Dr. Ilana Reisner

Board-certified veterinary behaviorist and consultant on dog bite safety.

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@BluegrassToday I'm so happy to hear this!!

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@Drreisner Agreed a hundred times over.

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@Drreisner Same here - it's painful to watch, and it was painful to read. But excellent.

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If Adam Schiff were confident in his legal position, he’d want to put the case to a judge. Yet he seems desperate not to, writes @DavidRivkin and Lee A. Casey https://t.co/WB2wsoIMP8

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The International Veterinary Behavior Meeting 2019 is being hosted by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and will be held in Washington, DC. Come join us for a great opportunity to meet and listen to top experts in behavior... https://t.co/0iLxRAHPhV

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Very sad to see such fear in a "working" dog, and then to hear that he's being "corrected", and with a prong collar. This dog belongs at home or in a safer environment.

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My followers live in 56 countries: USA(64%), UK.(11%)... https://t.co/WXZjJTrnQS
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To be filed under: *Don't* Hug Your Dog Day

You might have heard that today is National Hug Your Dog... https://t.co/Nj4qXjahsE

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#nopressure #boazismybuddy https://t.co/zA3JkLbjuB

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It is appalling to read hateful tweets from dogs bite . org, but even worse to read comments from their followers. Here’s to ongoing efforts for meaningful, evidence-based education about real dog behavior. BSL is a waste of time which has not been effective in reducing bites.

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In today's dog bite news, a dog, unsupervised, goes through an underground, electric fence and attacks another dog being... https://t.co/VLpzYHWubv

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Vent warning.

Another delightful interaction with the sort of person who walks her aggressive dog off lead. I was walking Boaz (Cardigan corgi) in a nearby public pool area - on a leash - when a woman... https://t.co/C5wHaiMrfg

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A news piece on Sit Means Sit and their recommendations about introducing a dog to a newborn baby. Although the general advice to prepare a dog for schedule changes,... https://t.co/qxR030dqDC

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Content warning (no graphic photos).

In today's dog bite news, a very sad fatality. Four days ago, a 33 year old woman, Johana Villafane, was... https://t.co/ednINouPRM

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Trying out a polls app, and interested in your opinions. https://t.co/9Fr3uJ8Yue

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To my wonderful readers: I just deleted a post sharing a nice article on the unrealistic expectations we place on dogs, to accept all kinds of interactions, to be fine about it when we feel lazy and don't want... https://t.co/ptkzkZtwMr

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A snippet from today's dog bite news, out of College Station, TX:

"The person who was bitten told police the incident happened while walking on a sidewalk on Meadow Creek Boulevard near Beaver Creek Drive... https://t.co/pL5uvjFG65

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This is just too happy not to share. Cutie patootie! https://t.co/za9cW95D23

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Red flags in dog training ads -- a nice summary. Not necessarily toxic in each case, but each is worth a second, critical look and some thoughtful questions. https://t.co/P9apSwqcma