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I’m almost done giving my first online course!

I wanted to share some of the course content here on my blog, and choosing was difficult.

So, I got some help from my students. I asked them:

“Out of the course videos you’ve seen so far, which do you like the best? One that taught you something important that you think the rest of the world of pet owners or animal professionals would benefit from?”

Several students suggested chapter 11 from the GRIEF module entitled Poisoned Environments. So – here it is!

Continue reading “Poisoned environments”

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had influences from two directions that have caused me to consider the age at which dogs are separated from their litter and mom.

Continue reading “Are dogs separated from mom too early?”

This week’s topic takes off from last week’s post on improving animal welfare by integrating two models of emotions, and is all about the SEEKING system.

If you don’t have six minutes, here’s the major take-home message: Continue reading “The SEEKING system – a fascinating core emotion”

Jaak Panksepp has deservedly been getting a lot of attention about his Core Emotions concept. I like to frame it in another model called the Core Affect Space.

Here is why. Continue reading “Two models of animal emotions: Core Affect Space and Panksepp’s Core Emotions.”

revised May 2019.

Is the dog fearful, or crouching? 

Does it matter, when you’re training?

The world of animal trainers is divided, and I find that some trainers avoid the subject of animal emotions altogether.

“There’s no need to factor in and understand emotions, just deal with the observable behaviour”, is the gist of what some trainers and animal professionals say.

Continue reading “Animal trainers: take animal emotions into consideration!”

Suppose you were a TV producer charged with launching a new dog training show on your network. Or in this day and age, your medium might not be television but any kind of video streaming service.

How would you go about doing that?

Which criteria would be important in outlining the show?

Some may say: you need to find a charismatic trainer, to serve as host.

True.

That’s not all, though. I wouldn’t even start there.

Continue reading “Why dog training programs on TV should be entertaining, educational – and ethical”