Pulling on leash - It's not a behavior
For many years I have heard trainers repeat that "you must teach the dog not to pull on the leash". One statement, two mistakes. ...
Read moreUrine marking
"In canids and dogs, urination is also part of social communication, representing both an olfactory and a visual signal (posture)." ...
Read moreThe "play" bow
"The bow is one of the most misunderstood behaviors in canine communication." ...
Read moreBeyond positive reinforcement
We have learned that in order to train a dog we must use positive reinforcement: a dog's behavior leads to a positive consequence = the d...
Read moreDog stress on a leash
A dog can be stressed by the person holding the leash, or by something that is in the environment: dogs, people, objects, noises, smells...
Read moreDogs on leash: the consent
Dogs do not pull on a leash. Pulling is not a behaviour, it is the consequence of a behaviour. ...
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Dangerous games with dogs
ln recent years, there has been a growing consensus that playing with the ball is detrimental to the physical and mental health of dogs. ...
Read moreThe fearful... owner. Let's talk about "problem" owners
There is a lot of talking about dogs who have problems, who are a problem for owners. When will we start talking about "problem" owners? ...
Read moreThe destruction box
One of the reasons why owners lock a puppy in a cage is the tendency of puppies to bite, gnaw, tear, destroy. I suggest a strategy: the ...
Read moreThe "Result Syndrome"
There is an evil that afflicts owners and dog trainers. The evil is called "Result". ...
Read morethe Urals: Training vs. social communication
Dogs are highly sensitive to human voice, and can actually understand much more than we think. ...
Read moreThe positive reinforcement fallacy and its fallouts
If you help the dog and you reinforce the behavior, you are making the dog successful, and you are building a motivation to display that behavior in the future.
Fence fight!
How much does a fence, a gate, influence the dog’s reaction?
Resource guarding: dangerous toys
The control of a resource can be a great strategy to define the terms of a relationship.
The good shepherd
Arj could feel my anxiety, and she became my ears, my eyes, taking care of Brick during the walk.
The making of... The Ethogram
I also decided to start my own research about social communication, filming the interactions during communication classes, and analysing the agonistic encounters.
Take a bow. A different understanding of dog’s communication
I can still remember the first time I thought “the play bow isn’t - just - about play, it is used in a competitive-imposing communication”.
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