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Preference Testing
What is it? Why do it? How to test? Over the years there have been a number of papers that have investigated whether animals have motivations and preferences, whether they make conscious choices, and if given various foods to choose…
Help pets have a spook-free Halloween
Many households may be gearing-up for some fa-boo-lous fun, yet with more pets living with us than ever before, this…
Fireworks season – Tips for owners
The next few weeks can be a worrying time for pet owners as celebrations such as Halloween, Diwali, Bonfire Night,…
Give cats choice – they’ll love you more for it
A new study investigating the impact of interactions with cats has found that allowing cats to make their own decisions…
WINNER: Animal Behaviourist of the Year 2021 – Home Counties
Great news The LUXLife Pet Product & Services Awards 2021 winners have been announced, and I am delighted to receive…
New Certification – Protocol to Overcome Fear of Dogs in Kids
GOOD NEWS! Good news from founder of KAD Kids Around Dogs Debby Lucken. Following my final assessment, Hanne is certified…
Living with behavioural problems – owners’ experiences
Over the years I’ve seen the emotional and financial impact on owners who live with a pet that exhibits undesirable…
The impact of pre-adolescent dog training on behaviour
A new study by Dinwoodie et al. (2021) has looked the age at which dogs were trained as puppies and…
Maternal stress & puppies
I worked out the other week that since the pandemic started, I’ve trained with well over 300 puppies with this…
Self-awareness in animals
The most common test of self-awareness is the ‘mirror test’ developed by Gallup in 1970, originally using chimpanzees. The…
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