Behavior Insights from Norway Symposium

These articles are part of a series. Kinna attended the 2018 Norway Dog Symposium on March 3 & 4th. The symposium was organized by Turid Rugaas and included lectures about…

Hello everyone! I'm writing on my tablet, so I apologize for the "plain-ness" of this report. Since I have a little downtime, I wanted to send you some updates regarding…

Hello from Norway! I am filled to the brim with new ideas and understandings of dogs after this weekend's symposium and the extra time I was able to spend with…

Part 3: The Importance of Sleep I thought I'd introduce a bit more about what Amber Batson is referring to when she talks about the importance of sleep for dogs.…

Part 4: The Importance of Calm I'd like to summarize the part of Amber Batson's lecture which explains why "calm" is so important and necessary to our dogs' well being.…

Part 5: Neural Pathways & Their Role in Behavior Change It's now time to summarize Amber Batson's discussion of neural pathways in our animal's (and our) brains. Neural pathways are…