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You’ll find here three categories of articles:
(1) Blogs, which I refer to as “strøtanker” (a Danish word), based on my musings and ideas and intended for all who wonder and ponder.
(2) Science articles containing references for further study, based on theoretical and empirical research (more approachable for the beginner student).
(3) Journal-style academic papers that meet the strictest standards for validity and verifiability, with adequate references to allow you to evaluate my findings (for graduate students and fellow scientists).
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19 Things You Can Do To Be Happy Today
Happiness is for most people the ultimate state of well-being, characterized by emotions of intense joy. Being the globetrotter I am, I have witnessed happiness and unhappiness in many shapes and forms. Trying to isolate the common factors that contribute to people...
16 Things You Should Stop Doing in Order to Be Happy with Your Dog
Here is a list of 16 things you should stop doing in order to make life with your dog happier and your relationship stronger. Difficult? Not at all. You just need to want to do it and then simply do it. You can begin as soon as you finish reading this. 1. Stop being...
Fearful Behavior—a Critical Review
When facing a threat, and flight is not possible, the next best option is to hide and freeze (photo from Molly’ s Just You Only Better). When facing a social-threat, submissive behavior is the best option. This dog shows what ethologists call active-submissive...
Aggressive Behavior—a Critical Review
Aggressive and dominant (self-confident) behavior (picture from Dogsquad). Aggressive and submissive behavior (not fearful). That is the behavior a cornered dog shows when pacifying, submission and flight don’t work (picture from Doggies). Aggressive and submissive...
Do Dogs See Colors? What Does It Mean for Our Training?
Do dogs see colors? Does that affect our dog training in any way? In the early 1980s, we performed some tests at the Ethology Institute to determine whether dogs were colorblind as the popular view says. The conclusion of our experiments was that they could...
Canine Muzzle Nudge, Muzzle Grasp, and Regurgitation Behavior
The canine muzzle nudge is a pacifying behavior. Pacifying behavior (Latin pacificare, from pax = peace and facere, facio= to make) is all behavior with the function of decreasing or suppressing an opponent’s aggressive or dominant behavior. Newborn cubs and...
Treat Me Like a Dog, Honey!
“Treat me like a dog, honey!” If we were as patient, caring, and understanding toward our spouses as we are toward our dogs, I’m sure the rate of divorces would fall dramatically. Dog owner: “My dog bites me sometimes when he gets too excited playing with a toy. What...
The Canine Yawn Behavior
A yawn is a simple behavior, a reflex, with specific physiological functions. A yawn is a reflex consisting of a simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by an exhalation of breath. There are instances when yawning is followed by...
Do We Understand Behavior?
Do we understand behavior? The conundrum of the behavioral sciences is that they are not exact sciences in the same sense as physics or mathematics. Behavior is like the spectrum of light: it is as difficult to say when yellow turns into orange as when one behavior...
Allelomimetic Behavior
Allelomimetic behavior means doing the same as others do. Allelomimetic behavior, which has elements of social facilitation, imitation, and group coordination, is occasionally referred to as contagious. When an animal engages in a behavior, it increases the likelihood...
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