Articles by Roger Abrantes

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(ordered by date)

[ 117 ] The Illusive Free Will ( 2022-02-13 ) - [ , ]
[ 116 ] A Dog Is Not a Wolf—Is It? ( 2021-01-03 ) - [ , , ]
[ 115 ] A Girl and a Wild Mustang—or “There Are Many ‘Right’ Ways to Train Animals” ( 2019-09-05 ) - [ , , ]
[ 114 ] Psychology Rather Than Power—for the Umpteenth Time, Reinforcers Are Not Rewards ( 2019-08-27 ) - [ , , ]
[ 113 ] Enough is Enough! Positive, Force-Free, Reward-Based Dog Training—A Positive Critical Review ( 2019-07-24 ) - [ , ]
[ 112 ] English Writing Aids ( 2019-05-06 ) - [ ]
[ 111 ] Dogs Point North-South When They Pee and Poop ( 2019-04-13 ) - [ , , ]
[ 110 ] Canine Epigenetics ( 2019-04-11 ) - [ , , ]
[ 109 ] Do Animals Show Altruism? ( 2019-03-28 ) - [ , , ]
[ 108 ] Do Non-Human Animals Have Consciousness? ( 2019-03-20 ) - [ , , ]
[ 107 ] "Creation," the Movie About Charles Darwin—too Controversial for Religious USA? ( 2019-02-27 ) - [ , , ]
[ 106 ] Everything We Do Has Consequences ( 2019-02-05 ) - [ , , ]
[ 105 ] "Please" in Animal Language ( 2019-01-29 ) - [ , , ]
[ 104 ] A Relationship is a Natural Thing ( 2018-02-26 ) - [ , , ]
[ 103 ] Evolutionarily Stable Strategies and Behavior ( 2018-02-15 ) - [ , , ]
[ 102 ] Are You Teaching Your Pet Superstitious Behavior? ( 2017-06-27 ) - [ , , ]
[ 101 ] The Function of Champing Behavior ( 2017-04-12 ) - [ , , ]
[ 100 ] The Ocean Accepts no Sham ( 2017-03-29 ) - [ , , ]
[ 99 ] Changing the World with Knowledge and Kindness ( 2017-03-23 ) - [ , , ]
[ 98 ] Do Animals Have Feelings? ( 2017-03-08 ) - [ , , ]
[ 97 ] The Magic Words ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ ( 2017-03-03 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 96 ] Signal and Cue—What is the Difference? ( 2017-03-01 ) - [ , , ]
[ 95 ] Critical Reasoning—on Aggression and Dominance ( 2017-02-22 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 94 ] Should We Reinforce the Effort or the Result? ( 2017-02-13 ) - [ , , ]
[ 93 ] Laughter is the shortest distance
 ( 2017-02-05 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 92 ] How Wolves Change Rivers ( 2017-01-13 ) - [ , , ]
[ 91 ] Avoid Dog Problems After Christmas ( 2016-12-15 ) - [ , , ]
[ 90 ] Ear Cropping and Tail Docking—Is it Right? ( 2016-07-14 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 89 ] Bonding with Your Dog—Are You Doing it Properly? ( 2016-06-06 ) - [ , , ]
[ 88 ] Should Dog Owners Worry About This Behavior? ( 2016-03-16 ) - [ , , ]
[ 87 ] Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? ( 2016-03-11 ) - [ , ]
[ 86 ] The King and His Dog ( 2016-02-21 ) - [ , , ]
[ 85 ] The 20 Principles of Genes, Environment and Breeding ( 2015-07-28 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 84 ] Canine Ethogram—Social and Agonistic Behavior ( 2015-07-09 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 83 ] Pacifying Behavior—Origin, Function and Evolution ( 2015-06-01 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 82 ] Is it possible for all of us to become givers—no takers at all? ( 2015-05-18 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 81 ] The Mathematician Rat—An Evolutionary Explanation ( 2015-04-23 ) - [ , , , , ]
