A Cesar Millan salad with Catalina dressing Editor’s note: Robert Cabral, the self-described “Malibu dog trainer,” was formerly a martial arts instructor, film director, actor, cinematographer and motivational speaker according to his posted biography. This would appear to have left Cabral little time for training dogs, had he remained fully employed in any of these […]
Oregon cities move to bar dogs from public areas
Non-BSL response to attacks EUGENE, SALEM, Oregon––Dogs, as of March 8, 2017, are officially no longer welcome in downtown Eugene, home of the University of Oregon Ducks, and no longer welcome to run off leash to terrorize ducks and others in parks in Salem, the state capital. Eugene is considered to be among the […]
The 100 Silliest Things People Say About Dogs, by Alexandra Semyonova
Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Published by Hastings Press, England in association with The Carriage House Foundation, Postbus 10 308 2501 HH Den Haag, The Netherlands, 2009. Downloadable at www.nonlineardogs.com. 269 pages, paperback. $25.00. Download: $15.00. “I wasn’t exposed to all the stories dog people tell until I got my first puppy,” behavioral scientist Alexandra Semyonova relates in her […]
Unleashed: The Phenomena of Status Dogs and Weapon Dogs, by Simon Harding
Reviewed by Alexandra Semyonova The Policy Press, U. of Bristol (c/o U. of Chicago Press, 427 East 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637), 2012. 286 pages, hardcover. $100.60; Kindle $23.72. Part I of a three-part series also including: How the League Against Cruel Sports is defending dogfighting and Unleashed: The Phenomena of Status Dogs and Weapon Dogs, […]
Nine really useful things you can do for Dog Bite Prevention Week
Yes, this is Dog Bite Prevention Week!!! 1. First of all, find out who founded Dog Bite Prevention Week sixty years ago, in 1956, why, and what has become of this groundbreaking public safety initiative since then: Dog Bite Prevention Weak. 2. Find out which dogs killed a record 33 people last year, and disfigured […]
Newborn killed by pit bull rehomed by San Diego Humane Society & SPCA
Attack could not have been foreseen, claims SPCA president Weitzman SAN DIEGO, California––The inherent unreliability of temperament testing and untruthfulness of pit bull adoption promotions depicting the dogs as safe were underscored on April 22, 2016 when a two-year-old pit bull named Polo, rehomed six months earlier by the San Diego Humane Society & SPCA, […]
Pit bull behavior
Why pit bulls will break your heart, by Beth Clifton Speaking out against blind & frivolous pit bull advocacy, by Ashton Blackwell The science of how behavior is inherited in aggressive dogs, by Alexandra Semyonova 15 real-life tips for surviving a dog attack (2016 edition) Does castration really alter male dog behavior? How behavior testing […]
Voices of pit bull experience
Why pit bulls will break your heart, by Beth Clifton Daxton’s Friends, five years after trusted pit bulls killed a toddler The Killer Dog Problem, by Charles Danten Pit Bull Federation of South Africa rips rescuer denial of what a pit bull is How the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa views Galunker Speaking out […]
Pit bulls, history, & sociology
Unleashed: The Phenonena of Status Dogs and Weapon Dogs, by Simon Harding, reviewed by Alexandra Semyonova A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face Pit bulls, bunnies, & advice from Ann Landers on her 100th birthday über source of pit bull myths: Pep, The Story Of A Brave Dog Parallels between the […]
The science of how behavior is inherited in aggressive dogs
by Alexandra Semyonova Probably most people recognize that every dog breed results from human manipulation of inherited physical traits. Until recently, most people probably also recognized that much dog behavior is also a result of manipulating inheritance: if you want to do sheep trials, you get a border collie. If you get a beagle, he […]