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Long-form explanations of canine behaviour, written and reviewed by Dog Smart Training & Behaviour.
By Oliver Ringrose - Dog Smart Training & Behaviour
For most of our shared history, dogs weren’t simply animals we trained. They were animals we listened to.
"Since 2005, the number of studies of the impact of nature experience on human developed has grown from a handful to nearly one thousand.
What the Vizsla taught me
Before I became a dog trainer, I was an automation engineer. I worked with complex control systems—essentially wiring up little artificial brains to run industrial processes.
Let me address something immediately: I did not go through adolescence. I emerged from puppyhood essentially fully-formed — intellectually sophisticated, emotionally regulated, and already displaying the kind of behavioural elegance that others spend years attempting to achieve.
Many people that know me also know that I really have an issue with some of today's modern dog training tools.