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Recommended readings

kirjoittanut | kesä 8, 2011 | Yleinen

Abrantes, R. (2005) The Evolution of Canine Social Behaviour. Wakan Tanka Publishers, USA. Beerda, B., Schilder, M. B. H., Van Hooff, J. A. R. A. M., De Vries, H. W. and Mol, J. A. (1999) Chronic stress in dogs subjected to social and spatial restriction. I:...

Learning in dogs

kirjoittanut | kesä 8, 2011 | Yleinen

How dogs behave is a result of what they have (or haven’t) learned in their environment. They always learn from us, whether we are aware of it or not, whether we want it or not. Problem behaviours are also a result of what dogs have (or haven’t) learned, and not for...

Dogs are NOT wolves

kirjoittanut | kesä 8, 2011 | Yleinen

Comparing the social hierarchy of wolves to dogs and thinking we need to “dominate” dogs according to it is an outdated belief. First of all, even the hierarchy of wolves is much more flexible, wolves are peace-loving animals and do not compete for leadership as much...