Tag Archives: Patricia McConnell

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 […]

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New book review out: Feisty Fido

By Canis bonus | Published: 2 February 2013

Book review: Patricia McConnell’s and Karen B. London Feisty Fido By Laure-Anne Visele, written Dec 2012. This article is part of my collection of book reviews. AUTHORS: Patricia McConnell and Karen B. London   PUBLISHING YEAR: 2005 SUMMARY: Pocket-sized booklet explaining the rehabilitation steps for dogs that are aggressive to other dogs when on-leash. AUDIENCE If […]

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Spoilt dogs and intermittent ratios

By Canis bonus | Published: 30 July 2010

Blog comment to Patricia McConnell about intermittent ratios of reinforcement. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Introduction Big oooooops on my part in my approach to Roger’s training. Here I am preaching good training practices to the world, and I just got myself caught with a classic mistake: continuing to systematically use treats long after the […]

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