Celebrating Labor Day (by Doing Little Labor) September 2023
Your Dog is Watching You! Pointing, Puppies & Genetics July 2021
The Power of Silence. Or, More on Less is More. May 2021
Teaching the “Emergency Stop” (or “Flying Lie Down”) March 2021
Misty & Gypsy’s Visual Signals to Us, Part Two March 2021
What are Misty and Gypsy Telling Us About Stress Signals? March 2021
Unwanted Advances–The Human Kind December 2020
Maggie! Chester! Princess! (Now That We Have Your Attention, Please Read Our Minds) October 2020
Why Aren’t Dogs Bothered More By Masks? August 2020
Whale Eye. Nothing to Do with Whales. December 2019
Ready or Not . . . October 2019
The Eyes Have It September 2019
Take a Bow for Teaching a Play Bow September 2019
Communication, Plus and Minus. August 2019
Don’t Let the Chain Fool You July 2019
It’s All About the Outline: Dogs, Statues, and Dangerous Hats July 2019
Now What is He Telling Us? June 2019
What is This Dog Telling Us? June 2019
Tiny Signals, Big Responses May 2019
Lost in Translation? Facebook Livestream Thursday 6:30 CST November 2018
“Non-Traditional” Cue Update October 2018
More Ways to Confuse Your Dog September 2018
Canis lupus “On offense” Visual Signals July 2018
Great Photo of “Hard Eye,” & What to Do When You See It January 2017
A New Look at Play Bows April 2016
Applied Ethology: Translations and Mis-Translations February 2014
If I Only Had a Tail… December 2013
Dognition Canine Assessment Tests March 2013
Play Bows as Meta-Communication – Video Analysis – December 2012
Non-Traditional Cues Part I, Part II – October 2012
Video Analysis: What’s Up with Willie and the Tongue Flicking? Part I, Part II – September 2012
Clever Hans Revisited March 2012
Super Normal Sign Stimuli July 2011
“Guilty Dog” Viral Video April 2011
Do Dogs Inherently Understand Pointing Gestures? Part I, Part II – October 2010
Dogs Can Sign Too August 2010
Do Dogs Recognize our Facial Expressions August 2010
Tail Wags Translated May 2010
Feisty Fido, Prompts and Lures in Dog Training June 2009
Horse and Dog Training – Similarities February 2009
Learning from a Dog’s Perspective January 2009
Visual Signals before Acoustic? August 2008
Visual Signals Don’t Have to be Big if they are Relevant August 2008
Caution. Your dog is watching.
Point Taken: Have dogs evolved to follow our lead?
Lessons from Sheepdogs: The source of a lifetime of learning
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