Oh Behave! · Dogs From Pavlov to Premack to Pinker by Donaldson, Jean -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Author’s Note Section 1 - Behavior

Chemistry and Constraints: How We Choose Our Dogs Test Your Dog’s IQ Observation vs. Interpretation Wolf Behavior Patterns—Some Dogs Got ‘Em, Some Dogs Not So Much Social Organization Models: A Mind Virus? Neonate Puppies—What’s Going On In There? The Owner Signature: How We Build Our Dogs What Is Play? Dog Cognition Research Ambivalenceand Conflicting Motivation Nutrition and Behavior Malingering: Do Dogs Ever Fake It?

Section 2 - Training

Dog Training Philosophies History of the Hierarchy Think Leverage, Not Dominance Puritanism and Reward Training Pavlov in Everyday Life Prompting and Fading Shaping Exploiting Premack’s Principle Ringwise Dogs Training Deaf Dogs Managing Barrier Frustration Home Alone Training Scratching the Rescue Itch

Section 3 - behavior Problems

A Problem According to Whom? A Behavior Problems Primer and Overview Marking Barking Oh Behave! Love and Mounting Car Whining Behavior Problems in Geriatric Dogs Understanding and Executing Time Outs for Dogs High Performance Dogs Dogs and Cats Small Dog Syndrome Tales From The Potty Training Trenches

Section 4 - Fear & Anxiety

Better Safe Than Sorry: Fear Compulsive Disorders in Dogs Understanding Psychotropic Medications for Dogs Desensitization to Veterinarian Visits Separation Anxiety Do Dogs Pick Up Their Owners’ Prejudices?

Section 5 - Aggression

The Dog Bite Epidemic Aggression Prognosis Estimates Resource Guarding in Puppies Resource Guarding Prevention Fighting Dog Rehabilitation Predatory Drift Breed Specific Legislation and Behavior—An Inconvenient Truth?

Section 6 - Genetics & Evolution

My Genes Made Me Do It Genes and Behavior Adaptive Significance of Various Dog Behaviors Chows vs. Border Collies Theories of Domestication Breeder Power Dog Moms and Other Evolutionary Misfires

Bibliography Index