Feb 1, 2006
By:
Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
The third column in this continuing series on feline communication will focus on overall body posturing and the behavioral information it provides. Because no signaling system can be removed from the context of the entire animal, using what we have learned from observation of behavioral cues from felines' faces and tails can be extremely useful when we look at the cat in its relevant social context.
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Nov 1, 2005
By:
Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
The second column in this series on feline communication will focus on the information provided by cat tails. While no signaling system can be removed from the context of the entire animal and correctly interpreted, it can be very useful to look at what information can be communicated by each body part involved in signaling. Then, we can take these observations and look for congruence or lack of it between other signaling systems (e.g., the eyes, voice, body, etc.) The only system closed to our understanding, for now, is the olfactory.
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Feb 1, 2005
By:
Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
In the clinical research on human patient populations, the data suggest that the fastest way to induce
and reinforce pathological panic is to remove any
opportunity for self-control.
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Jan 1, 2005
By:
Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
Body posture in dogs is an easy factor to assess in the signaling repertoire, but we too often ignore it. This quick tour through some common postures involving stance will help you understand what dogs are communicating and what their next movement might be.
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Understanding 'normal' behaviors key to correcting problems
Mar 1, 2004
By:
Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
As practitioners learn how important canine and feline social interactions and cognition are, they ask questions about how they can better understand the interactions and their outcomes. The key to understanding interaction is through signaling.
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