Think Outside the Skinner Box

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When you search for information on how to train your dog, do you consistently find references to B.F. Skinner and the learning theory he proposed known as operant conditioning? Understanding operant conditioning and properly applying the concepts to dog training can...

How To Train a Dog by Thinking Like a Dog

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Do you have a dog who needs training? Have you searched the internet for help, but ended up more confused than when you first started? Not surprising! There is so much information – good and bad – out there pertaining to how to train a dog and it is very...

Inhumanity of Harambe’s Death

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Harambe is the 17-year-old Gorilla who was shot to death at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, 28 May 2016, after a 3-year-old child was able to bypass the zoo’s “security system” and his parent’s “vigilant care” to fall 12-feet into the Gorilla World exhibit. Evidently,...

Keep Hot Dogs Cool in Summer

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Hot Time in the Summertime Summer is just around the corner. However, WNC temperatures have already climbed into the 80’s in early spring. In warmer months, we are able switch to lighter clothes so we won’t swelter wearing woolen sweaters and slacks. Although some of...

How Dogs Recognize Human Emotions

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Co-evolution of Dog & Human Companionship Humans have associated with wild canids for at least 30,000. The fossil record confirms human (Homo sapiens) developed relationships with canines as far back as the times of the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). From...

Happy Doggy Valentine’s Day 2016

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Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man had ever made. ~ Roger Caras ~ For the Love of Dogs Happy...