Do Dogs feel guilt? All over the world, well-intended owners scold dogs, as they attempt to teach their pooch out of peeing on the carpet, tearing through the trash, or destroying the furniture. As Sam walks through the door after…
Can dogs really feel guilt?
Tagged with: Dog, dog cognition, Jennifer Cattet, reward based training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, News, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, News, Positive Animal Training
How bored is your dog?
It’s a well-established fact that dogs and humans have lived together for a very long time. With the industrial revolution however, as our lifestyle has dramatically changed, so has the life of our dearest companions. Instead of working with us,…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, Jennifer Cattet, reward based training, Smart Animal
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
When the dog/human bond breaks down…What can we do?
With about 62% of households in the US owning a pet and over $55.53 billion spent every year, clearly Americans have proven their love for animals. Dogs and cats of course hold a very special place in our hearts with…
Tagged with: abandonment, animal shelters, Dog, dog cognition, euthanasia, Jennifer Cattet
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Can your dog recognize you from a picture?
Have you ever considered sending a picture of yourself to your beloved dog while he’s waiting for your return from vacation? Most of us would probably not think of this as anything meaningful to the dog. Yet, research is now…
Tagged with: dog cognition, Dr Autier-Derian, Ethology, Jennifer Cattet
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Misc, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Misc, Positive Animal Training
Dog training revolution in French speaking countries
Clicker training was a revelation for me. When I was living in France (where I spent 30 years of my life) and first came across the couple of videos that were on the market in the US, almost 15 years…
Tagged with: Animal training, Catherine Collignon, Cesar Millan, Dog, France, Ian Dunbar, Jennifer Cattet, reward based training, Smart Animal
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Dogs in prison affect profound changes in their trainer
Trusting that incarcerated men and women in medium to high security prisons could care for and train dogs at the highest level certainly may not seem, at first, like a wise thing to do. In the past 10 years, however,…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, France, Jennifer Cattet, Prison, SMART, Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Paris: a city of dog lovers
Besides in bark parks, our dogs in the US must be leashed at all times and kept out of most public places. When I moved back to the US about 10 years ago, after spending most of my life in…
Tagged with: Dog, France, Jennifer Cattet, Leash, Paris, Pet, Smart Animal
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training
You can’t lie to your dog!
Of all mammals, dogs have evolved into super human readers! Scientific studies reveal that they even exceed our closest relatives, the Chimpanzees, when it comes to understanding our communication signals. In other words, during the domestication process, dogs have developed…
Tagged with: Chimpanzee, Dog, dog cognition, Ethology, Human, Interpersonal relationship, Jennifer Cattet, SMART
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training, science
Man’s Best Friend
We have shared our lives with man’s best friend for as long as 100,000 years now and quite naturally have developed a sense of familiarity, of closeness and understanding of one another. Many have speculated that because our social lifestyles…
Tagged with: Animal training, DNA, dog brain scans, dog cognition, domestication, Ethology, Gray wolf, Jennifer Cattet, Neuroimaging, Pets, SMART, Technology
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource
What’s this blog about?
Smart Animal Training Systems was started by Wes Anderson, engineer and dog expert, to support the world of positive animal training through the use of smart technologies. Because I’m a scientist and behaviorist, Wes asked me to write for this…
Tagged with: Animal training, Behaviorism, clicker training, Dog, Pet, reward based training, Technology, Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Technology
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Technology