Comments on: Modern Animal Behavior: A Lot Has Changed in the Last Few Decades http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/modern-animal-behavior-a-lot-has-changed-in-the-last-few-decades/ Information on Dog, Cat, and Bird Behavior from Companion Animal Solutions Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:58:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christine Hibbard http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/modern-animal-behavior-a-lot-has-changed-in-the-last-few-decades/comment-page-1/#comment-7232 Christine Hibbard Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:17:03 +0000 http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/?p=164#comment-7232 Dr. Jim Ha has written two other articles where he suggested additional reading. A Reading List in Animal Behavior Part One: http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/a-reading-list-in-animal-behavior-part-one/ and A Reading List In Animal Behavior Part Two: http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/a-reading-list-in-animal-behavior-part-two/ Thank you for reading Behind the Behavior. Happy reading! Dr. Jim Ha has written two other articles where he suggested additional reading. A Reading List in Animal Behavior Part One: http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/a-reading-list-in-animal-behavior-part-one/

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A Reading List In Animal Behavior Part Two: http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/a-reading-list-in-animal-behavior-part-two/

Thank you for reading Behind the Behavior. Happy reading!

]]> By: Elena http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/modern-animal-behavior-a-lot-has-changed-in-the-last-few-decades/comment-page-1/#comment-7225 Elena Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:31:21 +0000 http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/?p=164#comment-7225 Thank you very much for the informative post! The thing that interested me most is the relations btw the use of dominance hierachies and the ability to communicate such information and breed, coat color, hair type, and temperament. Where could I possibly read about that? Thank you very much for the informative post!

The thing that interested me most is the relations btw the use of dominance hierachies and the ability to communicate such information and breed, coat color, hair type, and temperament.

Where could I possibly read about that?

]]> By: Don http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/modern-animal-behavior-a-lot-has-changed-in-the-last-few-decades/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Don Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:09:52 +0000 http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/?p=164#comment-1957 Wow. Great post. I see the "alpha roll" all the time with dogs that show too much excitability in obedience class for the handlers' taste, and the handlers (and class instructor!) never seem to catch on that the more appropriate and effective procedure would be to positively reinforce an alternative behavior. When the dog doesn't get better, they increase the intensity of the roll, thinking that the reason the dog isn't getting better is because they aren't rolling the dog frequently or strongly enough. It's sad. Wow. Great post.
I see the “alpha roll” all the time with dogs that show too much excitability in obedience class for the handlers’ taste, and the handlers (and class instructor!) never seem to catch on that the more appropriate and effective procedure would be to positively reinforce an alternative behavior. When the dog doesn’t get better, they increase the intensity of the roll, thinking that the reason the dog isn’t getting better is because they aren’t rolling the dog frequently or strongly enough. It’s sad.

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