Posts Tagged ‘Dog Perception’

The Gift to Give Your Dog This Holiday Season — It’s Not What You Think

December 25th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Dogs Don't Understand Holidays

"What the &%!? is going on?"

Your dog does not understand the concept of holidays. She doesn’t have any idea what all the seasonal decorations collected in your house are meant to represent (although she probably enjoys smelling all the fragrant trimmings).  She doesn’t know that a bunch of humans she rarely sees have gathered together for the purpose of celebrating their love for each other. She isn’t aware that her very presence at a holiday gathering is supposed to make her feel loved, safe, and socially-connected. Read More

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Are You Missing the Point of Behavioral Training?

December 21st, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Purpose of Dog Behavioral Training

"But what's the POINT?"

When it comes to relationships, its hard to overstate the importance of communication.  Whether you’re talking about friends, lovers, family members, or co-workers, it may be possible to imagine a relationship in which one party never intentionally communicates with the other, but to actually participate in such a relationship would be absurd.

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Does the Bulldog Need “Saving”?

December 9th, 2011 | 0 Comments

Over a charming photograph of a squat English bulldog, the cover of the New York Times Magazine recently asked its readers “Can the Bulldog be Saved?”  The accompanying article was written by the immensely talented Benoit Denizet-Lewis and it reflects both the warmth and thoroughness which ordinarily characterize his journalism.

The New York Times Wants You To Save Your Bulldog, But From What?

The article was an exposé of sorts, shedding light on perceived problems resulting from modern bulldog breeding practices.  While most will find that it presents a fair discussion of a somewhat obscure controversy, one can also imagine that it will elicit some defensive emotional responses from purist bulldog enthusiasts.  Such reactions likely will not surprise the article’s author or dissuade him from the convictions he has expressed, as he essentially argues that similarly irrational emotional behavior is a large part of the subject problems.  But that doesn’t mean that his opinions are unassailable.

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