by Kris | Dec 16, 2019 | Breeding, Nutrition, Obedience, Tracking
An interview with Dr. Michael Kern about his experience in the Dog World with his Dobermann and Training. Q: Good Morning Michael, thank you for this interview.A: My pleasure. Q: Tell us about yourself? A: My wife Susanne and I immigrated to Australia from Germany...
by Kris | Oct 21, 2019 | Breeding, Nutrition
The Science of Epigenetics 30 Years ago, a friend made a behavioural claim that shocked me and was considered scientific heresy. His claim was impossible, according to my genetic worldview – after all, genetics are fixed! It turns out he was correct. Discoveries...
by Kris | Oct 20, 2019 | Breeding, Nutrition
Kris Kotsopoulos CARE – NUTRITION – TRAININGKris Kotsopoulos’s story is a fascinating one. After their home was robbed, sixteen-year-old Kris had a natural and centuries-old reaction. He felt the family needed a dog around the place to deter would-be...
by Kris | Sep 2, 2019 | Obedience
What is Learning?It has been said that ‘Teaching is the art of suggestion’. Put more rigorously; it could be accurately stated that “Learning occurs when the outcome and the expectation differ.”The implication of having learnt something is that a change of behaviour...
by Kris | May 20, 2019 | Character Assessment
Feedback Systems Most dog trainers start learning to train dogs similarly. Traditionally we are taught to bring our dogs to class, place a correction chain around their neck, do as the instructor tells us. Most importantly, we are to make sure the dogs do what we tell...
