This week’s ruminations focus on the famous ethological statement, “To relate or not to relate, that is the question.” Well, not really famous because I just made it up. But the concept comes up so often in seminars and in my mentoring program, it might have a teenier weenie bit of fame in that world. If you want to read a write-up about the study that precipitated these thoughts you’ll find it here. Even though I don’t completely agree with the study (or the way the article presents it which I realize may not be the same), I do
Read more →Technically, in this podcast I continue to master the new recorder settings that will provide the best quality while enabling me to record while staying ahead of Ollie and BeeBee who still think the recorder means “Play time!!” In fact, Ollie apparently has made that connection so well that if I leave the recorder somewhere where he can get it, he will take it to the dog couch and shake it out of its case. I’m happy to report that the recorder suffered no negative effects from two episodes of this, and I learned to keep it in an
Read more →If cats and dog could drive, what kind of cars would they drive? Or if their furry little feet couldn’t reach the pedals, what kind of cars would they prefer to be driven around in? Well, if we look at what drives their behavior, there’s only one answer: the most energy-efficient one.
Read more →StClair’s crisper returns as do two of her stalkers, making it clear that she needs to brush up on her investigative skills. McCarthy? Unpredictable as ever.
Read more →A quotation that showed up in a weekly news magazine caused my thoughts to meander down the path of management. What does it mean to manage an animal’s behavioral problem? Are there times when it’s OK and time’s when it isn’t? Is there a right way and wrong way to do it? I’ll let you be the judge of that.
Read more →As we say in animal behavior, there’s no such thing as the winner of a fight. The winner is merely the one who loses the least.
Read more →A few visuals so you can see the source of inspiration for this podcast. Here is Ollie with his ball: And with apologies to Martha Stewart, here he he is his ball on the aesthetically questionable dog chaise: You can see how he’s started to dig up the denim cover, but has yet to pull the pillow down.
Read more →StClair learns a valuable lesson: It’s a really dumb move to get caught collecting evidence by a murderer. Such individuals tend to be rather testy and unpredictable under those circumstances.
Read more →Even though we tell ourselves it could have been worse, most people around here agree that it’s been a long and difficult winter. That plus my interest in nature makes me ultra-sensitive to even the most subtle signs that spring is truly on the way…
Read more →StClair makes a detour on her way to Journey’s End to solve some minor mysteries that had troubled her. Too bad she spent so much time doing this…
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