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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The hidden anthropomorphist
Anthropomorphizing is not transforming dogs in something to admire and show off ...
Read moreDogs and coping strategies
An effective coping strategy is an active strategy to reduce the stress level. VIDEO ...
Read moreMonkey versus dog – the art of teaching dogs to chew and pee
The other day, my dog decided to teach me how to wash dishes. I tried to fight it: "We’ve done it for hundreds of years", but it argued that...
Read moreBeyond the click - A "competitive rivalry strategy"
I call it a "Competitive Rivalry Strategy" (or something like that). VIDEO ...
Read moreEducating and training dogs – how to remove unwanted behaviors
Unwanted behaviors open a window to the inner world of the dog, tell me who the dog is, how it sees the world, what it needs, how it feels...
Read moreLearning rules
When it comes to dogs, I never stop working. There is always something that puts me in motion, something that inspires me to try, experiment...
Read moreWhat a leash is
Originally, the leash is a tool to control the dog. A dog tied to a leash cannot leave, cannot escape, it must follow us. The leash gives us...
Read moreMy first dog was a perfect dog
My first dog was a perfect dog. Eager to learn, easy to train, no problem behaviour whatsoever. Intelligent, playful, social, with a fantast...
Read moreShaping - learning how to learn
To me, having a puppy at home is always an opportunity to learn, to do better, to explore a new world. ...
Read moreRude and happy puppy dogs
A puppy that is free to act as a puppy, with no anxiety to contain his behavior within human rules, within schemes that basically prevent do...
Read more10 mistakes to avoid when socializing dogs
The first, and biggest, mistake is to think that socialization means to make our dog spend time with other dogs and other people.
Self-control is not a sitting dog
When a procedure, or a behavior, is declared "self-control", ask yourself if someone is not rather exercising control on the dog or on the reinforcement.
Tricks: learning games
"Tricks" are all those behaviors that we can teach our dogs and that on the surface appear to be useless, apart from the fact that you can have fun together.
A life (mine) with a German Shepherd - part two
The German Shepherd acknowledges the existence of me (the dog), singular you, and maybe her, but when it comes to we it starts to have problems. (second part)
A life (mine) with a German Shepherd
I don’t have the presumption to tell, or worse, explain a breed. I'm not a breeder, I don't know by heart the names of each pedigree, or the standards of…
What is an ethogram? How can we use it?
To read a dog is not simple at all. Is not an ability you can pick up in a few days, weeks or even months. In my experience it takes…
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