Why Do Dogs Zoom-zoom-zoom Around the House?
Behaviorists call the syndrome of a dog running helter-skelter around the yard, or zooming from room to room in the house “frequent, random activity periods (FRAPS). However this is a profound misnomer...
View ArticleWhy Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?
Why do dogs wag their tails? The quick answer is that a dog wags its tail for a reason which seems self-evident enough, being that it’s the tell-tale mark of a friendly dog. Indeed, anyone who’s stood...
View ArticleWhy Do Good Dogs Do Bad Things?
Question: if dogs are social by nature as Natural Dog Training claims them to be, how could a dog ever do something “anti-social?” Answer: because emotion must move. A brief primer on emotion: Emotion...
View ArticleCORRECTION: Why Do We Correct a Dog?
What are we trying to accomplish when we correct a dog? Do we want to make the dog submissive to us? Are we trying to show the dog that we’re displeased with his behavior? Do we want the dog to feel...
View ArticleNatural Dog Training and Evolution
I tend not to get involved in discussions of behavior on other forums as it’s very difficult to keep the discussion focused like a laser beam on the salient points. The argument quickly radiates out in...
View ArticleStump A Chump
I haven’t cared for too many horses over my years, but about ten years ago when carrying buckets of feed to my two horses, I noticed the following which brought me to an important understanding of...
View ArticleFlow Solves All Problems
Adrian Bejan has just published an important article in a scholarly journal. He’s resolved the question in biology as to why large animals tend to live longer than small ones. It’s for the same reason...
View ArticleSpring Rowe Conference: 3/31 – 4/2
What a Dog Wants to Tell You: Secrets of Canine Body Language Rowe Camp and Conference Center March 31, 2017 – April 2, 2017 22 Kings Highway Rowe, MA 01367 Whether you have a dog in your life or...
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