Trouble-maker Many, many years ago at an obedience event, my Belgian got into a row with a Bouvier. From the moment we reached the site this Bouvier took an immediate dislike to my dog. Because the venue was pretty small, there was no avoiding this dog, but we kept our distance as much as possible.…
I’m a scientist, that means that I hate the censorship of ideas and it also means that I value legitimate criticism. Due to this recent article on the Huffington Post, National Geographic went on a rampage all over YouTube. Filing DMCA complaints against everybody and their uncle who wasn’t showing Cesar Millan in a favorable…
Hip dysplasia is a concern to all dog owners; it severely impacts both longevity and quality of life of the animal. While all dogs show some symptoms of it at the later stages of their lives, it can be devastating news when it affects a young dog. Besides verifying the parents have had their hips…
To me the arrow is the dog and the song the friendship. Many times you lose track of a friend, but all it takes is a reunion to reforge that friendship. Especially with a dog. I used to be a puppy raiser for potential service/seeing eye dogs. The usual protocol is to take a puppy…
In the production of science, experimental design is one of the hardest steps in the chain. It’s really where a researcher sets himself up for success or failure. In “How To Avoid Seven Deadly Sins in the Study of Behavior” Manfred Milinski [Advances in the Study of Behavior, Vol. 26 (1997), pp. 159-180] offers his…
Science and Dogs 