Dr. Susan Friedman is a leader in the field of applied animal behavior. Her website, www.BehaviorWorks.org, provides a treasure trove of valuable information relating to the application of behavior analysis to improve the behavior and enrich the lives of nonhuman animals living and interacting with people in a variety...
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The Role of a Behavioral Consultant
Applied animal behaviorists and veterinary behaviorists typically are called in by pet owners to address a variety of behavior problems and training deficits exhibited by their companion animals. Our job is to assess the situation, provide a functional characterization of the problem behavior, and offer interventions that can help...
Preventing Food Guarding
Many animals have a natural tendency to guard access to valuable resources, such as food, mates, and territory. Dogs are no exception, and when companion canines begin growling over the food bowl, this resource guarding can present quite a challenge for owners. Food guarding in dogs can be characterized...
Recent Issue of Behavioural Processes devoted to canine behavior research
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Those interested in some current directions in canine behavior and cognition research should check out the most recent issue of Behavioural Processes, Volume 110, which is devoted entirely to the subject: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03766357/110 The Editorial in this issue, written by Dr. Monique Udell, is copied below. It has been just...
Nothing in Life is Free
Dog owners cherish their canine companions for many reasons and interact with them using a variety of styles and training strategies. In turn, some dogs are relatively easy to train, while others present their owners with greater training challenges and frustrating behavioral habits. In either case, one of the...
The Dominance Down
Dr. Radosta discusses the problematic “dominance down” – the forced down position mistakenly used by some owners (and recommended by some trainers!) for achieving dominance over one’s dog. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/decoding-your-pet/201411/the-dominance-down
Selections from Dr. Sophia Yin
Sophia Yin invented the Treat & Train Remote Reward Dog Trainer as a way to reinforce behavior using remote controlled treat delivery from a stationary floor module. A full description of the Treat & Train is provided here: http://drsophiayin.com/treatntrain And here: http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/using-the-treattrain-helps-pet-owners-train-like-professionals Below are a series of Dr. Yin’s...
Selections from Dr. Sophia Yin
Megan Maxwell, , General, 0
Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Sophia Yin was an excellent speaker and writer who conveyed a clear understanding of behavioral principles as they are applied to the behavior of pet dogs. Her influence in the world of dog training and behavior therapy is broad and she will be dearly missed by...
The Truth About Positive Reinforcement
Dr. Haug provides a brief overview of positive reinforcement and some common misconceptions about its use in the dog training community. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/decoding-your-pet/201409/the-truth-about-positive-reinforcement
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