I began in dogdom with the assumption that dogs were descended from wolves given what I learned from my father. At first this meant that an owner should aspire to be the vaunted Alpha pack leader figure. But through my work with protection and police dogs, and which led me to the German view of […]

One of the best parts of the NDT conference was the variety and quality of the various venues we visited. The Von Liche Kennel tour took us through the greatest privately owned working dog kennel in the world, an inspiring example of a dream coming true through the power of passion. We also rode on […]

During the NDT Conference many questions came up which begged further explanations but time was short and everything couldn’t be pursued to its logical conclusion. So in order to tie up some loose ends, and because it can prove difficult to correlate the hands on practical work with the schematics of the model, I offer […]

Recently I was asked if Natural Dog Training with its use of the Prey Drive in the training of the heel, sit, down, stay and recall regime is but another way of saying the Premack Principle. Below from “Dog Star Daily” is Ian Dunbar’s discussion of the Premack principle. “The Premack principle suggests that if […]

This is another tragedy akin to what happened at Sea World, so first and foremost my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved friends and family of the victim. But from watching videos of folks interacting with captive wolves, http://www.godvine.com/Woman-Reunites-with-the-Wolves-She-Socialized-Awesome-1334.html I believe they are misinterpreting “friendliness” with true sociability. The social impulse comes from the hunt, from […]

Whelden Memorial Library Event: Your Dog Is Your Mirror Wednesday, April 18th 6:00 – 9:00 pm Whelden Memorial Library 2401 Meetinghouse Way West Barnstable, MA   Sign up is requested. Please call the library at 508-362-2262.   Join Kevin Behan and the Whelden Library April 18th at 6:00pm to hear Kevin discuss his book, Your Dog Is […]