The OC School argues that learning theory based on reinforcement completely encompasses everything being said in Natural Dog Training. Meanwhile my complaint with OC is that while it is highly descriptive and in ways insightful, this is because in my view a lot of “charge” is removed from someone’s mind when they observe what’s going [...]
Loading...
Natural Dog Training Blog:
What Are Dogs Thinking?
Sunday, October 18th, 2009I’m still searching for a point of intersection with the mainstream interpretations of behavior and learning and I’m starting to get the impression the learning theorists are ducking a simple question. I’ve posted it here and on several sites, and perhaps it’s so simple it’s thought of as trivial, especially with all the heady talk [...]
Indy and Milo Recreate the Past
Sunday, October 11th, 2009“Hey Kevin, my name is Ben Grubbs and I’ve been (trying) to practice NDT ever since I discovered it, and I’m a frequent poster on your blog–
I was hoping you had a moment to take a look at a video I shot this morning.
I am dogsitting a friend’s dog named Milo who is a [...]
A Challenge
Thursday, October 8th, 2009A Fractal Pattern
What excites me about my energy model is that I believe I’ve discovered a constantly repeating fractal expression of behavior: a simple and easily recognizable module that constantly repeats itself to factor out more and more complex behaviors and ultimately, a social and cooperative nature. Since all of nature seems to be an [...]
Mark’s Questions
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Since my answers became lengthy I posted them as an article. Thanks for great questions. Mark’s questions are in quotes and I placed my answer after an asterisk.
“I think you mentioned previously that when the moose calls the wolves always come running. Can you explain that a bit further? How does the moose call [...]
Do Dogs Have A Nature?
Friday, September 25th, 2009It’s interesting to read the reviews and comments on Neil’s DVD as well as the assortment of critiques offered on the web in regards to how other thinkers on dogs perceive Natural Dog Training. It strikes me that our respective arguments aren’t intersecting, that we’re not actually making intellectual contact. Some seem to be saying [...]
Review of Neil Sattin’s DVD Review
Monday, September 21st, 2009Since I’m of course interested in how the marketplace receives Neil Sattin’s DVD treatment of Natural Dog Training, below is a link to a recent review which I’m excerpting at length in this article.
Here is the link to Reno Mostly Dogs Review of Natural Dog Training
The purpose of this article is to review the review [...]
In Criticism of Praise
Friday, September 18th, 2009Sang sent me the following email which I feel speaks powerfully to how all beings need to feel in control of what they’re experiencing and how this runs counter to the impulse we have that tries to control everything about our dogs, even in the way we praise.
(From Sang)
I’ve been reading this book Nurture Shock, [...]
Why are Dogs Afraid of Slippery Floors?
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Because they feel the ground is moving.
In animal consciousness, just as in Einstein’s theory of relativity, there is no such thing as an absolute frame of reference; in other words, something is absolutely at rest while something else is in absolute motion. We now know thanks to Einstein that there is no ether permeating [...]
