I’m pleased to share my published paper: “Reactivity” in Dogs: A Critical Review of a Spreading Label and a Proposed Ethological Reconstruction.

It’s the result of several years of independent research and real personal investment. It is also a long and comprehensive review, so I’d ask you to give it the time it needs before forming a view.

The proposal of this paper is simply to open a necessary deep discussion on this topic, expand critical thinking around the “reactivity” label, and prevent more reification in academia.

The paper is available completely for free. You can read it by clicking the link below, and please be sure to click on the “PDF” icon to access the full document.

Link: https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2026.v22n21p1

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