I was 10 years old when I poisoned the family dogs. By that age I had decided my older brothers were doing it wrong; they never kept to a fixed schedule. I figured since mom always fed the family at the same time, the dogs deserved the same treatment and I took over the responsibility.…
Good behavior, health and longevity play no role in breed popularity; these were the findings of a recently published study. In addition to being open access there are 3 more articles discussing the details in the “related links” section so I won’t reiterate what has been said. Instead I was more intrigued by the way…
Before the first day of a new year unexpectedly rolls over the horizon I wanted mention 2013 was the year zoosemiotics turned 50 years old. In 1963 TA Sebeok introduced the world to the field of Zoosemiotics with this paragraph: “The term zoosemiotics – constructed in an exchange between Rulon Wells and me – is…
With this handy chart, Millan and fans can easily dismiss any and all concerns about a dog’s well-being. Deutsch Français Español Svenska Related articles Shadow and Cesar Millan: An Update on the Strung Up Husky (psychologytoday.com) Exhaustion and Emily the Pitbull Millan is proof that Positive Reinforcement Works Cesar Millan Kicking Dogs Cesar Millan Hanging…
Most people realize that being deeply engaged in a task means they are more likely to miss irrelevant (to that task) stimuli and that in order not to miss it they have to amp up the stimulus – make it louder, brighter, bigger, more intense. The brain – human, canine, feline, murine, etc. – has…
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