Behavior Blog
Behavior Blog
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...
Thinking about Street Dogs
July 23, 2022 Many years ago, I received a request to create a poster of Indian Street Dogs ("Streeties") by a Seattle-based rescue group who would take these dogs off...
Thinking about Street Dogs
July 23, 2022 Many years ago, I received a request to create a poster of Indian Street Dogs ("Streeties") by a Seattle-based rescue group who would take these dogs off...
Reading BAD DOG, Multispecies Justice
[First posted on April 8, 2022, with slight edits] Reading BAD DOG: Pit Bull Politics and Multispecies Justice, by Harlan Weaver. Chapter 1: Interspecies Intersectionality (what Harlan Weaver calls multispecies transformative justice)...
Reading BAD DOG, Multispecies Justice
[First posted on April 8, 2022, with slight edits] Reading BAD DOG: Pit Bull Politics and Multispecies Justice, by Harlan Weaver. Chapter 1: Interspecies Intersectionality (what Harlan Weaver calls multispecies transformative justice)...
Respondent vs Operant Conditioning
I think the concepts are very clear in this infographic but if people are having trouble with the words, hope this helps: Respondent Conditioning = Classical Conditioning ...
Respondent vs Operant Conditioning
I think the concepts are very clear in this infographic but if people are having trouble with the words, hope this helps: Respondent Conditioning = Classical Conditioning ...
Are These Cats Playing?
March 1, 2022 I keep asking myself if Mambo and Shimmy are "playing or fighting" when they get into dramatic interactions, and I am learning that this may not be...
Are These Cats Playing?
March 1, 2022 I keep asking myself if Mambo and Shimmy are "playing or fighting" when they get into dramatic interactions, and I am learning that this may not be...