Dog Kind Behavior Solutions

WTF - What's The Function? Before we can ethically decide that a behaviour needs to change, we need to understand why the dog is showing that behaviour and if there is a need that must be met. Only when we have done this and discovered how to meet any needs the dog has in that situation can we begin to look at how to change the behaviour to one that is less problematic.

The Lassie Effect: Study Looks at Empathy in Dogs Dogs are thought to be very aware of people’s emotions, but if a pup’s owner was really upset, would he actually go out of his way to offer help and comfort? Some not only will, a new study found, they’ll overcome obstacles to do it.