HABRI Central

2019

1. Service Dog Emergency Care Training for all Service Dog Handlers: An unrealistic demand or obvious human-service animal benefit?

   Entry #328

   21 Jun 2019

   11:04 am

   Myrna Milani

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   As I read this article (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787818301114 ) on a study of trained and untrained handlers' ability to decontaminate their military dogs should the animals be exposed to a toxic substance, it seemed reasonable that such training...

2. Not Your Average Dog: A valuable resource for those who recommend others get service dogs, or desire to train one for themselves or a loved one

   Entry #320

   26 Apr 2019

   12:33 pm

   Myrna Milani

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   You might think that this is a strange topic for someone whose integrated animal health, behavior and bond practice is dominated by animals with serious behavioral problems. You also might consider my recommendation that you read a reader-friendly book written for dog-trainers entitled Service...

3. A Must-Read for Those with an Interest in Behavior

   Entry #311

   11 Jan 2019

   11:13 am

   Myrna Milani

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   Originally published on www.mmilani.com     In his latest book, Behave: The Biology of Humans at our Best and Worst , endocrinologist and primatologist Robert Sapolsky tackles a mind-bogging subject—how all the different factors that influence human and...

4. The Polarization of Human-Companion Intereactions

   Entry #310

   11 Jan 2019

   10:59 am

   Myrna Milani

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   Originally published on www.mmilani.com Last month, an unusually heavy workload combined with energy-depleting weather and a certain amount of domestic chaos got me thinking–again–about the increasing trend toward polarized thinking. How does this play out in human-companion...