L' intesa con il cane. I segnali calmanti 25 anni dopo

Short and sweet, this booklet should be required reading for anyone who interacts with dogs (that's a lot of people). A big paradigm shift occurs when you start noticing the many, many times that your dog says "that makes me feel uncomfortable" or "could you please stop doing that". It's a shift awa Leggi tutto

I am inspired and sad in the same time! I'm sad because of all the mistakes I did with my dog. About all the stress, that I was a source of. It is one of the most useful and important books in my life. Thanks a lot, Turid!

A short but good read, with some great photographs. The basic premise is that dogs are naturally social, cooperative animals who want to live in social harmony with fellow dogs (and/or with their human "pack"). Dogs have developed a nuanced language for communicating that they are friendly and nonth Leggi tutto

A mí me gustan mucho los animales, pero le tengo miedo a los perrines desde que uno me mordió cuando era chica. No es un miedo corrosivo, y puedo ir sola por la calle sin despertar la animadversión de nuevos perrines, gracias a que alguna vez leí que era mi propia agitación la que podía asustarlos, Leggi tutto

This was interesting. It made me feel badly about how we train Indiana, a little bit. I think that she is actually worse at interacting with other dogs than when we first got her, and I think that that is our fault: now that we know she has the capacity to get all hot & bothered, we tense up when an Leggi tutto