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crysania4 in dogsintraining

Experts in dog behavior?

Mar 16, 2009 12:29

There are a lot of books and websites out there written by a wide variety of people, from the laymen to those who claim they are experts when it's pretty clear they're not. So I'm curious. Who would you consider to be the real experts in dog/canine behavior? The people who really GET it, who maybe even have the degrees to back up their books or ( Read more... )

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crysania4 March 16 2009, 16:42:20 UTC

Oh my gosh lucky you! She's been at the top of my "dog expert" list but then I realized I couldn't name too many others. She's smart, knows dogs, and has the degrees to back up that knowledge. I really hope to see one of her seminars someday. I've read two of her books and just loved them both. And I also subscribe to her blog.

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crysania4 March 16 2009, 16:53:41 UTC

I know many of the names -- I was curious who had degrees and was starting to do some research but I thought I'd turn here to see what names others might come up with that I couldn't think of off the top of my head.

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alison_in_oh March 16 2009, 16:42:14 UTC

Patricia McConnell, PhD. Ian Dunbar, BSc, BVetMed, MRCVS, PhD, CPDT. Turid Rugaas. Leslie McDevitt, MLA, CDBC, CPDT. Just off the top of my head.

wirenth March 16 2009, 16:43:31 UTC

karen overall, patricia mcconnell, jean donaldson, pat miller, karen pryor

andreags March 16 2009, 16:53:19 UTC

Locally, I like Sophia Yin.
http://www.nerdbook.com/sophia/welcome.html

I really enjoyed her videos, and would like to take one of her classes if I can ever find the time.

crysania4 March 16 2009, 16:57:32 UTC

She sounds really interesting and down to earth. I like that she thought about trying to gear things toward kids as well as adults and vets.

magnoliafly March 16 2009, 18:56:30 UTC

My friend told me she just released a book written on cat behavior or something. I've heard she is awesome.

caninepawprints March 16 2009, 17:38:46 UTC

Karen Pryor is a big one.

I'm also fond of Jan Fennel.

smirnoffmule March 16 2009, 18:40:51 UTC

Jan Fennell is really a disputable one. There's no scientific basis to the kind of pack leadership stuff she practises. She's a gimmicky trainer IMHO -she puts everything down to dominance, and treats everything with her own trademarked rank reduction programme. People I would consider to be real experts have a much wider knowledge, and a basis in science for what they do.

caninepawprints March 16 2009, 20:17:35 UTC

Can you elaborate on the scientific background you're talking about?

smirnoffmule March 16 2009, 20:45:56 UTC

Jan Fennell claims in one of her books to have come up with her method after watching a documentary about wolves on the telly. She has no academic background in zoology or psychology, unlike trainers like Dunbar, McConnell, or O'Heare.

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