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Day: August 19, 2021

Words Matter 101: Let’s get rid of the A word

Author Janis Bradley Posted on August 19, 2021December 17, 2021Categories News   Leave a comment on Words Matter 101: Let’s get rid of the A word
Words Matter 101: Let’s get rid of the A word

I have a personal litmus test for dog knowledge among humans.  If someone asks, “is that dog aggressive?” I understand immediately that we are starting from zero. Karen Overall, the noted behaviorist, once said that as far as she could tell, the word “aggression” simply meant anything a person didn’t like. She was speaking to an audience of dog professionals. More than 60 years ago, John Paul Scott, one of the earliest and most revered of canine behavior researchers, declared … Continue reading “Words Matter 101: Let’s get rid of the A word”

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