Tag Archives: canine emotions

Conflict Behaviours

Conflict Behaviour is demonstrated by a dog experiencing inner conflict. The dog is happy and nervous, or anxious and excited at the same time. These behaviours are most noticeable when a dog wants to greet someone but is nervous about … Continue reading

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Do Dog’s Experience Grief?

In a recent dog behaviour guided study group, one of my students brought up the issue of anthropomorphism. Is it a useful to anthropomorphise? Or are we silly to believe that dogs experience emotions or similar motivations to humans. Both … Continue reading

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