There are many theories of motivation. Arousal theory is one. Drive reduction theory is another. Although now seldom used in human...

This article is about people, but there are many crossovers to animals too. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-arousal-theory-of-motivation...

Aggressive behaviour from dogs can feel distressing and frightening. The thing to remember is that a level of aggressive behaviour is...

Earlier this week, my FB profile was hacked. FB acted very quickly to disable both my personal profile and training page. This no doubt...

There are many, many different definitions of these. I use the following ones. Emotions occur physiologically. Chemical changes happen...

A huge amount of training relies upon learners responding to consequences. Some consequences strengthen behaviours (we call these...

This morning I watched this interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNfRXhrb6M (I found it so interesting that I'm gonna have to...

Most people who get a dog know the basics of teaching some skills. Pretty much the first thing people teach a puppy is 'sit' (product),...

If we all work to become better coaches and use those skills widely, the world will be a better place. Here's an overview. Coaching...