Behavior Blog

This is a personal collection of handwritten iPad sketch-notes for webinars, science papers, books, and various animal behavior studies. Nerdy stuff.

[posts are still being transferred over from my previous website.]

Behavior Blog

What is Assent? (Notes from VT Part 4)

What is Assent? (Notes from VT Part 4)

Lili Chin

[notes from Vermont contd.] I had heard of the term "assent" but hadn't looked into what it meant so Hannah McGee's presentation was one that I was really looking forward...

What is Assent? (Notes from VT Part 4)

Lili Chin

[notes from Vermont contd.] I had heard of the term "assent" but hadn't looked into what it meant so Hannah McGee's presentation was one that I was really looking forward...

Sheep herding and R+ (Notes from VT Part 3)

Sheep herding and R+ (Notes from VT Part 3)

Lili Chin

(notes from Vermont, contd.) This presentation was such a wonderful surprise. Maia Huff-Owen talked about using a behavior science lens with which to view herding behaviors in dogs, and how to...

Sheep herding and R+ (Notes from VT Part 3)

Lili Chin

(notes from Vermont, contd.) This presentation was such a wonderful surprise. Maia Huff-Owen talked about using a behavior science lens with which to view herding behaviors in dogs, and how to...

Loose-leash walking (Notes from VT part 2)

Loose-leash walking (Notes from VT part 2)

Lili Chin

CONTD from Part 1 I don't have a dog right now so I wasn't paying as much attention to this presentation at first. But then on the next day in...

Loose-leash walking (Notes from VT part 2)

Lili Chin

CONTD from Part 1 I don't have a dog right now so I wasn't paying as much attention to this presentation at first. But then on the next day in...

Reinforcement Systems (Notes from VT Part 1)

Reinforcement Systems (Notes from VT Part 1)

Lili Chin

Three years ago, when I was struggling to train Shimmy to go inside her carrier for future vet visits, I enrolled in Mary Hunter's Shaping Skills workshop (recommended!) I am...

Reinforcement Systems (Notes from VT Part 1)

Lili Chin

Three years ago, when I was struggling to train Shimmy to go inside her carrier for future vet visits, I enrolled in Mary Hunter's Shaping Skills workshop (recommended!) I am...

Dogs of the World book - Corrections and References

Dogs of the World book - Corrections and Refere...

Lili Chin

DOGS OF THE WORLD: Author notes, list of references  

Dogs of the World book - Corrections and Refere...

Lili Chin

DOGS OF THE WORLD: Author notes, list of references  

Decolonization and Animal Welfare (Part 1)

Decolonization and Animal Welfare (Part 1)

Lili Chin

I actually started writing this blog post back in 2023 after listening to a presentation from the My Dog Is My Home conference. But first, I want to share something...

Decolonization and Animal Welfare (Part 1)

Lili Chin

I actually started writing this blog post back in 2023 after listening to a presentation from the My Dog Is My Home conference. But first, I want to share something...