Category: Simply Behaviour Radio

Articles / Dog Behaviour / dog behaviour problems / Dog training / Heel work / Recall training / Simply Behaviour Radio / training puppies

29 Apr, 2015

Neuroscience Of Licking & Sender-Receiver Mechanisms. Are They Conflict Reducing, Disengagement Markers, Arousal Or Congruence Signals?

Why do animals, particularly canines, lick their lips? Is it a sender-receiver dance, a physiological response to changes in internal environment, a reciprocity sign or a signal of some kind of deceit? We take a look at this phenomenon from a number of (neuroscience, physiology, behaviour, psychological, medical, ethological and philosophical) perspectives. How an animal signals externally to reflect changes to his...

Articles / Dog Behaviour / dog behaviour problems / Dog training / Heel work / Recall training / Simply Behaviour Radio / training puppies

31 Mar, 2015

Why Do Dogs Yawn? The Neuroscience Of Empathy & Emotional Contagion

After a recent research project into the neuroscience of behaviour and a talk given at the ISCP, INTER Dogs and Dog Alliance (see recorded webinar) Introduction To the Science Of Behaviour (Beginners) Seminar we became interested in the concept of emotional contagion and what this means to dogs. To find out more about the neural mechanisms of this concept and what the current research is...

Articles / Dog Behaviour / dog behaviour problems / Dog training / Heel work / Recall training / Simply Behaviour Radio / training puppies

29 Dec, 2014

Neuroscience & Brain Mechanisms Of Critical Periods In Puppy Development. This Should Be Started Before You Get Him Home.

The most critical period for puppy development is the age six to eight weeks (everything that happens prior to this is to do with setting the foundations of the animal & why it is essential that you have chosen a good breeder). Most puppies leave their litter around 7-12 weeks to go to their new home (in the UK this is sometimes...

Articles / Dog Behaviour / dog behaviour problems / Dog training / Heel work / Recall training / Simply Behaviour Radio / training puppies

15 Jun, 2014

The Science Behind Punishment, Learning & Reinforcement

Fear Or Pain Inducing Techniques.. The Facts. If a dog shows a behaviour which results in a perceived positive outcome, he or she is more likely to show the behaviour again on subsequent occasions – this is known as reinforcement. If a behaviour results in a perceived negative outcome, the dog is less likely to show the behaviour again – this is...

Articles / Dog Behaviour / dog behaviour problems / Dog training / Heel work / Recall training / Simply Behaviour Radio / training puppies

4 Jun, 2014

The solution to most dog behaviour problems!

The solution to most behavior problems in dogs is simple and IF you adhere to the following. The principle is simple- dogs repeat behaviors that are reinforced. That means that if your puppy or adult dog behaves badly, by say barking at you through the back door when he’s outside and you’re inside, jumping on you when you arrive home, or dragging...