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When a skeptic talks to an animal communicator

By guest | Published: 5 August 2016

Scientific sceptic Laure-Anne Visele interviews animal communicator Marieke Akgul. Conducted in January 2015. Article by Laure-Anne Visele, published in September 2016 Illustration credits at the end of the post Marieke, animal communicator Marieke lives with her husband and their five cats close to Groningen (North of the Netherlands). What intrigued me was that part of her job […]

Posted in Dog pros: a day in the life | Tagged animal communication, animal telepathy, dog behaviour problem, dog behaviour therapy | 1 Response

Meet Anouck Haverbeke: interview with a veterinary ethologist

By guest | Published: 24 December 2015

Interview with veterinary ethologist Anouck Haverbeke, Conducted February 2015, published December 2015. Article by Laure-Anne Visele. References at the end of the post Anouck, veterinary ethologist Anouck was one of my lecturers at the Postgraduate dip. in Applied Companion Animal Behaviour. She is a board-certified veterinary behaviourist and has a doctorate in ethology. To top it all, Anouck is perfectly quadrilingual – […]

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Canine McCarthyism – Dog owners on an anti-vaccination witch hunt

By guest | Published: 16 January 2015

Anti-antivax opinion piece about dog vaccinations in The Netherlands By Laure-Anne Visele, Jan 2015 Full illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague I am a behaviour therapist for dogs (Canis bonus, The Hague, Westland, Delft and region) and the co-founder and head trainer at OhMyDog! (dog training school […]

Posted in Science, Veterinary care and canine first aid | Tagged anti-vaccination, anti-vax, anti-vaxxers, bacteria, canine disease, canine vaccinations, canine vaccines, dog disease, dutch vaccination schedules, dutch veterinary vaccination schedules, epidemiology, herd immunity, pathogen, pathology, puppy school, puppy vaccination, vaccination boosters, vaccination schedules, virus | 7 Responses

Geriatric zootherapy: fighting elderly isolation one dog at a time

By guest | Published: 18 September 2014

Interview with Caroline Kilsdonk, geriatry zootherapist By Laure-Anne Visele: Interview date Aug 2014. Release date Sep 2014. ABOUT THE AUTHOR I am a dog trainer and canine behaviour therapist. I graduated in Zoology, certified in dog training, then got my postgrad specialization in applied animal behaviour. When I am not training dogs for OhMyDog! (dog training school […]

Posted in Dog pros: a day in the life | Tagged animal-assisted therapy, caniches, caniches geants, chien, dog, geriatrie, geriatry, giant poodles, loneliness, old-age depression, old-age isolation, poodles, zootherapie, zootherapy | 3 Responses

Quick and Dirty interview with Jolanta Benal

By guest | Published: 9 August 2014

Interview with Jolanta Benal By Laure-Anne Visele: Interview date Dec 2013. Release date August 2014. About the author I am a dog trainer, canine behaviour therapist and budding researcher. I graduated in Zoology, certified in dog training, then got my postgrad specialization in applied animal behaviour. When I am not training dogs for OhMyDog! (dog training […]

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Freudian slip: meet Vienna’s dog trainer Bina Lunzer

By guest | Published: 7 April 2014

Interview with Austrian dog trainer Bina Lunzer By Laure-Anne Visele: Interview date Dec 2013. Release date Apr 2014. About Bina Bina is an animal trainer in Vienna. She helps countless families solve their pets’ problems through psychoanalysis. Just kidding. I couldn’t resist the Freud thing because Bina is based in Vienna. And I guess also […]

Posted in Dog pros: a day in the life | Tagged austria, behaviourist, Bina Lunzer, canine behaviourist, dog and baby, dog behaviour problem, dog behaviourist, dog trainer, germany, interview, problem behaviour, pulling on the leash, rat training, switzerland | 2 Responses

Teenage girl takes on force-based trainers

By guest | Published: 19 March 2014

Interview with Youtube prodigy Lucy Irvine By Laure-Anne Visele: Interview date Nov 2013. Release date Mar 2014. About the author I am a dog trainer, freelance writer and behaviour therapist. I graduated in Zoology, certified in dog training, then specialized in dog behaviour problems. I co-founded OhMyDog! (dog training school in The Hague) and in […]

Posted in Dog pros: a day in the life, Dog training, Dogs and society | Tagged agility, animal-assisted therapy, bomb-proof dog, dog training belgium, dog training school, force-free training, golden retrievers, intimimation-based techniques, leash jerks, leash pop, leash tugs, obedience training, spanish stray dogs, youtube dog training | 1 Response

A dog and an anthropologist walk into a bar

By guest | Published: 14 August 2012

Interview with a dog researcher and animal welfare policy adviser By Laure-Anne Visele, interview on May 2012, target date for publication September 2012. Behind the scenes with dog pros This interview is part of a series of talks with dog professionals from around the world. I’ve interviewed behaviour-curious vets, certified dog walkers, assistance dog trainers, dog […]

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Holistic practitioner: science meets alternative veterinary care

By guest | Published: 4 July 2012

Interview with dog behaviour therapist and author, Monique Bladder By Laure-Anne Viselé, Interviewed May 2011; Released July 2012. This interview is part of a series of talks with dog professionals from around the world. I’ve interviewed behaviour-curious vets, certified dog walkers, assistance dog trainers, dog scientists, etc. The series gives you a fly-on-the-wall view of the […]

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No Science About It

By guest | Published: 12 February 2011

Guest post about dog training and science, By Julie Nutter, dog blogger, Feb 2011 Introduction The bloggospere’s wittiest dog writer, Julie Nutter, kindly accepted to write a guest post on Canis bonus. Boy did she deliver! Read on to discover Julie’s fresh and thought-provoking style.ert line here insert line here No Science About It And […]

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