It’s been a while since ISCP member Rowena posted about her challenging journey with Cauta, the Romanian street dog she adopted. Today’s sad blog demonstrates that sometimes even love, dedication and skill aren’t always enough when the environment is wrong for a dog. Where to begin? So many things have occurred since the last post, […]
We’re absolutely delighted to announce a new affiliation between the ISCP and BHARCS in India! Sindhoor Pangal has been an ISCP affiliate for some time, and we (and many others, including eminent scientists) have huge respect and admiration for Sindhoor and for her work in India and all around the world. We firmly believe that we all […]
Many thanks to Adam Dunn for writing about his experience of gaining the Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour, and about the impact his studies had on his confidence and his dog behaviour business. I had always had a dream of working for myself with dogs and in August 2018 I took the plunge and left […]
Many thanks to Maya Nakra for permission to share her thesis about the human-dog conflict in India. Demystifying the human-dog conflict * Introduction * Sharing the urban space * Stray dogs – A case study for behavioural ecology * Living in harmony with the strays * Controlling stray populations – a stop to the ‘menace’? * Animal Birth Control – ABC […]
Occasionally we ask permission to share a new graduate’s thesis publicly. Many thanks to Dawn Cassar for allowing us to share hers! Dawn Cassar ISCP Thesis: Enrichment When we look at our beloved dogs and we compare them to our dog’s wild counterparts, there is a striking difference in the activity levels. Our dogs spend a […]
We are thrilled to announce the founding of ISCP Austria, which launches on the 31st August, and we’re looking forward to meeting ISCP students on the European continent in person. In Gleißenfeld, in the idyllic heart of Lower Austria, we (Patricia Bisztron and Rosee Riggs) shall be organising regular practical work experience, workshops and weekend […]
How does Compassion Fatigue affect workers in the animal care community, and how can its effects be minimised? By Freya Locke Preface Being new to the Canine Behaviour industry, having only ever had pets and only recently beginning to work with animals, Compassion Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is something I had never heard of or encountered […]
Many thanks to Fiona Lovett for giving me permission to share her ISCP Diploma thesis on Employing a multi-faceted approach to treat chronic anxiety. This case study includes a great deal of research and information that will be very useful for caretakers with anxious dogs. Preface I am a software architect, not a psychologist. In my […]
Congratulations to Irene Perrett, who today was the first to graduate from the ISCP Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour course that we launched last September. Irene gained a distinction for her dissertation titled ‘An investigation concerning the quality of trust and how this enhances the wellbeing of those involved, with particular reference to enabling the bond […]
The next instalment in ISCP member Rowena’s journey with Romanian street dog Cauta A window into our life here. A baby boy has been growing inside me for 23 weeks. We are joyful, excited and nervous in equal measure. How has one becoming two affected Cauta? As baby inside develops Cauta has grown more and […]
