Dogs Aren’t Aggressive or Dominant—Are They? (Part Four)

by Roger Abrantes | Jun 20, 2022 | Video

Watch Movie Training versus breeding: which is the culprit in the aggressive behavior of dogs? Is dog training better now than in the 1980s? Ethologist Roger Abrantes, PhD., and Michael McManus, CAAE, debate these questions.  📚References and further studies...

Dogs Aren’t Aggressive or Dominant—Are They? (Part Three)

by Roger Abrantes | Jun 14, 2022 | Video

Watch Movie Are aggressive and fearful behaviors unconditionally bad? Ethologist Roger Abrantes, PhD., and Michael McManus, CAAE, explore how owners and trainers inadvertently teach dogs to be aggressive and the price we pay.  📚References and further studies...

Dogs Aren’t Aggressive or Dominant—Are They? (Part Two)

by Roger Abrantes | Jun 11, 2022 | Video

Watch Movie A fascinating conversation between Professor Abrantes, Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology and Ethology, and Ethology Institute graduate (CAAE) Michael McManus about these terms and behaviors that trouble us so much: aggression, dominance, hierarchies. What do...

Dogs Aren’t Aggressive or Dominant—Are They? (Part One)

by Roger Abrantes | Jun 8, 2022 | Video

Watch Movie Ethologist Roger Abrantes, Ph.D., and Michael McManus, CAAE, animal trainer, have a fascinating discussion on aggression, dominance, and hierarchies in dogs and what it means for dog owners and trainers. 📚References and further studies (references within...

Dominance in Dogs Is Debunked—Is It?

by Roger Abrantes | May 23, 2022 | Video

Watch Movie Jessica Pacheco hosts Professor Roger Abrantes, Ph.D., evolutionary biologist and ethologist. For more about this topic, please see our online course Agonistic Behavior. Agonistic behavior is all forms of aggression, threat, fear, pacifying behavior, fight...