Oliver Sacks talks about music triggering memory in amnesia cases
I believe that dogs also have a memory and a preference for certain pieces of music and certain styles of music. They definitely pick up on the emotional content of…
Dog Training and Related News
Wonder Cabinet with Laurie Anderson and me
Please come and enjoy an unusual event: An All-Day Wonder Cabinet Guest-Curated by David Rothenberg made possible with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Saturday Feb. 25th, 2012…
Dogs are highly sensitive to tone of voice and emotional intention
dogs are very adept at comprehending tone of voice and emotional content Very often it’s not what you say, it is how you say it that gives the dog a…
A really good article about possible side effects of punishment
http://lifeasahuman.com/2010/pets/selling-snake-oil-stopping-behavior-doesnt-make-a-good-dog/
More impulse control: Isis with treats on her paws!
look how proud she is!
Why punishment is not just cruel, it is inefficient.
I feel the need to write a few words about punishment because the tradition seems so hard to kill. Punishment is the lazy man’s way of “teaching” and it…
Two dogs eating in a restaurant!
I first saw this quite a while ago but I still find it hilarious and I hope you do too! Talk about impulse control!!! Ha Ha Happy New Year’s Eve!
My New Year’s Thoughts
Petzi puppy prodigy Inevitably towards the end of the year I become more pensive, possibly even sentimental. I review the feelings and experiences of the year that has passed and…