Pets & Animals

Victoria Stilwell or Cesar Millan: Who would you call?

Science is More Important than Metaphysical Mumbo-Jumbo in Dog Training

I have been training dogs since I was nine years old, and I remember hearing all sorts of methods that were offered for dog training when I was a child. One that I particularly remember is the method of training first pioneered by William Koehler. This [...]

Have Animal Rights gone too far?

When issues of “rights” come up, one has to realize that we’re dealing with a metaphysical issue. If one looks at animals in the wild, you’re dealing with a state of nature that is more to the thinking of a philosopher like Hobbes than one like Rousseau. An animal’s right to life, liberty and well, [...]