Monthly Archives: November 2012

It’s your choice: hate mail or intelligent questions

E-mail discussion on controversial dog issues By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. Theo from Canada I got this wonderful mail from a reader: Theo from Canada. Theo had doubts about some of the stuff I write, so he e-mailed me. This is where it gets interesting… Theo was not mailing me insults –as many do– […]

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Learning the Nintendo way

Latest neuroscience research on how children learn – applied to dogs By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. I was cycling home, and listening to a mind-blowing podcast about neuroscience –God forbid I should ever be alone with my own thoughts… Read on for seven neuroscience tips to a genius child (or dog, or elephant, or […]

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New book review out: Eric Brad’s Dogs as They Are

Book review: Eric Brad’s Dogs as They Are By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. This article is part of my collection of book reviews. I review every book that has increased my understanding of dogs. I also review the ones that have decreased my understanding —negative reviews. No point in letting you buy the duds, hey. AUTHOR: Eric […]

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New book review out: Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene

Book review: Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. This article is part of my collection of book reviews. I review every book that has increased my understanding of dogs. Come to think of it, I also review the books that have decreased my understanding: you’ll also find a couple of […]

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Dog parenting skills: calling social services

Science popularisation article on the parental behaviour of domestic dogs By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. Dogs in science If you’re a regular, you’ll know that I am nuts about two things: Dogs; and Science I am constantly burrowing through a mountain of research papers so, once in a while, I resurface with a gem […]

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Scientific literature on dogs and dominance

Science popularisation article on domestic dogs and dominance By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. Dogs, dominance, and science ‘Writing in the sciences‘ just gave us the greatest assignment: strip down an ethology paper into such a smooth summary that even science newbies are gripped. To hear me talk about dominance in The Doghouse radio show, […]

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