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  Here are some links to scientific research and news articles. Scientists are learning more about animal behavior everyday. I hope that you find these as interesting as I do.

   Here is some information about Bridge and Target training. This is my preferred method.
http://www.psyeta.org/hia/vol8/cover.html

  Are you under the impression that electronic collars have been tested as safe? Please read for yourself.
An open letter from Dr Karen Overall regarding the use of shock collars.

Training dogs with help of the shock collar: short and long term behavioural effects

  Do you want real information about wolf packs and dominance theories?
Alpha Status, Dominance, and Division of Labor in Wolf Packs by L. David Mech* May 2000

The Social Organization of the Domestic Dog; A Longitudinal Study of Domestic Canine Behavior and the Ontogeny of Domestic Canine Social Systems, by Alexandra Semyonova (2003)

  Do you wonder why so many people place their trust in methods that are inhumane? This is a human study that shows that most people will do what the authority figure tells them to do even when they feel its wrong.
The Milgram Experiment, A lesson in depravity, peer pressure, and the power of authority

  Dogs watch what we do and learn from our responses. I would like to see a study, like this human study, done with dogs. I suspect that the findings would be similar.
Fear can be learned through others’ experiences
Seeing another in distress triggers the brain to respond, according to this study

  Spaying and Neutering changes the way that puppies develop into adults. Here is some information to help puppy owners make informed decisions. 
http://www.acc-d.org/2006%20Symposium%20Docs/Session%20I.pdf

  Dogs are smarter than you may think.
Dogs show human-like learning ability

Seizure-Alert Dogs Save Humans With Early Warnings

Therapy Dogs Seem to Boost Health of Sick and Lonely

How Did Dogs Become Adept at Playing to Humans?

Video: How Dogs Became Man's Best Friend