Sentences with phrase «behaviorists think»

Some behaviorists think that compulsive suckling behavior is an indication that the kitten was removed from its mother too early or too abruptly, and there is no really persuasive argument about whether stopping this behavior or not is better for your cat.

Some behaviorists think false pregnancies and milk production may have evolved so the lower - ranking females could nurse the pups while the dominant females were hunting, and to provide the pups with extra nutrition.

Behaviorists think that adrenaline highs are addictive to dogs.

Some behaviorists think that dogs are mimicking their owner's actions of picking up after their pets.

Petting - induced aggression isn't well understood, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but behaviorists think that petting can become unpleasant for a cat if it's a repeated motion on the same area of the body.

Aggressive puppies need immediate evaluation, and if the trainer / behaviorist thinks the dog is normal, then immediately put into lessons.

Not exact matches

It is difficult to think of any psychology that is less behaviorist in the Skinnerian sense than Adler.

Straying from wearing our babies may be linked to the old school of thought in which dates back to 1928, when the famous behaviorist Doctor John B. Watson published The Psychological Care of Infant and Child, setting out to change the course of humanity and make infants independent.

I think you're right that the emphasis on bonding probably initially came about as a reaction to the behaviorist school of psychology that emphasized a style of child - rearing that, well, was probably not ideal either in terms of emotional development.

Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin believes extraordinary animals think much like autistic geniuses.

Unlike many shark biologists, Klimley was a behaviorist — a student of a student of the great Konrad Lorenz, the Austrian scientist who famously imprinted goose chicks to think he was their mother and pioneered the field of animal behavior.

«I think the paper convincingly shows that animal groups can show both collective intelligence and cumulative culture,» says Harvard University animal behaviorist Albert Kao, who was not affiliated with the study.

At the forefront of this effort is Stanley Coren, a behaviorist from the University of British Columbia, who draws on decades of research to explore the psychological motivations behind dogs» everyday behaviors, as well as what science says about their barks, thoughts, and dreams.

Further, Japyassú's definition of cognition may even undersell the level of thought that spiders are capable of, say the spider behaviorists Fiona Cross and Robert Jackson, both of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

Ask your general veterinarian for a referral if you think your dog might benefit from this treatment, or look on the ACVBs Web site for a list of certified behaviorists and where they practice.

The thought is that the constant gentle pressure calms the nervous system, modeled after work by behaviorist Temple Grandin.

Any animal behaviorist (that is, someone with an Applied Animal Behavior Certification) will tell you that trying to assume what your dog thinks, or anthropomorphisizing, is one of the worst things you can do to try and help an animal.

«I initially thought seeing an animal behaviorist would not provide the kind of effective help I was seeking for an anxious dog, but Dr. Pike's and Jessey's observations and recommendations for Sherlock have really helped.

Cesar Millan on Senior Dogs: Legendary dog behaviorist and trainer Cesar Milan thinks you should adopt a senior dog, and this is a list of his reasons why.

No matter how mystifying, confusing or out of the ordinary you think your pet's behavior is, we guarantee a certified applied animal behaviorist has experience with it.

If you think your dog is suffering from Separation Anxiety, you will need to work with a behaviorist.

However, I do think that people are sometimes unclear as to what a behaviorist actually is.

If you think your dog is showing any signs of aggressive behavior whatsoever, please consult a professional animal behaviorist immediately.

If you think this might be the case with your dog, please see our article, Finding Professional Behavior Help, for information about finding a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB), a board - certified veterinary behaviorist (Dip ACVB) or a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with specialized training and experience in treating compulsivBehaviorist (CAAB), a board - certified veterinary behaviorist (Dip ACVB) or a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with specialized training and experience in treating compulsivbehaviorist (Dip ACVB) or a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with specialized training and experience in treating compulsive behavior.

It would be reasonable to think of an applied animal behaviorist as a kind of pet psychologist.

If you think this might be the case with your dog, please see our article, Finding Professional Help, for information about finding a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB), a board - certified veterinary behaviorist (Dip ACVB) or a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with specialized training and experience in treating compulsivBehaviorist (CAAB), a board - certified veterinary behaviorist (Dip ACVB) or a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with specialized training and experience in treating compulsivbehaviorist (Dip ACVB) or a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with specialized training and experience in treating compulsive behavior.

Darlene Arden author, award winning writer and animal behaviorist shares a disturbing trend that includes people literally throwing their pets away in places such as trash bins, what she thinks about giving pets as gifts and more on this episode of Max A Pooch's Awesome Animal Advocates.

Even if you are already working with a dog behavior person, an animal behaviorist, a dog whisperer like Cesar Milan who appears on Animal Planet's the dog whisperer, or someone else who works in an associated field of obedience training for dogs or dog training, we can work side by side with them to help translate the dog's feelings, thoughts and perspectives of our human world for a more successful outcome.

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«Cats certainly can think,» says Dr. John Wright, a certified animal behaviorist and psychology professor at Mercer University.

If you think that a systematic desensitization and counterconditioning plan might help your dog, please see our article, Finding Professional Help, for information about locating a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB) or a board - certified veterinary behaviorist (Dip ACVB) inBehaviorist (CAAB) or a board - certified veterinary behaviorist (Dip ACVB) inbehaviorist (Dip ACVB) in your area.

Cat vs. Cat: keeping peace when you have more than one cat by Pam Johnson - Bennett In this companion to her successful introduction to cat behavior Think Like a Cat, Pam Johnson - Bennett, the award - winning author and feline behaviorist, shows how adding another cat to your home does not have to be the start of a kitty apocalypse.

If you think your dog suffers from fear or anxiety, talk with your vet or a veterinary behaviorist for guidance and help in overcoming these issues.

If you think your dog has serious aggressive behavior that these management tips don't help you with, consult an animal behaviorist.

If you think your dog suffers from separation anxiety, consult a qualified trainer, behaviorist, or your veterinarian.

And shadowing a vet behaviorist would be amazing I didn't even think of that.

There was a time when canine trainers thought submission was always good in dogs, however, dominance theory is no longer the gold standard among most animal behaviorists.

When dogs are acting up, which we could think of as being related to mental health, the first line of advice behaviorists give is to make sure they get lots of exercise.

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With the blessing of my vet and behaviorist I did what I thought I would never do and had my vet put him down.

Anyone can call themselves a «behaviorist» - but our graduate degrees in animal behavior, years of practical experience and professional certification ensure that the education and information we provide is the highest quality, and not what we've come to call «Behavior Baloney» - information disconnected from science and critical thinking.

Anyway, we hired a couple of behaviorists (who are fans of Trisha's) for an in - home consult, and they concluded, as we thought, that these were dogs who really liked each other — just had some resource guarding issues to work out and were still a bit immature in their emotional control.