Cooperative Dog Training Principles and Discussion

Principles For and Discussion About Cooperative Training with Guest Chatter Dr. Jessica Lockhart There’s a lot to be happy about in the dog behavior and training world these days. More research that enlightens us about the cognitive capabilities and emotional world of our pets. Greater efforts to provide higher quality environments and enrichment that meet the…

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Three Current Issues Surrounding Body Language

With chatters Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB & Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB There’s been some interesting discussions going around the web lately surrounding canine communication and body language that we thought were deserving of a Chat. The three issues we’ll be discussing are: Hugging Dogs: Has it really been proven that dogs don’t like to be hugged?…

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Are Caribbean Island Dogs Different From North American Dogs?

With Guest Chatters Drs. Emma Grigg and Belle Nibblett For those of us living in middle class America, our perception of what dogs are like is colored by what we see and know of the animals around us. But there are dogs all over the world that live in very different environments and have different…

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