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The "Other End of the Leash" blog, authored by Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., a renowned zoologist and Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, offers expert insights into canine behavior, dog training, and human-animal interactions. With her extensive academic background and decades of practical experience, Dr. McConnell explores the complex dynamics of living with and training dogs, aiming..
McConnell Publishing Inc.Blog
20h ago
I love giving dogs choices, including when it’s related things I want/need them to do. Here’s an example of the “Premack Principle,” which says that “more probable behaviors act to reinforce less probable behaviors.” Most probable because that’s what the dog/cat/child/iguana wants to do, so it’s the perfect reinforcement, right? My version is a variant–the […]
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1w ago
I need some solace today (dogs are fine!), before I jump into action. While cuddling with Jim this morning, talking about our day, I realized I just didn’t have it in me to write a content-heavy post right now. Jim, bless him, knowing I’d mentioned earlier I needed to cut down the 15,787 photos on […]
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3w ago
January is “Divorce Month.” Who knew. I got divorced from my two practice husbands in other months, but it does make sense that January, the month of darkness, sugar withdrawal, and dashed expectations of holiday cheer, would be a prime candidate for the dissolution of marriages. When I was seeing clients, some of my […]
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1M ago
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.” Alan Watts. But, of c ..read more
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1M ago
Can we all just retire from everything else and read dog/animal-related books for the next few weeks? No? Me either. But still, so many new great books out there! Here are some I am excited about, in no particular order: Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, by Zazie Todd is […]
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2M ago
Pondering about what to write in this week’s post, I thought: I know! I’ll write an article about what dogs REALLY want for Christmas. Deep from within my dusty, cobwebbed brain, a thought emerged, like smoke arising from smoldering embers. Have I ever written about that in the past? Oh, she said, having […]
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2M ago
[[One quick insert: If you are reading this on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024 only: There is a big sale on the booklet that Karen London and I wrote about bringing a mature (or adolescent) dog into your home. Love Has No Age Limit is on sale, to encourage folks to buy it in bulk […]
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2M ago
This is me and Tag, a Great Pryenees at the Dane County Humane Society who was looking for a home. (Note: Since this was taken, he’s found a great one!) (Second Note: It almost killed me to not adopt him myself–not physically possible for me right now. Damn!) Tag and I schmoozed together to help […]
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3M ago
We need a little extra comfort, sometimes, don’t we? I find myself in that situation now, and am especially grateful not just for Jim, but also for Maggie and Skip. They are both super cuddly dogs, and moment by moment, I take comfort from the touch of their fur, the rhythm of their beating hearts. […]
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3M ago
We all need beautiful things right now! And good news too? Yes, yes, and yes! Internal medicine veterinarian Dr. Bates did an ultrasound on Maggie and says: “No kidney disease!” Yes, her kidneys are older (she turns 12 in January), and I’ll do all I can to take care of them, but no “kidney diets” […]
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