Dog Training and Behavior Analysis
This week Ran Courant-Morgan and Dr. Stephanie Keesey-Phelan from the Dog Behavior Institute take a walk over to the podcast to share what behavior analysis can bring to the dog training practice and what dog trainers can share with behavior analysts.
Pain-Driven Aggression in Dogs
Ran Courant-Morgan, M.S., Behavior Analysis, and Stephanie Keesey-Phelan, Ph.D., Behavior Analysis, of The Dog Behavior Institute in Boston educate about signs of pain and how these signs might manifest behaviorally with evidence-based, data-driven information and a variety of anecdotal examples.
Why Choice Matters
On the Make It Click podcast, Ran and Lyz discuss choice, what it is, and why it matters.
Memory as Behavior… What?
Stephanie joins Hannah on the Drinking From the Toilet Podcast to discuss the question “What if we looked at memory as behavior?”
Huffpost Personal Article from a DBI Client
This beautiful article by DBI client Tracy details her experiences with her pandemic puppy, as well as the current work that she is doing with us to treat her dog Beau’s separation anxiety.
When "Let them work it out" Doesn't Work Out - Part 2
Part 2: In part two of the conversation, we talk further on the side effects of punishment-based training, cat and dog body language, cat testing and getting professional help.
When "Let them work it out" Doesn't Work Out
What happens when the perfect dog for you isn't the perfect dog for your household?
How can a reactive dog bursting with energy and constantly under stress succeed in a home where the resident cats *literally* keep her up at night?
Punishment and its Fallout
Listen as Ran, an expert in behavior analysis, helps Cathy and Chris to decipher what punishment actually is, what its outcomes are, what to look for in a dog that's experienced it, and ultimately, how we can mitigate its fallout.
September 2021