Tag Archives: dominance

Dogs and dominance: the fine prints

By Canis bonus | Published: 7 February 2015

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 […]

Posted in Dog behaviour | Also tagged alpha dog, canine behavioural diagnosis, chien, dog, dogs and dominance, dominance aggression, hond, pack theory, Patricia McConnell | 2 Responses

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, dogs, dominantie, dwangloze trainer, force-free training, gedragstherapeut, gedragstherapie, honden, hondenschool maasluis, John Bradshaw, lecture, lezing, maasland, monique bladder, seminaire, seminar, wolf pack | 6 Responses

In the dog house with radio show host Nando Brown

By Nando | Published: 21 December 2012

Interview with dog trainer and radio personality Nando Brown By Laure-Anne Visele, written Dec 2012. About Nando Brown Nando is a rather dashing (sorry, Donna) muscles-a-rippin’, arms-a-tattoin’ ex-Royal Marine on a crusade for evidence-based dog training. From his sunny retreat in Spain’s Costa del Sol, Nando and his other half, Donna Saunders (sorry, ladies), run a booming dog […]

Posted in Dog pros: a day in the life | Also tagged alpha, behaviour consult, behaviourist, bully breed, canine behaviour, clicker training, clinical behaviourist, costa del sol, dog professional, dog training, donna saunders, espana, evidence-based dog training, ex-Royal Marine, in the doghouse, italk fm, jean donaldson, nando brown, perro, pet show, pit bull, pitbull, radio show, rank reduction, rank reduction programme, science-based dog training, spain, staffie, staffordshire bull terrier, status classes, talk show | 5 Responses

New book review out: Dog Sense

By Canis bonus | Published: 17 December 2012

Book review: John Bradshaw’s Dog Sense By Laure-Anne Visele, written Dec 2012. This article is part of my collection of book reviews. AUTHOR: John Bradshaw PUBLISHING YEAR: 2011 SUMMARY: Dog Sense is a giant research literature survey, written in layman’s terms, about dogs’ behaviour through: evolution, domestication, cognitive abilities, emotions, genetics, and training methods. REVIEW It […]

Posted in Dog writing | Also tagged book review, canids, canine behaviour, canine evolution, canis familiaris, Canis lupus, cognitive ethology, comparative psychology, culture clash, dog behaviour, dog evolution, dog sense, domestication, ethology, gray wolf, grey wolf, in defence of dogs, jean donaldson, John Bradshaw, literature survey, sensitive period, socialisation period | Leave a comment

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, domestic dog, e-book, eric brad, essays, hond, science popularization, traditional training methods, understanding dogs | 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, dogs, domestic dog, domestication, 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

Pooches on couches

By Canis bonus | Published: 1 October 2012

Blog post about dogs on couches By Laure-Anne Visele, written Oct 2012. Bad influence Awkward moment. My dog lodged somewhere with a puppy. After his visit, their pup started sleeping on the couch. So: furious owner and very embarrassed me. So, today’s question is: “Should we allow them on our couches”? Are dogs on couches […]

Posted in Dog training | Also tagged armchair, bank, canape, canis familiaris, chien, chien dans le fauteuil, couch, dog, dog on the couch, fauteuil, furniture, hond, hond op de bank, sofa | 14 Responses

The D-Word: On dogs and dominance

By Canis bonus | Published: 27 July 2010

Reference to Helium article about dogs and dominance. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010; Last updated April 2012 Writing for Helium I have just published my first article for Helium. You can find it on: The D-Word. It’s about my favourite subject: debunking the dominance myth. Like the article? Vote for it on Helium. This was the article […]

Posted in Dog behaviour, Dog writing | Also tagged article, chien, dog, dog writer, dominance myth, dominantie, freelance writer, helium, hond, The D-Word | 38 Responses