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Advanced Diploma Applied Animal Behaviour Level 5

I am currently studying for my advanced diploma to become a behaviourist, which means reading my fair share of papers and articles. I understand that there are many people out there who have a deep interest in applied animal behaviour and want to learn more, but do not have access to the course. I think that education should be accessible to everyone, so each week I am going to update a list of papers and articles I am referencing in my work. It is important to remember that animal behaviour includes the whole animal kingdom, including humans. Many of these studies, especially the older ones, will be lacking in ethical competency, and even some of the modern papers are not ones that I personally agree with- alas, if I only read and refer to work I agreed with, how far can I say my education on the matter has really gone?

This is all to say that I do not endorse any of these papers, they are simply here to let you know what I am reading to further my education and become the best behaviourist that it is within my capacity.

Please remember not all papers are created equally; we are all human, and even in science bias exists.

Papers are listed in no particular order.

Bray E. E.Otto. C. M. Udell. M. A. Hall. N. J. Johnston. A. M. & MacLean E. L. (2021). ‘Enhancing the Selection and Performance of Working Dogs’. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 644431. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.644431 (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Markus Meister (2022). ‘Learning, fast and slow’ |Division of Biology and Biological Engineering. Institute for Neuroscience California Institute of Technology. pg. 7-8. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.02075 (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Nandi S., Chakraborty M., Lahiri A., Gope H., Bhaduri S. K., & Bhadra A. (2024). Free-ranging dogs quickly learn to recognize a rewarding person | Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 278, 106360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106360. (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Sarkar, R., Sau, S., & Bhadra, A. (2019). ‘Scavengers can be choosers: A study on food preference in free-ranging dogs’ | Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 216, pg. 38-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2019.04.012. (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Chris Drew PhD (2023). ‘Chaining in psychology and applied behaviour analysis’ | HelpfulProfessor.com. https://helpfulprofessor.com/chaining-in-psychology/. (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Tammy Hunter DMV, Ryan Llera BSc, DVM, Lynn Buzhardt, DVM. ‘How dogs use smell to perceive the world’ | VCA Animal Hospital. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/how-dogs-use-smell-to-perceive-the-world#:~:text=Dogs (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Overall K.L. PhD (2006). ‘Understanding how dogs learn: Importance in training and behaviour modification’ | Center for Neurobiology and Behavior | Psychiatry Department. Penn Med Translation Research. http://landofpuregold.com/the-pdfs/howdogslearn.pdf (Accessed 4th April 2025)

Kelley L. C. (no date) ‘Dog Behavior: Why Dogs Bark’ | Academia.edu . (Accessed 4th April 2025)