National Canine Research Council
National Canine Research Council is a non-profit canine behavior science & policy think tank. Our mission is to underwrite, conduct and disseminate academically rigorous research that studies dogs in the context of human society. We advocate innovative & practical canine policy that:
1. Is based on empirically-verified data.
2. Is based on research that embodies the principle that dogs must be considered in relation to humans.
3. Removes barriers to safe and humane pet ownership.
Our vision is to progress in our understanding of our relationship with dogs so that limited resources of time & money are spent on studies that consider the full context in which dogs live, rather than on research that fails to consider dogs in their human controlled environment. We aspire to develop a collective expectation that any canine behavior studies may impact public policy & thus the welfare of dogs & their owners. Canine behavior research should be held to a high standard of sound methodology.
Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals and Why Social Play Is so Important to Understand.
Why Your Dog Loves You So. Lecture by Clive Wynne 2013.
Why Dogs Could Not Lose What They Never Had. Lecture by Ádám Miklósi 2013.
Why Do Breeds of Dogs Behave Differently? Lecture by Ray Coppinger 2014.
When a Stray Is Not Astray. Lecture by Kathryn Lord 2015.
What the New Science of Human-Animal Interactions Reveals About Our Relationships with Dogs.
What the C-BARQ Can Tell Us About Canine Temperament. Lecture by James Serpell 2014.
What If Anything Is a Wolf? Lecture by Ray Coppinger 2013
The Wolf That Came in from the Cold. Lecture by Clive Wynne 2013
The Potentials of Social Learning in Dog-Human Interactions. Lecture by Márta Gácsi 2015
The Phenotype of Molecules: Why Nature vs Nurture Is the Wrong Question. Lecture by Prescott Breeden
The Neuroscience and Ethology of Canine Social Behavior. Lecture by Simon Gadbois 2014
The Mind of the "Average" Dog: Are We Barking up the Wrong Tree? Lecture by Monique Udell 2013.
The Laws of Connection. Lecture by Peter Killeen 2015.
The Influence of Owner/Handler Personality on the Behavior of Dogs. Lecture by James Serpell 2014.
The Dog's Point of View. Lecture by Alexandra Horowitz 2013.
The Behavioral Neuroscience of Learning and Remembering. Lecture by Heather Bimonte-Nelson 2015.
TEMPERAMENT AND PERSONALITY: Interview with Ray Coppinger 2014
STRESS: PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR: Interview with Stephen (Steve) Zawistowski 2015.
STRESS: PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR: Interview with Nicola Rooney 2015.
STRESS: PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR: Interview with Michael Hennesy 2015.
STRESS: PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR: Interview with Miles Orchinik 2015
STRESS: PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR: Interview with Cheryl Conrad 2015.
STRESS: PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR: Interview with Bonne Beerda 2015
Stress -- Is It a Headache, a Killer, or Something Else? Lecture by Miles Orchinik 2015
SPARCS Information and Reviews
SPARCS 2014 Speaker and Attendee Interviews
SPARCS 2013 Speaker Interviews
SPARCS 2013 EventHighlights
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND EMOTIONS: Panel Discussion at SPARCS 2013