Blog Profile / Dog Behavior Blog
| URL : | http://www.dogbehaviorblog.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Pets & Animals / Dogs | |
| Posts on Regator: | 66 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.3 | |
| Archived Since: | July 25, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
When the Lights Go Out, Dogs Steal Food
One Halloween, I bought little packaged chocolate candy bars and put them into a bowl on a table in the darkened hall next to the front door. I told my Standard Poodle, Zephyr, to leave the candy alone, because I...
Do Dogs Have Language?
In my recent book, Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals (http://tiny.cc/sam5nw), I show that a number of animal species either have language or have language-like abilities. Do dogs fall into the category of animals with language? As we...
Animal Behavior Course
What Would You Like To Know About Animal Behavior? Would you like to know about why animals do what they do? Would you like to know why your dog does the things she does? Would you like to know how...
New Book: Autobiography of a Poodle
What kind of book would a dog write? In my new book, Autobiography of a Poodle, I try to answer that question. The book is an uplifting story about a standard poodle named Zephyr, and chronicles his life from puppyhood...
Career Advice for Aspiring Behaviorists and Trainers
Note from Con Slobodchikoff: This post is by Karen London, PhD, CAAB, CPDT, who regularly contributes posts to this blog and is also a frequent contributor to Bark Magazine as well as author or co-author of a number of books...
Dog Training Certifications – The Credential Craze
Note from Con Slobodchikoff (www.conslobodchikoff.com): The following post was written by Starr Ladehoff, Certified Professional Dog Trainer -- Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), and Director Elect, Board of Directors, Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. She is an AKC Canine Good Citizen...
DOG SOCIALIZATION – WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW?
Note from Con Slobodchikoff (www.conslobodchikoff.com): The following post was written by Starr Ladehoff, Certified Professional Dog Trainer -- Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), and Director Elect, Board of Directors, Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. She is an AKC Canine Good Citizen...
Should Dogs Eat The Same Food Every Day?
I was just feeding my Standard Poodle his daily rations and thinking about dog food. Every morning and evening, I give him half a can of some kind of premium dog food, some premium dog kibble, and some human food,...
Your Dog Can Talk To You
We have known for some time that animals such as chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas can be taught to communicate through using signs such as those of American Sign Language or using lexigrams on computer keyboards. We also are becoming increasingly...
It’s Okay to Change Your Dog’s Name
“They named him ‘Baby’ and I just hate it. I feel so silly calling him that, but obviously I can’t change his name. He’s already three years old.” It’s not surprising that my client, a new owner of a 130-pound...
Basics of Dog Adoption 101
According to the ASPCA, around 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized every year in the United States, about 60 percent of the dogs and 70 percent of the cats that end up in shelters. Often these were...
When You Are Generous, Your Dog Is Watching You
Some people have generous natures, and some people are miserly. The generous ones are happy to share what they have with others, while the miserly folks resent having to share anything with anybody. So if given the choice, which typ...
Turning A Dog’s Behavior Into A Trick
I love teaching tricks to dogs for so many reasons. It’s a fun way to interact with them, it gives them mental exercise, it can help teach a dog a skill that may be practical, and it’s low pressure training...
When You’re Smiling, Your Dog Smiles With You
My Standard Poodle Raja likes to sleep in during the morning. Hours after everyone in the house has gotten up, Raja is still asleep under his blanket, dead to the world. Eventually he gets up and walks around the house...
Dogs Assess Reputations
We all know someone who has a bad reputation. Backstabber. Malicious gossip. Liar. Cheater. Gets unpredictably angry. And we try to keep that reputation in mind when we deal with the person. If you are like me, you might give...
Snow Changes Dogs
Snow has once again descended upon our mountain town, and that means that many dogs are experiencing their favorite time of year. There’s no doubt about it—snow is fun for most dogs, and, along with cooler winter temperatures, it really...
Chaser, The Dog Who Knows 1000 Words
How many words of dog language do you know? Oh, that’s right, dogs aren’t supposed to have a language with words. They merely have a communication system, where their barks, whines, growls, raised heads and wagging tails are simple expressions...
Size Of Tail Messes Up Dog Language
We all know that dog tails communicate information to other dogs and to people: happiness, friendliness, playfulness, fear, aggression, and status. But what happens when the tail is artificially shortened (docked)? Are other dogs affected by this tail shortening? In...
Dogs Playing Together: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Note from Con Slobodchikoff: This is a post by guest author Nancy Frensley, CPDT, CAP2, who is Manager of Behavior and Training at the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society in Berkeley, California. She writes periodic posts about the behavioral challenges and...
What Do Dog Growls Mean?
Your dog growls at you when you try to take away his food dish. Then he growls at you when you are playing tug with him. Can you tell the difference in the growls? Or does one growl sound like...