Applied Animal Beh'ist. Writer, Blogger, Author: The Other End of the Leash & The Education of Will. Shepherd, Gardener, Baker. Stupid in love with dogs.
Wisconsin
Joined December 2015
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Monkeys, Macaws and a Marvelous Rainforest. Just back from the Osa Penninsula in Costa Rica, a nature lover's dream. bit.ly/2V7x7TE #theotherendoftheleash #theeducationofwill
Fun with Dog Poop? No, I'm not weird or crazy--but we need to help clean up after everyone's dog, not just our own. bit.ly/2Tve31f #theotherendoftheleash #theeducationofwill
Be still my heart, and thank you @Margaret Renkl writing in @nytimes for mentioning The Education of Will in her exquisite essay about Millie, the rescue dog who rescued her. #theeducationofwill
Struggle to keep New Year's Resolutions? Here are five things we've learned from dog training that will help you out Or, okay, maybe at least me. bit.ly/2ssX7wh #theotherendoftheleash #theeducationofwill
New Year, New Stage, New "Not-Resolutions"! Some thoughts about turning 70 and what's in store for 2019. bit.ly/2RjiiQt #theotherendoftheleash #theeducationofwill
Here's a blast from the past! It's Luke and Pippy, after I taught them to run with a pole in their mouth, then jump over a sign, etc. etc. Turned into my favorite Christmas Card ever. What's yours? bit.ly/2Glvtex #bestchristmascardever #theotherendoftheleash
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Meet your dog's nostrils blogs.scientificamerican.com… @sciam
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Let me sniff! "...allowing dogs to spent more time using their olfaction through a regular nosework activity makes them more optimistic. By allowing dogs more 'foraging' time, their welfare is improved." New study abstract here! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
thrilled to share our new publication on the positive effects of playing nosework with your dog
"Let me sniff! Nosework induces positive judgment bias in pet dogs" (Duranton, Horowitz)
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This week’s blog post lists five reasons why dogs can become holiday grinches. (And the solutions.) What’s your list? bit.ly/2C46Qin #pleasebringmorechicken #theotherendoftheleash
Want to give a Christmas present to a dog lover without adding to the great land fill of life? Here are some ideas for you... bit.ly/2BSN6hu @The_Bark #theotherendoftheleash
Jim and I celebrated our 70th birthday last week--we were born on the same day of the same year. We are so lucky to be still here, and still relatively healthy. Lucky, lucky us. And lucky, lucky me to have found Jim. Love you, babe. Best thing that ever happened to me.
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Whoo hoo! Looking forward to doing a FB Live event on "Reading Dogs" this Thursday night, November 8th, 6:30 central at the Library in Prairie du Sac, WI. Be there or be square! bit.ly/2JH3nZd
I'm honored to be speaking this Friday evening at the SAAV Conference in Madison, WI. Is there a more important time to stand up for people who are threatened and abused by their "partners" than now? Hope to see you there. @SAAVprogram
Great visual signals of a canid "on offense" (versus defense) at the
@IntlWolfCenter. Such a great resource!. bit.ly/2v7Whqr
The Pause That Refreshes--Why letting your dog take breaks during training is so important. bit.ly/2uvBJI9
Traveling with Dogs? Should You? bit.ly/2M6WksI (Please do not tell Maggie about these glasses. I think she would want them and they would look ridiculous on a sheepdog. Okay, they look ridiculous on any dog, but still...)
Great advice and brilliant art work. nitter.cf/DogSpies/status/100765…
How I embraced my cat's need to scratch and preserved my couch. With visual aids blogs.scientificamerican.com… #train4rewards @CompAnimalPsych @petsandus @sarahlhellis @mikel_maria @iCatCare #CatsOfTwitter #training #behavior #cat #Caturday
Exquisite piece of writing about our miraculous relationship with dogs @nytimes: nyti.ms/2te4rM8.
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Search-and-rescue dogs had higher scores for trainability and energy, and lower scores for aggression toward strangers, aggression and fear toward dogs, fear of dogs , chasing, fear of strangers, and non-social fear than pet dogs.
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DOGS USE VARIOUS GESTURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT FROM US
"...very little is known about whether these gestures actually function as what researchers call "referential signals." by @MarcBekoff #dogbehavior via @PetGuild
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