Journal Articles
The Things that make Dogs Bite People.
In this article, we’re going to explore some of the most commonly correlated behaviours - and talk about how these can end up resulting in dog bites. If your dog has bitten you - fair warning. You’re probably going to be called out on some of your less desirable attributes.
Fear Season - Off Season | When Empathy becomes Toxic
It’s the middle of summer, and we’re in currently “off season”, but fear exists all year round, and there are still cases we work during the summer months. In this article, we cover a crucial topic of working with fearful dogs - the difference between the Empathic human experience, and the concept of ‘mirroring’ - how these two psychological experiences clash, and become dangerous when working with fearful dogs.
Dominance is Not a Myth. An Essay.
The big one. In this essay, we look in depth about the word and the science that causes more arguments than any other in the dog training world. Dominance.
The nightmare of Littermate Syndrome
It’s time we talked about littermate syndrome, and why I no longer take on littermate pairs for rehabilitation work.
Cockerpoos, Aggression and Resource Guarding - why it’s so common and what to do about it.
If someone were to tell me that I have a resource guarding case, and I had to place a bet on what type of dog it would be, I would bet on a Cockerpoo. So why is this supposedly perfect family pet so prone to this kind of issue? Why does it start so early, and what can you do about it?