[ 80 ] My Last Love Letter—We Love Too Much and We Love Nothing ( 2015-04-11 ) - [ , , , , ]
[ 79 ] The Final Walk ( 2015-03-06 ) - [ , , , , , ]
[ 78 ] 19 Things You Can Do To Be Happy Today ( 2015-02-25 ) - [ , , ]
[ 77 ] The Wolf Within—The Truth About Why We Fear the Wolf ( 2015-01-30 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 76 ] The Thai Rikki-Tikki-Tavi ( 2014-12-08 ) - [ , , , , , ]
[ 75 ] 16 Things You Should Stop Doing in Order to Be Happy with Your Dog ( 2014-12-01 ) - [ , , ]
[ 74 ] Bonding and Stress ( 2014-11-24 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 73 ] Superstitious Behavior in Animal Training ( 2014-11-09 ) - [ , , ]
[ 72 ] The Misadventures of Bongo ( 2014-11-07 ) - [ , , ]
[ 71 ] A Dog’s Self-Respect ( 2014-10-26 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 70 ] Odie The Pekinese: Awaiting On Death Row ( 2014-10-19 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 69 ] Cultural Differences in Dogs—Our Responsibility ( 2014-10-16 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 68 ] Fearful Behavior—Genetics and the Environment ( 2014-06-21 ) - [ , ]
[ 67 ] Fearful Behavior—the Making of a Definition ( 2014-06-19 ) - [ , ]
[ 66 ] Aggressive Behavior—Inheritance and Environment ( 2014-06-16 ) - [ , ]
[ 65 ] Love Your Dog the Whole Year ( 2014-06-14 ) - [ , , ]
[ 64 ] Aggressive Behavior—the Making of a Definition ( 2014-06-12 ) - [ , , ]
[ 63 ] Do Dogs See Colors? What Does It Mean for Our Training? ( 2014-06-10 ) - [ , , ]
[ 62 ] Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?—an Evolutionary Approach ( 2014-06-08 ) - [ , , ]
[ 61 ] Canine Muzzle Nudge, Muzzle Grasp and Regurgitation Behavior ( 2014-06-06 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 60 ] Animal Training — I Didn’t Fail, I Discovered 34 Ways That Don’t Work! ( 2014-06-04 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 59 ] The Perfect Relationship ( 2014-06-02 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 58 ] Live as If You Were to Die Tomorrow—Learn as If You Were to Live Forever ( 2014-06-01 ) - [ , , ]
[ 57 ] Waltzing at the Rhythm of Life ( 2014-05-31 ) - [ , , , , ]
[ 56 ] Motivation—Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way ( 2014-05-30 ) - [ , , ]
[ 55 ] Once a While We Should Focus on What Our Animals Can Teach Us ( 2014-05-29 ) - [ , , ]
[ 54 ] The Problem in Animal Training Is Not Technique but Attitude ( 2014-05-28 ) - [ , , ]
[ 53 ] How to Correct Superstitious Behavior ( 2014-05-27 ) - [ , , ]
[ 52 ] Warning—You May Be Teaching Your Pet to Be Superstitious ( 2014-05-26 ) - [ , ]
[ 51 ] Dramatic Second Day Guinea Pig Camp ( 2014-05-25 ) - [ , , ]
[ 50 ] How Splendid They Are—or the Importance of Imprinting ( 2014-05-24 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 49 ] Stress Helps Learning ( 2014-05-23 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 48 ] Bonding in Dogs ( 2014-05-22 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 47 ] Do Dogs Show Cultural Differences? ( 2014-05-21 ) - [ , ]
[ 46 ] On My Way to LA for Guinea Pig Camp ( 2014-05-20 ) - [ , , ]
