Resource Guarding - It's mine.
Most people have encountered a dog that protects his possessions. This behavior is called “resource guarding” and is actually quite...
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- a blog about canine behavior science, empathy, and guardianship -
Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
Obesity - Killing them with kindness.
Ushering my dog out of the veterinary hospital after the removal of a large, but non-threatening, lipoma, I was stopped in my tracks....
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Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
Listening to your dog means watching their language.
We have been thinking about the all-important topic of canine body language and how much we miss. As verbally-centric creatures, many...
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Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Aug 13, 2017
- 10 min
We give our dogs everything. But is it what they need?
I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. Our flight was long but uneventful. We picked up our car and the moment of truth was about to...
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