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 […]
ISCP member Sally Bosson offers some guidelines on how to create a happy, positive relationship between dogs and children. I can remember being called by a family to help deal with a dog who had bitten a child. Immediately, I began to formulate a series of questions to understand what had happened and a preliminary […]
ISCP member Rowena’s journey with Cauta, her Romanian ex-street dog … and now Luna, too. Writing this on a rain drenched Easter weekend. Just returned from an outing in deep mud and sheets of water cascading from the sky. Cauta’s underbelly is now painted brown and tufts of his fur are clumped together. Luna is […]
On November 10th, 2017, ISCP member Rowena ended her series of blogs about life with Cauta, her adopted Romanian ex-street dog, on a sad note. Cauta wasn’t coping with city life, and it seemed the only course of action was to rehome him. Four months and much work later, and Cauta’s issues have markedly lessened. […]
ISCP member Sally Bosson describes how she helped Odie to overcome his fears. I’d never even heard of the term reactivity until I met Odie. He’s a beautiful rusty German Shepherd mix with eyes that look like they’re trying to tell you a thousand stories. He’s perfect inside the house, but outside is a whole […]
ISCP team member Andrew Hale, who provides emotional and mental health support for ISCP members, offers guidance on bullying and how to deal with this. Bullying within the animal training industry has been in the spotlight recently and is something I have had to provide support for many times in my role within the ISCP. […]
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An Investigation into Gender-Specific Fear of People in Canines Hannah Walker Although dogs in general do not show a bias towards one gender, it is often anecdotally-reported that dogs, particularly rescue dogs, more frequently show discomfort or hostility towards unfamiliar men than women. The dogs’ owners may assume that the cause of their dog’s fear […]
The joys and challenges of ISCP member Rowena’s journey with Cauta have been described through 25 honest and insightful weekly blogs (please go to our Blogs tab and scroll down if you would like to to read from the beginning), and this is her final post for the time being. This will be my last […]
