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“We Socialize Puppies” – What Good Socialization Practices Look Like and What to Watch Out For
What is Socialization? Technically “socialization” is the complex process that begins even before birth, by which an animal - including every human - becomes familiar and habituated to the environment in which it lives. For humans, it’s learning what is “normal” -...
Position Statement on Shelters and Dog Breeding
The Functional Dog Collaborative (FDC) has been asked: Do you think shelters should breed dogs? In short, no - FDC is not calling for animal shelters to breed dogs. The FDC does seek collaboration between shelters and breeders at the community level. Shelters are...
Relative Muzzle Length as a Factor for BOAS: Comment on Packer et al. (2015) & Liu et al. (2017)
This post is part of a three-part series. See also: Summary of Packer et al. (2015) Summary of Liu et al. (2017) by Dr. Cornelia Kraus The papers by Packer et al. (2015, just Packer from here on) and Liu et al (2017, just Liu from here on) on risk factors for BOAS...