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Testing a dog's "commitment to relaxation"
Thoughts about a specific situation I saw in a sit on the dog exercise, culminating in reflections on interacting with our pets as social creatures
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Haley Young
I don't think sniffing is like my dog's social media
Do you feel fulfilled after scrolling social media?
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Reflections on A Brief History of Intelligence by Max Bennett
A surprisingly enjoyable read for someone with little interest in AI
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A running list of my dog- and animal-related reading
Not to be confused with books I recommend to fellow dog owners across-the-board (which can be found in this article).
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Social and training implications of giving our dogs affection
First published in March 2023 and last tweaked in July 2024.
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Critical anthropomorphism as a domestic dog owner
First published in April 2023 and last updated in July 2024.
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Working through dog reactivity? My favorite resources
I first compiled this post in October 2020.
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Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin book review
First written on July 14th 2020.
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What I’d do differently if I could adopt my dog again
First published on October 28th 2022.
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Key ways my dog is not a furry little human
First published on January 11th 2023.
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A tribute to Frans de Waal: ethologist, author, inspiration
Frans de Waal died last week. I hold no claim to his memory — I never met him, he left this world without ever knowing I was in it — and yet I cried at…
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Dog training phrases that can make me uncomfortable
This piece was first published in July 2023 and last updated in March 2024.
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