Counter-counter-counter-counter-counter-counter-apologetics about the dogs and dominance debate By Laure-Anne Visele, Feb 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 in The […]
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Dogs and dominance: the fine prints
Posted in Dog behaviour
Also tagged canine behavioural diagnosis, chien, dog, dogs and dominance, dominance, dominance aggression, hond, pack theory, Patricia McConnell
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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, […]
Posted in Dog behaviour
Also tagged agonistic dominance, 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
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