Karen B. London is a certified applied animal behaviorist (CAAB) and certified professional dog trainer (CPDT) who specializes in working with dogs with serious behavioral issues, including aggression. She has written for a variety of magazines including The Bark, Clean Run, and the APDT Chronicle of the Dog, and has published in scientific journals including Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution, the Journal of Insect Behavior, and Insectes Sociaux. She is the author of seven books about dog training and canine behavior, including the forthcoming My Dog’s Mystery Adventure: And Other Stories From a Canine Behaviorist and Dog Trainer.
University of Los Angeles (UCLA): Bachelor of Science, Biology
University of Wisconsin: Ph.D., Zoology
Books:
My Dog’s Mystery Adventure: And Other Stories From a Canine Behaviorist and Dog Trainer
Treat Everyone Like a Dog (How a Dog Trainer’s World View Can Improve Your Life)
Love Has No Age Limit: Welcoming an Adopted Dog into Your Home
Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household
Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Reactive Dog
Way To Go! How to Housetrain a Dog of Any Age
Play Together, Stay Together — Happy and Healthy Play Between People and Dogs
Cows, Ants, Termites, and Me: Revealing the World of Animals One Newspaper Column at a Time
Recent Kinship articles by Karen B. London
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5 Common Cues That Are Confusing to Dogs—And How to Get Them to Understand
Communicating with a pup is tricky, but it’s possible.
Can Anybody Care for Your Dog Like You Do?
The challenges of leaving your dog with someone else
Choosing The Dog Who’s Right For You
The (Next) Love of Your Life
When Dog Behavior Surprises Me
It only makes me love them more
Christian Vieler’s Photos of Dogs Catching Treats Look Hilarious
Photographer Christian Vieler’s unexpected images of dog delight
Canines And Fireworks
Last minute tips to help your dog through the Fourth of July
NCIS Dog Bite Incident
It led to serious tension on the set
Dogs Inspire and Require Us To Act
They change our lives in ways that are not obvious
Life Hack: Quickly Chopping Dog Treats
Making this chore faster and easier
New Toys and Chews
How often do you buy them for your dog?
Does Your Dog Make You More Attractive?
Animal Attraction
Is More Always Merrier?
How many dogs are in your bed?
Most Dangerous Kinds of Dogs
It’s not about the breed!
Influencing Travel Decisions
How does the idea of leaving your dog behind matter?
Household Additions and Behavioral Changes in Dogs
A new dog can affect the behavior of other dogs
Pet Restraints Don’t Always Work
Let the buyer beware when it comes to car safety
Dogs Give Their Friends Food
Familiarity affects their generosity
Dogs Can Get into Trouble with Holiday Accessories
They can sure get into them!
Prevention on Halloween
A common sense approach that should be more common
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Making Introductions: Dog-To-Dog
Taking the angst out of canine introductions.
Preventing Dog Bites to Kids
Understanding dogs makes all the difference
Your Dog Feels You
More evidence that dogs attend to human emotions
Different Than Your Other Dogs
Adopting dogs that are unlike what we’re used to
Seeing Previous Guardians
Love in the past and present
Dogs Are Like Children To Us
Science supports what we’ve long believed
Close Encounters in Dog Parks
How to handle trouble at dog parks.
Human Point of View
Dogs’ behavior suggests they understand it
Contagious yawning in dogs
Empathy may cause it
Is Your Dog an Optimist or a Pessimist?
A new study addresses this question
My Town Is Dog Friendly
What about yours?
Not All Cowering Dogs Have Been Abused
Some dogs are just naturally fearful.
FDA Investigates Nutro Dog Food
Illnesses may be linked to food. UPDATED.
