaviorteam@greatplainsspca.org to

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