Author Archives: Canis bonus

Why you shouldn’t lie on an aggression screening form for a dog training school

By Canis bonus | Published: 27 August 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague: on lying about your dog’s aggression to get it into a dog training school Written in: September 2018. Privacy: Identifying details may have been changed to prevent the owners from being recognized. Illustration credits: See end of the post About the author: certified dog trainer in […]

Posted in Dog behaviour, Dogs and society | Tagged den haag, dog aggression, dog behaviour, dog training school, hondengedrag, hondenschool, pup with behaviour problem, raising a dog, the hague | 1 Response

Limo’s bucket list: Why is my dog behaving that way?

By Canis bonus | Published: 15 August 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague: on the many factors that lead to ‘misbehaviour’ in dogs. Written in: August 2018. Privacy: Details and photos shared with explicit permission from the owners. Important details where changed so the owners could not be recognized. Illustration credits: all photos are my own. All rights reserved […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged behaviour therapy the hague, causes of dog behaviour, dog training the hague, gedragstherapie den haag, hondentraining den haag, petit basset griffon vendeen, possessive aggression, why dogs misbehave | Leave a comment

Fraudulent Service Dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 24 July 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague: on the harm of dropping standards for assistance dogs. Written in: July 2018. Illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague My name is Laure-Anne and I am the dog behaviour therapist at Canis bonus, and Head […]

Posted in Dogs and society | Tagged bona fide service dogs, dog behaviour the hague, dog behaviour therapy the hague, dog training school the hague, dog training the hague, fake service dogs, hondengedrag den haag, hondengedragstherapie den haag, hondenschool den haag, hondentraining den haag, service dogs | 2 Responses

Tough choice for your dog: medical or mental health?

By Canis bonus | Published: 18 July 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague: on the psychological damage of painful medical treatment. Privacy and safety: Out of respect for their privacy, I do not share the name of the colleagues with whom I discussed my dog’s case. I also do not share the names of the behaviour medication used as […]

Posted in Dog behaviour, Veterinary care and canine first aid | Tagged chronic otitis dog, dog behaviour therapy the hague, dog training den haag, ear infection dog, fear free ear treatment dog, fear free handling, fear free veterinary handling, hondengedragsadvies den haag, hondentraining den haag, low stress ear treatment dog, low stress handling, low stress veterinary handling | Leave a comment

Case study: French bulldog with noise phobia

By Canis bonus | Published: 13 July 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague: case study on dog-dog aggression due to frustrated greeting. Privacy: Essential details have been changed in the story, to avoid the owners being recognized. The details and photo were shared with explicit permission from the owners. [shared with explicit owner permission] Written in: July 2018. Illustration […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged desensitisation and counterconditioning, dog behaviour therapy the hague, dog training the hague, franse buldog, french bulldog, gedragstherapie den haag, geluidsfobie, honden gedragstherapie den haag, hondentraining den haag, noise phobia | Leave a comment

Case study: dog-dog aggression through frustrated greeting

By Canis bonus | Published: 10 July 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague: case study on dog-dog aggression due to frustrated greeting. Privacy: Essential details have been changed in the story, to avoid the owners being recognized. The details and photo were shared with explicit permission from the owners. Written in: July 2018. Illustration credits at the end of […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged border collie cross, dog behaviour the hague, dog training the hague, dog-dog aggression, frustrated greeting dog, hondengedrag den haag, hondentraining den haag, labrador cross | Leave a comment

Scaredy dogs: the two fear periods

By Canis bonus | Published: 8 June 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague, explaining dogs’ two fear periods. Privacy: Essential details have been changed in the story, to avoid the owners being recognized Written in: June 2018. Illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague My name is Laure-Anne and […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged developmental phases dogs, developmental stages dog, dog behaviourist the hague, dog training the hague, fear phases dogs, fear stages dogs, honden gedragstherapie den haag, hondentraining den haag, puppies, puppy | Leave a comment

Dog fear: sensitisation and reactivity thresholds

By Canis bonus | Published: 7 June 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague, explaining sensitisation and reactivity thresholds. Privacy: Essential details have been changed in the story, to avoid the owners being recognized Written in: June 2018. Illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague My name is Laure-Anne and […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged Behaviourist The Hague, counterconditioning and desensitiation, dog training the hague, fearful dog, gedragstherapeut honden den haag, habituation, hondentraining den haag, panicked dog, phobic dog, reactivity threshold, rescue dog, sensitisation threshold | 3 Responses

Dog training: classical versus operant conditio-what now?

By Canis bonus | Published: 7 June 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague, cracking the old chestnut of operant versus classical conditioning and why it matters. Written in: June 2018. Illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague My name is Laure-Anne and I am the dog behaviour therapist at […]

Posted in Dog behaviour, Dog training, Science | Tagged classical conditioning, classical versus operant conditioning, dog behaviourist the hague, dog training, dog training the hague, hondengedragstherapeut den haag, hondentraining, hondentraining den haag, operant conditioning, pavlov, quadrant, skinner | Leave a comment

Why I want behaviour therapy to become a regulated profession

By Canis bonus | Published: 1 June 2018

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague, sharing the harms of unqualified dog behaviour advice Written in: June 2018. Illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague My name is Laure-Anne and I am the dog behaviour therapist at Canis bonus, and Head Trainer […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Tagged behaviour therapist dog, beschermd beroep, den haag, dog behaviour therapy, dog training school the hague, honden gedragstherapeut, honden gedragstherapie, hondenschool den haag, the hague | Leave a comment