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What is counterconditioning in animal training?
Counterconditioning is a form of behavioural therapy that involves changing an animal’s emotional response to a specific stimulus. This is typically accomplished by pairing the stimulus with a positive reinforcement, such as a food treat, so that the animal learns…
Winner – Pet Behaviourist of the Year 2022 LUXlife Awards
ππ«πππ π§ππ°π¬ The winners have been announced and Hanne Grice Pet Training & Behaviour has won for a second year…
Winner: Dog Trainer of the Year – Prestige Awards 2021/22 Acceptance
I was delighted to be nominated and win for the second year in a row the title Dog Trainer of…
Finalists announced – Best Business Women Awards 2021
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π°πΆππΆπ»π΄ π»π²ππ! It’s just been announced that I’m a finalist in the 2021 Best Business Women Awards for the following…
WINNER: The Pet Parent Pledge – initiative
Great news Back in April ’21, a group initiative called the #petparentpledge was announced between The Modern Dog Trainer, the…
Self-awareness in animals
The most common test of self-awareness is the βmirror testβ developed by Gallup in 1970, originally using chimpanzees. The…
Pet grief β it hurts
Pet-keeping is one of the closest forms of human-animal interaction in Western society. Although owner-pet relationships may stem from genetically…
Bird ringing with Gary Beckett & Paul Watts
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, I wanted to highlight the great work done by many volunteers in conservation. That’s…
Domestic violence and its links with pets
In 2016, The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) released figures that showed an estimated 1.8 million adults aged 16…
Deception in dogs
A new study by Heberlein et al. (2017) suggests dogs have the ability to deceive. Honesty in animal signals is…
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