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15/09/2026

Esperando que bajen un poco las temperaturas para retomar los grupos :)

23/07/2026

🧠 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚨

😞 It takes very little knowledge of learning theory to 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 behaviour.

🔻You don’t need to understand canine body language.
🔻You don’t need to understand emotions.
🔻You don’t need to understand motivation.
🔻You don’t need to know how dogs learn.
🔻 You certainly don’t care about welfare, or wellbeing.

And your certainly don’t need any qualifications for this 🫥

😒 All you need is to make the consequence unpleasant enough that the dog decides the behaviour isn’t worth repeating.

😖Pain.
🫣Fear.
🫤Discomfort.
🫨Intimidation.

These can 💯 suppress behaviour in almost any living creature. With enough of pain / discomfort/ fear / indicating you can force a living being into such withdrawal that … they stop doing anything at all.

That isn’t remarkable.

It’s simply how punishment works. Doh.

😱 Because suppression often produces an immediate, visible change, it can look incredibly effective.

A dog that was barking, pulling, growling or lunging suddenly stops. To an observer, it appears the problem has been “fixed.”

But the question we should really be asking is … has anything actually been taught? Or … what has my dog learnt ?

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🐶 Training should be about teaching.

Teaching means giving a dog new information, new skill set.

* What should I do instead?
* How do I earn reinforcement?
* How can I cope in this situation?
* How do I make better choices?

🤔 A dog cannot understand an alternative behaviour unless somebody actually teaches it. And teaching requires significant amount of skill, and knowledge.

⚠️ Simply stopping one behaviour does not automatically create another.

⚠️ Suppression will hide problems rather than solve them.

If the underlying cause is still there ➡️ fear, anxiety, frustration, pain, excitement or uncertainty, these causes remains unchanged, even if the outward behaviour disappears.

The absence of behaviour is not the absence of emotion.

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Ask yourself this…

🙄 If a behaviour has genuinely been taught (as it should have been in training) …

Why must the dog continue wearing:
• a prong collar?
• an electronic collar?
• a head halter used for continual physical control?
• a slip lead requiring repeated leash corrections?

🐕 If the dog truly understands the skill, has practised it in many environments, and has been reinforced until it becomes reliable…

Shouldn’t the training eventually become independent of those tools?

Training aids do have legitimate uses in some contexts, but a teaching method should aim to reduce reliance on them, not require them indefinitely to maintain behaviour.

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🌱 Teaching creates understanding.

🫤Suppression creates avoidance.

🤗One builds confidence.

The other builds compliance through avoidance of more pain, more fear, more discomfort …

🚨They are not the same thing.

That is the difference between controlling behaviour… and truly teaching it.

23/07/2026

https://etologiacanina.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/existen-los-perros-potencialmente-peligrosos-ppp/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATO5epjbGNrBM7l5GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvrVQWiIUoR1DBbp34ofJmEUPHCiUFmYgZ08G0_G6khiz4vReBE2dWDgVKLJ_aem_xLXzKp9H41yHEPSJWUxRjQ

Por Juan Luis de Castellví Pues la ciencia apunta a que no. No al menos tal y como los contemplan las leyes actualmente. Pero hagamos un pequeño ejercicio de memoria antes de profund…

28/06/2026

https://www.pdte.eu/codeofethics?fbclid=IwY2xjawSuGgNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOa3NUcG9odXlwVmtsM0xnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtitYDjwKnvV6Vpw28H_cVP4GNtmJh35Ck2eRlLVtKrTAgO3-R-fE6eh_C3C_aem_9jkjII51PEMJoLdVumi-Aw

Dogs are individuals, we at the PDTE are different from other organisations, the dog is always a priority. That’s why we have a code of ethics we follow, and this series of videos will help you to better understand and make it easier to uphold the code of ethics at all times.

10/05/2026

Do you need a resource to teach staff and volunteers how to break up a dog fight? The webinar Shelter Behavior Integrations, LLC and I did this Spring is up on Youtube now to help you do this safely! I'll put the link in the comments. (not a real fight in the pic, just a head measure)

07/05/2026

THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOICE IN BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION

Choice in animal behaviour modification matters because it directly impacts an animal’s welfare, psychological well-being, and willingness to learn. Providing choice gives animals a sense of control and agency, which reduces stress and prevents negative states such as learned helplessness. Choices give them confidence and builds emotional resilience over time.

Sources:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10433213/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397475193_Choice_and_Control_Experimental_Perspectives_to_Enhance_Applied_Animal_Welfare

07/05/2026

Understanding aggression means understanding build-up. Aggression isn’t random. It isn’t “out of nowhere.” And it usually isn’t about a single moment.

Imagine aggression like an explosion. Two elements are required:
🛢️ The fuel tank
🔥 The match

The fuel tank is everything that builds over time:
• Chronic pain
• Sleep disruption
• Environmental stress
• Medical changes
• Hormonal shifts
• Hunger or thirst
• Loud noises (thunder, fireworks, construction, etc)
• Changes in routine
• Lack of exercise/enrichment
• Owner’s emotional state

The match is the immediate trigger:
• A stranger entering the home
• A hand reaching toward food
• A dog approaching too quickly
• A collar grab

The match matters.

But without fuel, there is seldom an explosion.

If we only focus on the moment of the outburst, we stay reactive. If we reduce the fuel and manage the matches, we prevent the explosion. And if we help the dog feel safe, we make explosions less likely to happen, even when a match is lit.

This framework is one of the foundations we teach inside the Aggression in Dogs Master Course because prevention starts long before the bite.

07/05/2026

30/03/2026

🔍 Nueva postura sobre Castración en Perros y Gatos

👉 La Asociación Veterinaria Británica (BVA) y la Asociación Británica de Veterinarios de Animales Pequeños (BSAVA) han publicado una declaración conjunta que marca un giro hacia decisiones más individualizadas en torno a la castración.

📌 Aspectos destacados
El documento ofrece recomendaciones prácticas sobre el momento adecuado para castrar, pero subraya que cada decisión debe considerar factores como la raza, edad, estado de salud, estilo de vida y el rol previsto del animal.

📚 Lectura completa
British Veterinary Association & British Small Animal Veterinary Association. (2025). BVA and BSAVA policy position on neutering of cats and dogs. BSAVA Library.

30/03/2026

https://expertoanimal.elperiodico.com/caricias-o-comida-un-estudio-sobre-estos-refuerzos-revela-que-prefieren-los-perros-28042.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQ3oUhjbGNrBDegrmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHnm6diZjv-qMlq6M-3-dd4xbK07CnwWaiIDHEilDTzrX3edEkNLVFmHavEme_aem_MT-C3sltIciqS3JyTU6grQ&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-elperiodico.catalunya&mrfcid=2026033069ca6e94877e0750e531d8b3

El objetivo de la investigación era determinar qué escogían los perros cuando se les daba a elegir libremente entre recibir como refuerzo: comida o afecto. Ambos son dos reforzadores deseables.