[ 45 ] Are Our Dogs Stressed? ( 2014-05-19 ) - [ , ]
[ 44 ] Treat Me Like a Dog, Honey! ( 2014-05-18 ) - [ , ]
[ 43 ] Do Dogs Understand What We Say? ( 2014-05-17 ) - [ , ]
[ 42 ] Recipe for answering questions ( 2014-05-16 ) - [ , , ]
[ 41 ] Your Dog Understands Your Yawn ( 2014-05-15 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 40 ] Do We Understand Behavior? ( 2014-05-14 ) - [ , , ]
[ 39 ] Canine Muzzle Grasp Behavior—Advanced Dog Language ( 2014-05-13 ) - [ , , ]
[ 38 ] The Little Boy and His Dog ( 2014-05-12 ) - [ , , ]
[ 37 ] Do You Want to Become a Better Dog Trainer? ( 2014-05-11 ) - [ , , ]
[ 36 ] Does Your Dog Show Allelomimetic Behavior? ( 2014-05-10 ) - [ , , ]
[ 35 ] Children and Dogs—How to Avoid Problems ( 2014-05-09 ) - [ , , ]
[ 34 ] The Evolution of Life in 60 Seconds ( 2014-05-08 ) - [ , , ]
[ 33 ] Why Do Dogs Lick Our Faces? ( 2014-05-07 ) - [ , , ]
[ 32 ] Do You Like Canine Scent Detection? ( 2014-05-06 ) - [ , , ]
[ 31 ] He Told Me a Story of Freedom and Eternity, Togetherness and Solitude ( 2014-05-05 ) - [ , , ]
[ 30 ] The Importance of Confidence in Animal Training ( 2014-05-04 ) - [ , , ]
[ 29 ] Do You Know What the Canine Hip Nudge Behavior Means? ( 2014-05-03 ) - [ , , ]
[ 28 ] Can Animals of Different Species Bond like Conspecifics? ( 2014-05-02 ) - [ , , ]
[ 27 ] Can Two Training Methods Be Equally Good? ( 2014-05-01 ) - [ , , , , ]
[ 26 ] Animal Training—When Doing Nothing is Doing Right ( 2014-04-30 ) - [ , , ]
[ 25 ] “Life of Pi” — Read the Book, Watch the Movie ( 2014-04-29 ) - [ , , ]
[ 24 ] Canine Maternal Behavior ( 2014-04-28 ) - [ , , ]
[ 23 ] Time for Those You Love ( 2014-04-27 ) - [ , ]
[ 22 ] Facts and Morality: Tail Docking and Ear Cropping—is it Right? ( 2014-04-26 ) - [ , , ]
[ 21 ] Do You Know What the Dog’s Twist Behavior Means? ( 2014-04-25 ) - [ , , ]
[ 20 ] I’m Alive and I Have Only One Option ( 2014-04-24 ) - [ , , ]
[ 19 ] Laughter is the Shortest Distance Between Two People ( 2014-04-23 ) - [ , , ]
[ 18 ] How Difficult Can It Be to Be a Dog Owner? ( 2014-04-22 ) - [ , , ]
[ 17 ] An Invaluable Lesson—a Relationship is a Natural Thing ( 2014-04-21 ) - [ , , ]
[ 16 ] Evolutionary Strategies ( 2014-04-20 ) - [ , , ]
[ 15 ] Life Is a Rainbow ( 2014-04-19 ) - [ , , ]
[ 14 ] We Talk Too Much and Say Too Little ( 2014-04-18 ) - [ , ]
[ 13 ] Why Do We Keep Pets? ( 2014-04-17 ) - [ , ]
[ 12 ] The Single Most Damaging Belief of Ours ( 2014-04-16 ) - [ , ]
[ 11 ] The Spectrum of Behavior ( 2014-04-15 ) - [ , , ]
[ 10 ] Open-minded skepticism ( 2014-04-14 ) - [ , ]
[ 9 ] I Do Enjoy Being Kind to Other Animals ( 2014-04-13 ) - [ , , ]
[ 8 ] Your Most Powerful Animal Training Tool ( 2014-04-12 ) - [ , , ]
[ 7 ] I’m a Citizen of the World ( 2014-04-11 ) - [ , , ]
[ 6 ] Can My Dog Be Happy or Sad? ( 2014-04-10 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 5 ] The Biggest Difference Between Humans and Dogs ( 2014-04-09 ) - [ , , , ]
[ 4 ] We All Say We Love Dogs but Do We? ( 2014-04-08 ) - [ , ]
[ 3 ] Dogs Are Better Trainers Than We Are ( 2014-04-07 ) - [ , ]
[ 2 ] Knowledge to Everyone Everywhere ( 2013-10-10 ) - [ , ]

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