Language, Time, Love, Math and Money: Part 2
Hey, Doggie, Do You Know What Time It Is? Three Ways of Experiencing Time There are three ways of experiencing time: linear, cyclical,...
Canine Behavior: Are "Calming Signals" a Deliberate Form of Communication?
Or Are They Unconscious Expressions of Stress? Lip Licking Is Often an Indicator of Stress Dogs & Humans, Similarities & Differences Dogs...
Dog Training in New York City: How to Treat and Cure Resource Guarding
What It Is? What Causes It? How Do You Cure It? What Is Resource Guarding? The behavior commonly known as “resource guarding” is where a...
Canine Behavior: Why Do Dogs Mark Their Territory?
The simplest answer is they don’t. The Concept of Territory Is Fairly New The idea that dogs mark their territory is a myth, a fable, an...
Canine Behavior: The Difference Between Cats and Dogs (or One of Them)
Why Dogs Love Us Unconditionally and Cats Don’t Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty There’s a cat in my neighborhood who gets taken for a walk...
Dog Training in New York City: Emotional Grounding vs. Mental Stimulation
What Dogs Need Is More Emotional Grounding and Less Mental Stimulation Originally published on May 06, 2016 at The Evolved Dog. I saw an...
Drive Training and the Missing Mechanism Behind Premack’s Principle
Why Premack’s Works When It Works, Why It Doesn’t When It Doesn’t Cats, Monkeys and Guinea Pigs In another post from a few years ago,I...
Dog Behavior: How Do Some Dogs Know the Names of All Their Toys?
Is the Urge to Bite the Key to Canine Intelligence? Bite-ables vs. Comestibles In his 1994 book The Intelligence of Dogs, Dr. Stanley...
An Open Letter to New York Dog Trainers, Part 2
Dog Training For the 21st Century The Law of Effect In a blog post, written last year, Dr. Ian Dunbar wrote: “Edward Lee Thorndike showed...
Dog Training in New York City: Do Puppy Classes Create Learning Deficits? Part 2
Are Dog Trainers Putting Too Much Pressure on Puppies to Learn Obedience Too Soon? “I have spent the past few years puzzling over why dog...
