Tag Archives: dogs

Review of Monique Bladder seminar on dogs and dominance

By Canis bonus | Published: 23 January 2015

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 […]

Posted in Science | Also tagged alpha, behaviour therapist, behaviour therapy, behaviourist, canine behaviourist, David Mech, dog behaviourist, dominance, dominantie, dwangloze trainer, force-free training, gedragstherapeut, gedragstherapie, honden, hondenschool maasluis, John Bradshaw, lecture, lezing, maasland, monique bladder, seminaire, seminar, wolf pack | 6 Responses

New book review out: Feeling Outnumbered?

By Canis bonus | Published: 24 October 2013

Book review: Karen B. London’s and Patricia B. McConnell’s “Feeling Outnumbered? How to manage and enjoy your multi-dog household” By Laure-Anne Visele, written Oct 2013. Book review This article is part of my collection of book reviews. AUTHORS: Karen B. London & Patricia B. McConnell PUBLISHING YEAR: 2001 SUMMARY: Step-by-step guide to dealing with common […]

Posted in Dog writing | Also tagged aggression, agressie, agression, applied behaviourist, behaviourist, chien, chiens, dog behaviour, dog behaviour problem, dog behaviour therapy, dog jealousy, dog self-control, dog training, hond, honden, multi-dog household, resource guarding, vivre avec plusieurs chiens | Leave a comment

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 | Also tagged agonistic dominance, alpha dog, alpha wolf, canis familiaris, Canis lupus, dog behaviour, dog vs. wolf, 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

Splash! – Water rescue dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 13 June 2010

Review of Newfoundland dogs water training. By Laure-Anne Viselé, June 2010 I got invited to take a photoshoot of a water training (aka water rescue) club for Newfoundands. Read on to find out about my morning with the black water giants. Getting there The venue was a VERY rainy Dutch Sunday morning, on the outskirts […]

Posted in Dog breeds, Dog sports and working dogs | Also tagged black dog, club, delft, den haag, dinghy, dobbe plas, dog, dog sport, dummy, holland, newfoundland, newfoundlands, newfy, swim, swimming, the hague, the netherlands, water training, water training nf the hague, watertraining | 11 Responses