Good Job Dog's Best Friend's Future Canine Good Citizens

DBF's Future Canine Good Citizens are all amazing. What a great class. Seven awesome dogs with dedicated, loving handlers. What a fun hour we had yesterday!

More Scientific Evidence Backing up Positive Reinforcement Training

Book Review - 'Inside of a Dog - What Dogs See, Smell, and Know,' by Alexandra Horowitz - Review - N
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A cognitive scientist leads a tour of the sensations and thought processes of dogs.

Courtesy of the New York Times

Coming Soon from Dog's Best Friend...

Planning Dog's Best Friend's CGC and Basic Manners Classes. CGC is full, but we still have openings for the Basic Manners class starting Sept. 12. If interested, log on to rebeccadogsbestfriend.com for additional information.

The Term Alpha is Wildly Mis-used Says the Scientist who Termed the Phrase...

The way the term ‘alpha’ is used by most people today is wildly incorrect. Here’s a statement by the scientist who actually coined the phrase, wolf ethologist David Mech, where he cops to the misuse of the terminology.

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tNtFgdwTsbU&feature=player_ embedded

And remember that what applies to wolves does not apply to domestic dogs…

Courtesy of Barbara Davis, Baddogs, Inc.

Congratulations Dog's Best Friend's August Dog of the Month

Dear Dog Lovers,

Congratulations to Rusty Clarke for being crowned Dog's Best Friend's
August Dog of the Month.

Rusty will be featured all month on our Dog of the Month page, will be on the cover of our next newsletter AND will receive a special gift.

To read Rusty's story, please log on to rebeccadogsbestfriend.com.

You can't miss Rusty's adorable photo!

Happy August! A round of apaws for Rusty!