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Patricia B. McConnell

Zoologist

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Patricia B. McConnell is a zoologist.

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Profession: Zoologist

About Patricia B. McConnell

[Wikipedia] Patricia Bean McConnell, Ph.D, CAAB Emeritus is an ethologist who consulted with pet dog and cat owners for over thirty years regarding serious behavioral problems, has given seminars on companion animal behavior both domestically and internationally, and has written several books on training and be

Quotes by Patricia B. McConnell

“If “OK” meant that “it’s all right to get up now,” it makes sense that Pip would respond when she heard it.…

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“The next time you see a dog you’d like to greet, stop a few feet away, stand sideways rather than straight on,…

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Dog

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“The next time you see a dog you’d like to greet, stop a few feet away, stand sideways rather than straight on,…

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Dog

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“up and down like”

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“That the mental experiences of dogs aren’t as complex as ours is no reason to dismiss those experiences altogether.”

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Psychology

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“Ideally play is joyful and childlike, a physically and psychologically healthy exercise for both people and dogs. Psychologists and spiritual counselors advise…

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Every day

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“As a matter of fact, the universal tendency of adult domestic dogs to bark is one of the many behavioral markers that…

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Matter of fact

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“When people visit my farm they often envision their dog, finally off-leash in acres of safely fenced countryside, running like Lassie in…

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Funny

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“Don’t feel like a failure if you can’t make a social butterfly out of the dog you rescued from a nightmarish beginning.…

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Failure

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“Humankind is drawn to dogs because they are so like ourselves—bumbling, affectionate, confused, easily disappointed, eager to be amused, grateful for kindness…

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Kindness

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“Ideally play is joyful and childlike, a physically and psychologically healthy exercise for both people and dogs. Psychologists and spiritual counselors advise…

Patricia B. McConnell

Health

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“We are hardwired to remember negative events over positive ones, so we ruminate on our mistakes and the slights of others. Our…

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“Even in the best of times, when we’re not stressed or needy, many of us enjoy petting our dogs as much as…

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Blood pressure

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“If barking correlates with a juvenile and submissive condition, then it’s doubtful that dogs read our loud vocal displays as dominant or…

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“I drove my Border Collies crazy for a few weeks trying to teach them to wait at the door as a group…

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