Monthly Archives: July 2010

Spoilt dogs and intermittent ratios

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 […]

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

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

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Shout out: Project Dog

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.  […]

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Does your large dog scare people?

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 […]

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Dogs: my philosophical position

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 […]

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The D-Word: On dogs and dominance

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 […]

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Dog training shopping list

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 […]

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Adopting a shelter dog: a personal account

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 […]

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Muzzled dog attack

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 […]

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

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 […]

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