by BeautifulBeasts | Sep 10, 2026 | Behaviour modification
Reactivity or Aggression — What’s Actually Going On? There are very few topics in the dog training industry that seem to cause as much confusion as the discussion around reactivity and aggression. A lot of it comes down to people wanting behaviour to fit neatly into...
by BeautifulBeasts | Jul 20, 2023 | Training Philosophy
The manipulation of learning theory through biased science, emotional language and opinionated fallacies “Every living, thinking, feeling being is motivated in two directions: towards something appetitive and away from something aversive. This is the most basic form...
by BeautifulBeasts | Jul 3, 2020 | Puppy development
Exposing your puppy’s confidence “Yeah, she’s a great dog! A little skittish though. And she doesn’t like men in blue hats. I think she may have been abused by one man, who always wore a blue hat.”“Hmmm… That seems strange and unlikely. Who wears a blue hat...
by BeautifulBeasts | May 29, 2020 | Behaviour modification, Dog training
Learning science by doing chores Chores are generally undesirable and boring tasks that we perform regularly. They don’t really pose any danger to us (unless of course you’re in charge of cleaning the toilet after taco night), so we could just… not do them,...
by BeautifulBeasts | May 23, 2020 | Behaviour modification
The fear of being alone “Alright, time to get ready for work” you think to yourself as you scoff the last sip of coffee, get up from the chair where the morning paper has given you the latest updates on the Corona virus spread. You stretch and yawn, before trotting...
by BeautifulBeasts | May 17, 2020 | Training Philosophy
The art of raising a Viking dog They think their god will save their skin,But all resistance will be in vain,We stare at death with crimson grins,With Odin’s help we cannot fail.We hold our heads up to the sky,And know that we will never die,As long as we stand...
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