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Como piensan los animales: Alex Kacelnik at TEDxPuraVida
Contributor(s):: Alex Kacelnik
His interest is to understand animal behavior in light of the ecological problems that evolution presents species in their natural circumstancesAlex Kacelnik is Professor of Behavioral Ecology at the University of Oxford , UK.His interest is to understand animal behavior in light of the...
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Save a Dog's Life: Karyn Garvin at TEDxTucson
Contributor(s):: Karyn Garvin
Karyn Garvin’s talk, “Saving a Dogs’ Life” will appeal to dog enthusiasts from all walks of life. She brings a unique clarity to the distinction between Separation Anxiety in dogs and another condition referred to as Containment Phobia in dogs. The concern is that...
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The Dog, the Scientist's best friend: Per Jensen at TEDxNorrkoping
Contributor(s):: Per Jensen
This talk deals with the evolution and development of the dog and the basic aspects of dog behavior and its connection to genetics and comparison with human behaviour. A dog can learn to count, and to distinguish verbs from adjectives. It is clear that dogs understand humans much better than has...
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The Problem with Treating a Dog Like a Pet | Kim Brophey | TEDxUNCAsheville
| Contributor(s):: Kim Brophey
Applied Ethologist and Dog Behavior Specialist, Kim Brophey, analyzes the issues with the pet industry and outlines a new dog training program that values a relationship based on mutual understandings rather than one based on dominance and control. Kim Brophey, CDBC, is an applied ethologist...
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The Secret Life of Dogs | Julia Espinosa | TEDxUofT
| Contributor(s):: Julia Espinosa
Julia Espinosa challenges the anthropocentric view of how nonhuman animals sense and perceive the world, using domestic dogs as an example. Humans often view dogs as little humans. Yet, they are vastly different in some sensory abilities, such as sight and smell. By critically examining our...
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Think like an animal: Hector Libre at TEDxSanIsidro
| Contributor(s):: Hector Libre
His talk shares his extensive knowledge and intuition about horses, his career as a jockey and his experience as director and professor of the school of Jockeys learners JC of San Isidro where in a few years, from 2004 graduates have won 8573 races at racetracks Palermo, San Isidro and La...
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Train the owner, not the dog | Amrut Dog Guru Hiranya | TEDxDSCE
| Contributor(s):: Amrut Dog Guru Hiranya
Amrut Sridhara Hiranya famously known as Dog Guru, is one of the only Dog psychologists and behaviourist from India. He shares his journey of focusing towards his passion more than that of his profession (engineer). Dog Guru, in this talk stresses more upon the the psychology and behaviour of...
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What Every Person Can Learn From Dog Training: Noa Szefler at TEDxJaffa
| Contributor(s):: Noa Szefler
Noa Szefler is experienced in dog training and hopes to share her methods with others in order to revolutionize the way we interact with animals. Rather than punishing for bad behavior, she suggests rewarding for good behavior. By looking for the positives in animals' behavior,...
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Why using dog training psychology to train people makes sense: Graeme Hall at TEDxLeamingtonSpa
| Contributor(s):: Graeme Hall
As one of Britain's top dog trainers, Graeme – aka “The Dogfather” has helped over 4,000 dogs and one fox. Here, he reveals why his magic formula for taming even the wildest dogs can work on humans. Acknowledged by the media as one of Britain's top dog trainers,...