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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Frania Shelley-Grielen

Flaco’s soft release

by Frania Shelley-Grielen

2 min readMar 4, 2023

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Image of an eagle owl held by a man. Not Flaco. Photo by Matt

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

On birds in a pandemic city

I walked in Central Park last weekend, that’s where I saw the great horned owl that’s currently hanging around the Great North Woods. It…

7 min readFeb 20, 2022

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On birds in a pandemic city

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Why working with dogs makes you think bites won’t happen to you

By Frania Shelley-Grielen

4 min readFeb 12, 2022

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Dog escapes walker, Oliver’s doggy day care story

I took the path home through the North Woods in Central Park last May. Ponds, streams and waterfalls are part of this landscape, with stone…

4 min readOct 10, 2021

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Dog escapes walker, Oliver’s doggy day care story

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Emotional Support Animals now banned on airlines, only service dogs with paperwork permitted —…

Have you traveled with an emotional support animal? When you are on a plane, along with wishing for a better seat, do you also sometimes…

4 min readFeb 28, 2021

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Owww My cat bit me! What do I do? copyright Frania Shelley-Grielen, all rights reserved

“My cat bit me, what do I do?” Cats bite as part of a normal set of behaviors, whether it is in play or defensively. These behaviors do…

6 min readJul 7, 2020

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Owww My cat bit me! What do I do? copyright Frania Shelley-Grielen,
all rights reserved

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Stress free approaches for getting your cat in the carrier

As a general rule your cat, being the highly territorial creature that a cat is, would prefer staying home to traveling whether to a new…

7 min readMar 6, 2020

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Stress free approaches for getting your cat in the carrier

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Plays well with others -understanding and working with dog on dog aggression

copyright 2017–2019 Frania Shelley-Grielen all rights reserved

17 min readDec 15, 2019

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Butt sniffing is the best way for dogs to get to know another

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

The secret life of pets

copyright, Frania Shelley-Grielen, all rights reserved

4 min readDec 11, 2019

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The secret life of pets

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

What happens when those “forever” homes for pets aren’t forever?

-What happens when rehoming goes very, very wrong copyright 20014–2018 Frania Shelley-Grielen all rights reserved

8 min readDec 20, 2018

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Frania Shelley-Grielen

Frania Shelley-Grielen

Animal Behaviorist (M.A.), trainer, educator and author of "Cats and Dogs ". Positive, science based behavior and training based in NYC. animalbehaviorist.us

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