Monthly Archives: November 2012

It’s your choice: hate mail or intelligent questions

By Canis bonus | Published: 29 November 2012

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– […]

Posted in Dog writing | Tagged 'dog breeder', belayev, canid, canis familiaris, Canis lupus, canis lupus familiaris, carnivorous, clutton-brocks, dog breeding, dog genetics, dog phylogeny, dogs and wolves, domestication, evolutionary theory, fox, hybrid vigor, omnivorous, raw meat, silver fox | 6 Responses

Learning the Nintendo way

By Canis bonus | Published: 28 November 2012

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 […]

Posted in Dog training | Tagged abc podcast, all in the mind, amygdala, children, cortex, hindbrain, Julie Willis, learning research, learning science, learning techniques, Lynn Malcom, neocortex, neuroscience, pedagogy, podcast | 2 Responses

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

By Canis bonus | Published: 27 November 2012

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 […]

Posted in Dog writing | Tagged alpha, book review, chien, cross-over trainers, dog training, dogs as they are, domestic dog, dominance, e-book, eric brad, essays, hond, science popularization, traditional training methods, understanding dogs | Leave a comment

New book review out: Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene

By Canis bonus | Published: 23 November 2012

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 […]

Posted in Dog writing | Tagged book review, dog book, evolutionary biology, genetics, richard dawkins, selfish gene | Leave a comment

Dog parenting skills: calling social services

By Canis bonus | Published: 21 November 2012

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 […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged animal behaviour, Bradley Smith, breeding, Canis adutus, Canis aureus, Canis dingo, canis familiaris, Canis lantrans, Canis lupus, Canis mesomelas, Canis simensis, coyote, cub, dingo, dioestrous, domestic dog, dump, epimeletic, et-epimeletic, ethiopian wolf, ethology, feral, gray wolf, jackal, Kathryn Lord, Mark Feinstein, oestrus, parenting, ray coppinger, reproduction, reproductive behaviour, scavenger, science popularisation, season, Variation in reproductive traits of members of the genus Canis with special attention to the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), village dump, weaning, wolf cub, zoology | 1 Response

Scientific literature on dogs and dominance

By Canis bonus | Published: 9 November 2012

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, […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged agonistic dominance, alpha dog, alpha wolf, canis familiaris, Canis lupus, dog behaviour, dog vs. wolf, dogs, domestic dog, domestication, dominance, Dominance in domestic dogs: useful construct or bad habit?, ethology, formal dominance, John Bradshaw, linear hierarchy, misconception, pack, pecking order, resource holding potential, science, wolf | 3 Responses