Monthly Archives: July 2010

Spoilt dogs and intermittent ratios

By Canis bonus | Published: 30 July 2010

Blog comment to Patricia McConnell about intermittent ratios of reinforcement. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Introduction Big oooooops on my part in my approach to Roger’s training. Here I am preaching good training practices to the world, and I just got myself caught with a classic mistake: continuing to systematically use treats long after the […]

Posted in Dog training | Tagged chien, continuous ratio, dog, dog training, dressage de chien, hond, hondentraining, intermittent ratio, obedience, operant conditioning, order, Patricia McConnell, performance, punishment, reinforcement, spoilt dog, weak performance | 1 Response

Shout out for Dino Dogan’s Should we let street dogs roam?

By Canis bonus | Published: 30 July 2010

Reference to blog post by Dino Dogan on letting street dogs roam. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Really interesting debate by blogger extraordinaire Dino Dogan. http://dogandogs.com/do-we-need-animal-shelters Join the discussion! Tweet

Posted in Dogs and society | Tagged chien, chien de refuge, dierenasiel, dog, dog shelters, hond, refuge, straathonden, streetdogs | Leave a comment

Shout out: Project Dog

By Canis bonus | Published: 29 July 2010

Review of web initiative Project Dog. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Project Dog I got excited as soon as I came across Project Dog. It is a collection of bite-size adoption stories about all dogs (breeds and mongrels), with snazzy pictures to boot. I submitted a couple of entries to show off my own canine BBFs. […]

Posted in Pet photography | Tagged adoption de chiens, chien, chiens adopters, dog, dog adoption, dog pictures, dog stories, hond, hondenverhaal, Project Dog, rescue | Leave a comment

Does your large dog scare people?

By Canis bonus | Published: 28 July 2010

Article about responsible dog ownership with large dogs. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 He’s just a big teddy bear You have a large dog and he’s adorable. I can relate, I have lived with my fair share of giants. But experience has taught me that no-one knows ‘He’s just a big teddy bear’. Sadly, many large-breed […]

Posted in Dog breeds, Dogs and society | Tagged "large dogs" hond dog "responsible ownership" "responsible dog owner" | 54 Responses

Dogs: my philosophical position

By Canis bonus | Published: 28 July 2010

Canis bonus position statement on currently debated dog issues. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Below, you’ll find my position on many of the disputed issues in the dog world. Do suggest more if you think of them. Vote on the Canis bonus ‘hot dog’ poll You can let your opinion on these issues be heard […]

Posted in Dog behaviour, Dog training, Dogs and society | Tagged 'bark collar', 'choke collar', 'dog breeder', 'dog controversy', 'dog parks', 'dog philosophy', 'dog poilitics', 'dog walk', 'electric collar', 'gentle leader', 'gentle methods', 'positive methods', 'prong collar', 'shelter adoption', 'shelter volunteer', 'training equipment', aversive, breeder, chien, clicker, controversy, discussion, dog, dog training, ear cropping, halti, hond, intimidating dog, martingale, philosophy, politics, positive, shelter, shelter dog, tail docking, volunteering | 78 Responses

The D-Word: On dogs and dominance

By Canis bonus | Published: 27 July 2010

Reference to Helium article about dogs and dominance. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010; Last updated April 2012 Writing for Helium I have just published my first article for Helium. You can find it on: The D-Word. It’s about my favourite subject: debunking the dominance myth. Like the article? Vote for it on Helium. This was the article […]

Posted in Dog behaviour, Dog writing | Tagged article, chien, dog, dog writer, dominance, dominance myth, dominantie, freelance writer, helium, hond, The D-Word | 38 Responses

Dog training shopping list

By Canis bonus | Published: 27 July 2010

Blog post about dog training tips wish-list. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Right, I’ll stop being lazy and put a training plan together for my dog again, as we’re slacking. Here is my shopping list: Vet’s desensitisation Sep-anx maintenance in case I have to work from the office more often again Desensitise him to tooth […]

Posted in Dog training | Tagged desensitisation, desensitization, dog training, dressage, dressage de chiens, dressage pour chien, hondentraining | 3 Responses

Adopting a shelter dog: a personal account

By Canis bonus | Published: 26 July 2010

Article about experience of shelter adoption and dog fostering. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Joined at the hip I had grown very very very close to Oliver, the dog I was fostering. We did everything together: going to the squash courts , the office, the restaurant… Towards the end of the foster period, I started half-heartedly […]

Posted in Dogs and society | Tagged adopter un chien, asielhond, chien de refuge, dog adoption, dog foster care, dog fostering, dog shelter, english bulldog, fostering dog, fox-terrier, hond adopteren, kuvasz, maremma, mixed breed, new dog, refuge, rescue dog, shelter dog, shelter rescue | 13 Responses

Muzzled dog attack

By Canis bonus | Published: 20 July 2010

Article about attack by muzzled dog. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Aggressive German Shepherd bullet Today, I took my 10-month old kid and my dog (fox terrier mix) to a park where offleash dogs are tolerated. I was walking with a group of friends and their own dogs when we saw this German Shepherd bolting […]

Posted in Dogs and society | Tagged alsatian, antisocial dog owner, asociaal hond eigenaar, attack, attaque, berger allemand, chien, courtesy, courtoisie, den haag, dog, dog park, dogs in public places, duitse herder, etiquette, german shepherd, hond, la haye, losloopgebied, muilkorf, museliere, muzzle, muzzled dogs, ockenburg, ockenburgh, offleash dog, parc pour chiens, politesse, proprietaire de chien asocial, responsible dog ownership, the hague | 7 Responses

You’re under arrest (short version) – Police dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 8 July 2010

Cover of police dog trials. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Police dog trials This article tells you all about the 4 July Police Dog trial at RODA (police dog club near Rotterdam, RODA stands for ‘Recht Op Doel Af’). This article is the short version of my complete piece on police dogs. This article is […]

Posted in Dog sports and working dogs | Tagged attaque, Belgian shepherd, chien d'attaque, chien de garde, chien de police, dog, dog sport, dog training, dressage de chiens, hondensport, hondentrainng, KNPV, Malinois, Mechelse herder, police dog, politiehond, RODA, rotterdam, schutzhund, sport canin | 5 Responses