The peak socialisation period for puppies is between 6 and 12 weeks of age. This is the key period where new sounds, smells, sights and experiences all combine to inform the young dog what is to be...
The medical paradigm demands that healthcare practitioners practise to perfection, and if a person falls short of this high standard, that person is to blame (Reason, 2000). Professional...
Although the clinical case load of behaviourists alone suggests that large numbers of dogs suffer from sensitivity to noise, studies suggest that approximately 49% of the canine population are...
The 19th and 20th century psychologists argued long and hard over the relative influences of nature and nurture on an individual's behaviour. The current consensus is that both the genetic background...
‘Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by threat, danger or harm (Oxford Dictionary, 2013). This is a natural response to any perceived aversive stimuli and is related to a natural survival...
Separation anxiety is considered to be associated with a hyper attachment to humans (Bowen and Heath, 2005). Attachment relationships are natural, necessary and healthy. The first attachment...
Genetics, parenting, barren non-stimulating environments, pain and early or traumatic experiences are major factors in the development of behaviour traits (personal experience). Vage (2010) in his...