We all (our dogs included) share a lot neurologically, physiologically and biologically. This is where science is very helpful in understanding the way these systems work, how they are connected and their probable function. However, how we ‘feel’ about the sensations and feelings these systems create, and how we process their meaning, value and importance, is a very personal and unique thing.
This is the essence of the emotional experience.
How we feel, what we feel and why we feel are all important aspects of our own individual lived emotional experience. Our genetic makeup, our life experiences (social, physical and environmental) and the influence of others (personally, socially and culturally) all help form our belief and value systems : A unique combination that creates our ‘truth’. Whilst we might experience something in a similar way to someone else, how it affects us, what it means it us and how it informs our future self, will be a very individual experience. This outlook helps define our personal safety needs and forms part of our own survival story. Same applies to the dogs we share our life with.
Understanding the individual emotional experience is key to supporting the mindset shift we need when seeing behaviour differently - not just in dogs but also in ourselves.
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Andrew Hale BSc, ISCP.Dip.Canine.Prac is a Certified Canine Behaviourist. He is the behaviour consultant for Pet Remedy, and proud to be an expert advisor for Canine Arthritis Management and a Kids Around Dogs Trainer. He also works to support many dog welfare and rescue organisations.
With a background and interest in Human Psychology, Andrew is passionate about exploring the emotional experience that lies behind behaviour, both in dogs and the humans around them.
Andrew has played a leading role in the UK Dog training and behaviour community, having been the chair of the Association of INTODogs, and was the driving force behind the UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter.
In 2020, Andrew started Dog Centred Care which focuses on supporting a dog led, emotionally centred, approach to providing the best care and support for dogs and their caregivers. On this platform, he has been hosting online conversations with some of the world’s leading scientists, researchers, trauma experts, dog professionals and veterinarians. These conversations are credited with helping transform the perceptions and language around dog training and behaviour.
Andrew has been invited to speak at many of the leading behaviour conferences and has presented at esteemed events such as the London Vet Show and the Association of Cats and Dogs conference. Andrew has also appeared on many of the leading podcasts and been invited to write for major publications. You can find links to some of these on this website.
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