The next installment of ISCP member Rowena’s learning processes after adopting Cauta, a Romanian street dog. This week I have been thinking about what Cauta may be trying to communicate, and how this can get so tangled. There seem so many ways to interpret behaviour. What we actually observe, verses what we think we saw, […]
As they did spectacularly at our first group class. It starts off low key, promising enough. Until the barking. The frustration of being asked to stay in one place and not play with the other dogs proved far, far too much. Surging toward the others he has never pulled so hard, so strong or for […]
Episode 3 of ISCP student Rowena’s blog about adopting a Romanian street dog. Cauta has been living with us for just over two weeks, but it feels simultaneously much longer and much shorter. We knew him in kennels for eight weeks before, and one month and eleven days before that, was the first time we […]
The second installment of ISCP member Rowena’s story about adopting a Romanian street dog. Arrival. We arrive everyday. Outside. Cauta inhaling the air. We begin without knowing where or when we will arrive. My pattern of knowing where I am going beforehand is useless here. We find our way. We arrive in front of a […]
The first of a series of blogs from ISCP student Rowena about her experience of adopting Cauta, a Romanian street dog. Becoming. Post #1 On 14th February this year, my path crossed with a being who, although I did not know it then, would become intertwined with my future. I wrote back then about our […]
Well run puppy training classes are wonderful for both pup and owner. Both can learn so much from them, make friends and have good fun. However, poorly run classes can leave your puppy with ongoing issues, and can knock your confidence and leave you feeling totally alone. Dog training is an unregulated industry, meaning that […]
SaiPrasanna Iyengar, our new graduate in Karnataka, India, wrote her thesis on the lives of street dogs/community dogs and strays. As SaiPrasanna writes in her synopsis: “This thesis revolves around my observation of the last 18 years on the life of stray and community dogs (Living, eating, sleeping, behavioral, socializing & signaling patterns) with various animal […]
This article was written by Andrew Hale, who provides a confidential mental health support service to ISCP members. Stress is present in all areas of life, and Andrew explains how we can manage this. We hear about stress all the time – we see it talked about on the TV, posted about on social media, […]
ISCP tutor Rachel Hayball speaks out about the wrangling that goes on in social media, and makes the point that behaviourists and trainers should be supporting each other. Positive reinforcement is as important for people as it is for dogs. As a dog trainer and behaviourist, I strive to be the best I can be […]
For the final thesis, ISCP students have the choice of writing about a particularly interesting case study, or an aspect of behaviour, or a research project. Briana Van Dongen, who graduated in Canada today, chose a case study and has given permission for this to be shared. EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION AND CALM GUIDANCE: Case Study Briana Van Dongen […]
