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Understanding Negative Reinforcement
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...
Understanding Negative Reinforcement
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...
Genetics of Dog Personality
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
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
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
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...
Dog Predatory Behavior and Wellbeing
December 23, 2022 (slightly edited) I am slowly working my way through some of the The HeartDog International Wellbeing Summit videos. First a quote from this blog post (Academy of Dog Trainers) about normalizing predatory...
Dog Predatory Behavior and Wellbeing
December 23, 2022 (slightly edited) I am slowly working my way through some of the The HeartDog International Wellbeing Summit videos. First a quote from this blog post (Academy of Dog Trainers) about normalizing predatory...
Studies about Breed Temperaments and Stereotypes
Dec 20, 2022 Here are my rough notes taken from a American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) summary of a paper by Lindsay Merkham and Clive Wynne. (2017): "Behavioral...
Studies about Breed Temperaments and Stereotypes
Dec 20, 2022 Here are my rough notes taken from a American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) summary of a paper by Lindsay Merkham and Clive Wynne. (2017): "Behavioral...
People's Perceptions of Dog Welfare
Dec 14, 2022 Notes from a paper by Cobb, Lill, and Bennett that Hal Herzog tweeted about recently with regards to the "Lake Wobegon Effect" of dog ownership. I thought...
People's Perceptions of Dog Welfare
Dec 14, 2022 Notes from a paper by Cobb, Lill, and Bennett that Hal Herzog tweeted about recently with regards to the "Lake Wobegon Effect" of dog ownership. I thought...