Veterinarians in San Antonio and the surrounding region refer to LOMA because we are one of the few cat behavior and dog training services in this area that meets the standards they would stake their professional reputation on. That is not a marketing claim—it is the reality of a region where qualified, credentialed, force-free dog and cat behavior specialists are genuinely scarce.

Is an e-collar really only used to get a dog’s attention? There is a lot of confusion about how the e-collar works. Scientists use the word "punishment" with a very clear definition as the addition of something unpleasant to discourage behavior. In general though when people talk about punishment, the definition is much less clear. We will examine the statement above to see how this fits with current research and science related to animal learning.