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

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...

Notes: Alison Skipper on Why History Matters (origins 2025 conference)

Notes: Alison Skipper on Why History Matters (o...

Lili Chin

These are my notes from Dr. Alison Skipper's presentation at the Origins 2025 conference. Dr Skipper's interview on the FDC podcast about the history of UK breed registries is also...

Notes: Alison Skipper on Why History Matters (o...

Lili Chin

These are my notes from Dr. Alison Skipper's presentation at the Origins 2025 conference. Dr Skipper's interview on the FDC podcast about the history of UK breed registries is also...

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  

Understanding Negative Reinforcement

Understanding Negative Reinforcement

Lili Chin

The "negative" in Negative reinforcement (R-) doesn't mean "bad" but R- is still often conflated with punishment (P+) and ranked LOW in hierarchical models of ethical training procedures. There is a persistent view...

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Understanding Negative Reinforcement

Lili Chin

The "negative" in Negative reinforcement (R-) doesn't mean "bad" but R- is still often conflated with punishment (P+) and ranked LOW in hierarchical models of ethical training procedures. There is a persistent view...

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Genetics of Dog Personality

Genetics of Dog Personality

Lili Chin

April 15, 2023 [slightly edited] Notes from a webinar by Dr Jessica Perry Hekman that has cleared up some of my own questions in previous blog posts. I took these...

Genetics of Dog Personality

Lili Chin

April 15, 2023 [slightly edited] Notes from a webinar by Dr Jessica Perry Hekman that has cleared up some of my own questions in previous blog posts. I took these...

Measuring Welfare for Companion Animals

Measuring Welfare for Companion Animals

Lili Chin

November 27, 2023 This paper by Lauren Novack. My notes are less detailed and don't cover the entire paper. EDIT TO ADD: I am working on an new infographic about Affective...

Measuring Welfare for Companion Animals

Lili Chin

November 27, 2023 This paper by Lauren Novack. My notes are less detailed and don't cover the entire paper. EDIT TO ADD: I am working on an new infographic about Affective...