Tag Archives: domestic dog

New book review out: Eric Brad’s Dogs as They Are

By Canis bonus | Published: 27 November 2012

Book review: Eric Brad’s Dogs as They Are By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. This article is part of my collection of book reviews. I review every book that has increased my understanding of dogs. I also review the ones that have decreased my understanding —negative reviews. No point in letting you buy the duds, hey. AUTHOR: Eric […]

Posted in Dog writing | Also tagged alpha, book review, chien, cross-over trainers, dog training, dogs as they are, dominance, e-book, eric brad, essays, hond, science popularization, traditional training methods, understanding dogs | Leave a comment

Dog parenting skills: calling social services

By Canis bonus | Published: 21 November 2012

Science popularisation article on the parental behaviour of domestic dogs By Laure-Anne Visele, written Nov 2012. Dogs in science If you’re a regular, you’ll know that I am nuts about two things: Dogs; and Science I am constantly burrowing through a mountain of research papers so, once in a while, I resurface with a gem […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Also tagged animal behaviour, Bradley Smith, breeding, Canis adutus, Canis aureus, Canis dingo, canis familiaris, Canis lantrans, Canis lupus, Canis mesomelas, Canis simensis, coyote, cub, dingo, dioestrous, dump, epimeletic, et-epimeletic, ethiopian wolf, ethology, feral, gray wolf, jackal, Kathryn Lord, Mark Feinstein, oestrus, parenting, ray coppinger, reproduction, reproductive behaviour, scavenger, science popularisation, season, Variation in reproductive traits of members of the genus Canis with special attention to the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), village dump, weaning, wolf cub, zoology | 1 Response

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, dogs, 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

Dog facts and myth busters

By Canis bonus | Published: 30 August 2012

Interesting AND scientific dog facts By Laure-Anne Visele, started August 2012. Buried in books… I am always knee-deep in in dog behaviour research, so I’ve collected a few gems about dogs. This is where I’ll be sharing the goodies. No, not another pseudo-scientific page. When I promise a fact, you get a fact: not a an old […]

Posted in Dog writing | Also tagged canis familiaris, dog facts, dogs and science | 1 Response

Welcome to Canis BLOGus

By Canis bonus | Published: 3 August 2010

Canis BLOGus – Dog blogging: making evidence-based fun A critical thinking blog about all things dogs for owners, researchers and professionals. I share insights and techniques about the cases I see in my dog behaviour therapy practice (Den Haag), I review dog books, I discuss findings of important research articles, and I discuss controversial issues. […]

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