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Dog fear: sensitisation and reactivity thresholds

Blog post by dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele, The Hague, explaining sensitisation and reactivity thresholds. Privacy: Essential details have been changed in the story, to avoid the owners being recognized Written in: June 2018. Illustration credits at the end of the post. About the author: certified dog trainer in The Hague My name is Laure-Anne and […]

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Adopting a shelter dog: a personal account

Article about experience of shelter adoption and dog fostering. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Joined at the hip I had grown very very very close to Oliver, the dog I was fostering. We did everything together: going to the  squash courts , the office, the restaurant… Towards the end of the foster period, I started half-heartedly […]

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