David Mech’s explanation of the Term “Alpha” in Wolf Packs.
This is an article written by L. David Mech that directly addresses the confusion with the term “Alpha” in wolf ethology. Mech’s words are often…
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Training the Dog – Robert Tell Lemmon,1914
Before there was a divided commercialized dog training industry and mass-produced training collars available how did people “train the dog”? Lemmon’s book was published over…
Submission: Its Features and Function in the Wolf and Dog
Rudolph Schenkel 1967 ABSTRACT Submission in the wolf and dog is defined on the basis of its motivation: submission is the effort of the inferior…
Expression Studies on Wolves – Rudolph Schenkel, 1947 (and reference to the Mech “Alpha” debacle)
This is perhaps the most undermined study on canine ethology in existence and the epitome of the expression, “Don’t throw the baby out with the…
All AKC Dog Breed Videos
Here is a video playlist put out by the AKC featuring all their recognized breeds:
My Favorite Groomer
“My Favorite Groomer” is a popular dog grooming youtube channel that features high quality close up videos of various dogs being groomed with commentary. The…
Kikopup – Emily Larlham
Emily Larlham owns the channel Kikopup. Emily uses no form of punishment in her videos and specializes in clicker training. It is an interesting channel…
Leerburg Dog Training
Leerburg was founded by Ed Frawley and is one of the first companies to offer a wide variety of dog training videos on different subjects…
Peter Caine Dog Training
Peter Caine is an old school dog trainer that is heavily influenced by a family tradition of training and owning hunting dogs. Peter is also…
Georgia K9 – Jeff Schettler
Newest videos from Jeff Schettler. Georgia K9 is considered one of the best in the industry for tactical trailing. Thankfully, Jeff shares a lot of…
K9-1 on Inside Edition “Will Your Dog Protect You from an Attacker?”
Will the average pet dog protect you from an attacker? It depends on a lot of factors, but here we test a few average family…
Motivating Operations and Terms to Describe Them: Some Further Refinements
Sean Laraway, Susan Snycerski, Jack Michael, Alan Poling 2003 ABSTRACT Over the past decade, behavior analysts have increasingly used the term establishing operation (EO) to…
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Aggressive Dogs Are Characterized by Low Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Status
ABSTRACT Canine aggressive behaviour is one of the most common problems being reported by dog owners. However, the biochemical basis of this phenomenon remains unclear.…
Effect of Dietary Protein Content and Tryptophan Supplementation on Dominance Aggression, Territorial Aggression, and Hyperactivity in Dogs
Jean S. DeNapoli, Nicholas H. Dodman, Louis Shuster, William M. Rand, Kathy L. Gross, 2000 Summary L-tryptophan is a biosynthetic precursor for the neurotransmitter serotonin.…