Canine Behavior: Why Do Some Dogs Act Sneaky When "Stealing" Food?
If Dogs "Steal" Food Does That Mean They Have a Theory of Mind? I've Got a Case of the Munchies—I Hope No One's Looking... Perspective...
Dog Behavior: Reactivity
What Is “Reactivity” in Dogs? How and Why Do Dogs Become “Reactive?” Dogs are the most social animal on earth. They can also be the most...
Dog Training: How to Be Your Dog's Stress Buffer
Step One: Make the Dog Feel Safe Originally published in slightly different form on May 1, 2012 at PsychologyToday.com. Understanding...
My Training Philosophy
My Training Philosophy I’m a Neo-Freudian dog trainer. Seriously. As I see it, all canine behavior is either an expression of unconscious...
Dog Behavior: Why Dogs Sniff Each Other
Is Sniffing Other Dogs the Canine Equivalent of a Handshake? Originally published in slightly different form on July 13, 2009 at...
Dog Training: How to Cure Thunderphobia
Barking Up a Storm Excerpted from an article written for DogsNaturally Magazine, Oct/Nov, 2014. Tension & Release Fear of thunderstorms...
Dog Behavior: Why Dogs Bark
A Look at Barking From the Dog's Point of View Dogs are said to bark for different reasons in various situations and under diverse...
Is Learning Shaped by Consequences?
Is Learning Shaped by Consequences or by Detecting Environmental Changes? Originally published in different form on September 16, 2010 at...
