Tag Archives: behaviour therapist

Latest dog book review: Animal madness

Dog book review announcement: Animal madness By Laure-Anne Visele, February 2015 About the review’s author: certified dog trainer in The Hague I run Canis bonus, a behaviour therapy  practice for dogs with behaviour problems. I am also the co-founder and head trainer at OhMyDog! (dog training school in The Hague). I graduated in Zoology, and am a licensed dog […]

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Review of Monique Bladder seminar on dogs and dominance

Review of Monique Bladder’s 22 January seminar about dogs and dominance in Maasland, 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 […]

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Counter-Conditioning and Desensitization: a step-by-step guide

Guide to dog counterconditioning and systematic desensitisation By Laure-Anne Visele, written Jan 2013. Now you’ve done your homework, you know why Rover lunges at joggers/other dogs. Next step: let’s get it to stop! Step 1: Take stock What contributes to sending Rover ‘over-threshold’? Make a list of all the elements (dimensions) that make him worse […]

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Blimey, my dog’s barmy

Interview with English dog behaviourist Nick Jones By Laure-Anne Viselé, November 2010 This interview is part of my Dog Professionals Hall of fame, showcasing the dog professions in all their glory. Nick Jones: dog behaviourist Nick Jones is a well-established canine behaviourist. He is based in the UK. Should you ever get to speak to Nick, […]

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A veterinarian on behaviour therapy

Interview with Veterinarian Richard Baeke. By Laure-Anne Viselé, October 2010 About Richard Baeke Richard Baeke is a veterinary doctor in the Netherlands. He has been practising veterinary medicine for 3 years, and likes to keep himself up-to-date on companion animal behaviour issues. We met at the Angela Stockdale workshop, and hit it off discussing the overlap […]

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Dog-dog aggression: a self-help guide

Treatment protocol for dog-dog on-leash aggression By Laure-Anne Viselé, August 2010 Introduction A friend of mine wrote to me from Thailand recently. She’d adopted a starving street dog who is  hopelessly dog-dog aggressive. Given the distance involved, I could only help her educate herself on some specific topics and point her in the right direction. […]

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