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So saddened to learn about the loss of Dr Frans de Waal announced in the Dutch outlet NRC. If you’re a geek about animal behavior and animal ethics you’ll understand how devastating the news feels. He‘s one of those academics you want to learn directly from and the closest I got was devouring his books and papers on animal social behaviors. Among many accomplishments over his cover he studied and proved primates (and other animals) like us value relationships experiencing empathy, cooperation and reciprocity. Thank you for dedicating your life to helping us all understand our animal friends just a little more. RIP

Watch Dr de Waal presentation on moral behavior in animals video

Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprisi...

If you have recently lost a companion animal take time to grieve their loss the same way you would any other family member. For some, like me it takes longer to adjust to their absence perhaps because of strong somatic memories I still hold…. Just writing this note and looking at Jimmy and Stella pictured here brings tears to my eyes. They were my babies….certainly not biological babies but undoubtedly they were my family. Over time we developed a shared mutual respect, trust and authentic love for each other. They were my teachers on my journey to growing compassion while understanding dogs. Today while I may still shed tears I am truly okay with their loss. Sad and grateful at the same time for all of the memories we shared. As much as you can, be present and experience the love of your four legged family members.

The Loss Pet Loss As pet guardians, one of the most challenging experiences to live through is the loss and grief of our beloved companions. Death is a part of the natural life cycle of all living beings. Yet, when we acquire a pet, we intentionally, or not, sweep the notion of pet loss right under the rug f...

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Best Practices For Behavior Training Dogs - Petworks Over and over we see in dogs (just like with humans) evidence of reward based teaching engagements lowering stress hormones for learners.