Why Mood Matters in Aggression Cases With Karin Pienaar
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of mood in understanding dog aggression with guest Karin Pienaar.
A dog can be “aggressive” on the outside while living a totally different emotional story on the inside, and that mismatch is where so many training plans break. We sit down with Karin Pienaar, author of Mood Matters, to talk about what behavior is really made of: mood, emotions, arousal, and the dog’s lived experience day to day. We get concrete about definitions first, then go deeper into why mood is the starting point for everything we ask dogs to do. Karin explains the difference between...
People in this episode
Host: Michael Shikashio
Guest: Karin Pienaar
Topics covered
- dog behavior
- aggression
- mood
- emotions
- training
Keywords
- dog aggression
- mood matters
- dog training
- emotional behavior
- arousal
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Mood Matters
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