The Mop Up Squad

by | Aug 15, 2023 | blog, Graduate Case Study

The Mop Up Squad: Helping dogs harmed by aversive trainers There is a trope—long disproven and actually dangerous for dogs—among those trainers who continue to use aversive stimuli in dog training: they say that they are the only ones who can train aggressive dogs....
Why We Need to Modify the Humane Hierarchy

Why We Need to Modify the Humane Hierarchy

by | Jun 14, 2018 | blog

Why we need to modify the Humane Hierarchy Our guest blogger is Tim Steele, a newly minted Academy graduate and owner of Behavior Matters Academy in Santa Clara CA.  His post is part of Companion Animal Psychology’s Train For Rewards Blog Party 2018. I love the...