speaking of James Lech, whose 'rehabbed' Rott mauled 2 children in 2 separate events -
July 2011 & Jan-2012 - the 1st in a shopping mall, the 2nd on a dog-free beach,
where Mr Lech is said to have had THREE large dogs, all off-leash:

"My overall purpose... is simply to raise some important questions about this
media phenomenon [EDIT: dog 'whispering'] that most people seem to think accurately represents
our profession, when in fact, in many crucial ways, it's the very antithesis of what we're trying to do.
Whilst it does encourage people to exercise their dogs, & reminds people that problems can be
addressed, it also reintroduces some of the most problematic myths from past decades,
& undoes much of our focus on science & biology, as opposed to assumption, myth & mysticism.

If nothing else, I hope [to] give those who are experiencing problems with your dogs
at least some brief pause for thought, before engaging these outliers."
~~~~~~~~~ Mike Wood, DipCABT, CABP

[*Advanced Diploma in the Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour & Training (COAPE – UK),
& a Practitioner-level member of the CAPBT (UK).]

Local <- the link to Part-I of a 3-part blog,
source of the quote.

'Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.'

~~~~~~~~ Max Eastman, writing in 'Enjoyment of Laughter'


it's a nice image, but not actually true: Dogs do laugh, the sound is an irregular breathy pant,
broken & arrhythmic.

Google "laughing dog" to hear a snippet of the sound; Patricia Simonet was the wonderful woman
who did the research, found & recorded dog-laughter. Sadly, she's no longer with us; she died young -
bless her, she was a dedicated shelter volunteer, & shelter-dogs around the world hear her recordings
of dogs, laughing as they play, which reduces stress & lessens the barking in shelters by distressed dogs.