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Canines go to college in this class that seeks to give shelter dogs a fresh start

  • Written by Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg, Associate Professor of Psychology, Saint Francis University
Canines go to college in this class that seeks to give shelter dogs a fresh startShelter animals often display problematic behaviors. Can they be retrained?Shlomit Flaisher-GrinbergText saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Canine Learning and Behavior”

What prompted the idea for the course?

When I was growing up, my love for...

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