Michael D'Abruzzo, Author at DogTraining.World

Working a Dog in Defense

Age Defense of Self vs Defense of Pack – NOT the SAME Why do we learn this now? The goal with all training is to…

Bite Building in Play

Not just for future bite trained dogs What can you encourage through play? Teaching to ignore (desensitize) vs counter (reactive) – Depends on Plan What…

The Physiology of the Bite

Understanding the “Calm Full Mouth Bite” Ellen Nickelsberg Article Leerburg Article Extra recommended reading: The German Shepherd Dog in Word and Picture – Max von…

Aggression Drives in Protection Training

Referenced in this stream: Click on the chart for more detail: There are “play” and mature forms of this cycle. DO NOT MIX: From…

Introduction to Protection Training

Some of the material discussed in this stream: Konrad Most’s Book: Videos discussed: Article Reference: “We also recorded seven cases of apparently altruistic behavior, where one…

The Power of Discourse: Associations between Trainers’ Speech and the Responses of Socialized Wolves and Dogs to Training

by Melissa Gabriela Bravo Fonseca 1,Heron Oliveira Hilário 2,Kurt Kotrschal 3,Friederike Range 4,Zsófia Virányi 5,Marina Henriques Lage Duarte 1,6,Laryssa Cristina Gomes Pereira 1 andAngélica da Silva Vasconcellos 1,* Simple Summary In a previous study,…

Behavioural risks in male dogs with minimal lifetime exposure to gonadal hormones may complicate population-control benefits of desexing. McGreevy, Wilson, Starling, Serpell

Abstract Castration of dogs is a widespread practice with clear justification in population control and knock-on benefits for animal welfare. Deleterious behavioural consequences of castration…