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New here. Still exploring. 😊 Animal behaviour professional. I help humans develop mutually rewarding and harmonious relationships with domestic dog and cat kin, based on applied ethology and welfare-first principles. 🐕 #dogs 🐈 #cats 👤 humans
I love that the Compassion Consortium is doing a sacred sendoff for Jane Goodall, and so quickly realized that people would want to gather to honor and remember her www.compassionconsortium.org/jane #animalchaplaincy #animalchaplains
01.10.2025 22:28 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
This is an excellent conversation between Michael Shikashio (aggressivedog.com) and Kim Brophey (familydogmediation.com).
Thinking beyond training.
Could increasing your dog's "behavioural diversity" improve their total welfare?
#dogs
#appliedethology
#familydogmediation
#totalwelfare
#kimbrophey
I am one of many voices looking to change the approaches and perspective to dog training and behaviour. As part of that quest I have a YouTube channel where you will find recordings of all my chats with the most amazing guests and topics x
www.youtube.com/c/dogcentred...
Photos: UK edition of Dogs of the World book, Harvey, a cream colored tripawd dog lying with the book opened to "North African Village Dogs". His portrait is on this page. Plus reviews of DOGS OF THR WORLD book by an anthrozoologist, artist, actor, and gun dog photographer-historian.
I still have stuff to process from the weekend's Animal Training retreat in VT. (Mentally drafting a blog post...will share later!) In the meantime, these reviews of🐕DOGS OF THE WORLD mean so much to me. bit.ly/dogsofthewor...
24.09.2025 17:01 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The human-dog relationship is a unique evolutionary partnership. Symbiotic. Transformative. Emotional. It shaped who we are. #Anthrozoology #DogHumanBond
16.09.2025 03:52 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Let’s bust some myths: ❌ Dogs don’t act out of spite. ✅ They express discomfort, anxiety, unmet needs. Behavior is communication. #DogTraining #MythBusting
16.09.2025 03:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Modern science confirms it: Dogs use their humans as a “secure base,” just like children do with parents. Ainsworth’s attachment test applies to dogs too. #AnimalBehavior #AttachmentTheory
16.09.2025 03:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Dogs, Emotions, and a 40,000-Year Bond
1. Dogs feel. Not metaphorically—scientifically. Their emotional life is rich, complex, and deeply intertwined with ours. #Dogs #Ethology #Evolution
