Like the Star Wars movies, the saga of the use of the “dominance” concept in dog training and behaviour modification has recently entered its third manifestation in the academic literature. The ...

What if giving voice to the voiceless meant listening to them, before pretending to know what they would say? (Matt Margini, 2016, "What Is It Like to be an Elephant?") That dogs and other companion ...

I would like to start by dispelling a long-held myth that dogs mount things (hump) to exert their dominance over the subject. Dominance theory in dog training, as we generally use and understand it, ...

8 Training Mistakes Experts Say Are Making Your Dog’s Behavior Worse originally appeared on Parade Pets. Most pet parents love their dogs and want to do right by them. I get it. Unfortunately, that ...

What does dominance mean to you? It is a complicated concept, after all. Are your thoughts drawn toward the likes of Mistress Marley, an online dominatrix whose followers send her financial tributes ...

Late last year, my girlfriend and I adopted a middle-aged beagle mix named Cleo. She is an unusually beautiful creature with a long snout that grades from brown to white, ears that flap like a cartoon ...

Q: I think my dog rules over me. How can I figure out who’s in charge and make sure it’s me? — Subordinate in Spencertown Great question! We used to refer to getting control over the dog as being ...

What does dominance mean to you? It is a complicated concept, after all. Are your thoughts drawn towards the likes of Mistress Marley, an online dominatrix whose followers send her financial tributes ...