I often talk about discarding labels and we recently had yet another reminder of why that is important when trying to understand an animal's behaviour. Labels often can carry an undercurrent of judgement and that can prevent us from getting the full picture. When I first graduated from Turid’s class, I asked her for parting … Continue reading Food faddism and gluttony in dogs
BHARCS Launches BACBEC 1
We just concluded a lovely event to celebrate the launch of BACBEC 1, the first of our online certificate courses on Canine Behaviour & Ethology. The course requires students to complete roughly 150 hours of learning, including theory, practicals, primary and secondary research. We have deployed smart instructional design and have custom software built for … Continue reading BHARCS Launches BACBEC 1
What’s all the fuss about Fetch?
Ball throwing is not an ideal activity for their arthritic dog. In fact it is not an ideal activity for any dog, whatever their age or condition. Here, three members of Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) look at the impact of throwing a ball on a dog both physically and mentally.
Can exercise make problem behaviours worse?
In this guest blog, Jen Leslie writes about her pilot study on the impact of over exercising on dogs. While the sample is small, the early results are powerful and warrant a closer look. I have found in my experience of working with dogs and their caregivers in a home environment, unwanted behaviours expressed as … Continue reading Can exercise make problem behaviours worse?
Why so handsy with dog food?
In this blog we discuss a dog's need for space around food.
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