Daniel Mills

Research project exploring how owners make decisions about their choice of dog. See image for details. UoL Ethics Ref:12660. Contact ethics@lincoln.ac.ukshould you have any concerns. Click link to participate: unilincolnlifescienc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6E…

Thrilled to share the news of having been awarded with @Hall_S_Sophie, @emilyshoesmith, @profDSM, @DogsForGoodUK & @TEWVresearch an NIHR Programme Development Grant on adjunctive dog-assisted interventions in mental health populations(ADASTRA)!🌟 Exciting times & opportunities!

Does you pet have problem behaviour? If so it might have a medical problem. Veterinary behaviourists Prof Daniel Mills and Helen Zulch have just published a review of markers of medical issues in pets with problem behaviour. bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… #pets

Does an auditory distractor during training help (by increasing focus to succeed) or hinder a dogs' learning performance? Many thanks #APDT for fundingthis. One of those papers where some will say"I knew that already" whichever way the results had gone. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@mossposs hopefully what's inside isn't too bad either! :-)

Love the cover 😳!

My new book will be out next month. A delve into cats and how they see the world aimed at the general cat owner. Thank you to Celia Haddon for asking me to write this with her. #beingyourcat #cats #CatsOfTwitter

My new book. A delve into cats and how they see the world for the more popular market. Thank you so much to Celia Haddon for asking me to write this with her. #beingyourcat #cats

A critical look at the limitations/ misuse of the scientific method, statistics and evidence based medicine, especially when considering the translation of scientific research into clinical practice. Populations are not the same as individuals. mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/2…

A chat with Turid Rugass who was the first to promote th idea of calming signals in dogs. Listen on most platorms - search for what makes you click? or watch at youtu.be/ePGX1Q9GXIs #dogsoftwitter

@alicksimmons @animalconferen1 @DoUBelieveInDog @unilincoln that is the starting level. These are nationally agreed scales.w Welcome to academia.

Opportunity: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare - Job Opportunities at the University of Lincoln ⁦@unilincoln⁩ ⁦@profDSM⁩ jobs.lincoln.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…

Lectureship available in animal behaviour/cognition/ welfare at Lincoln UK. It is a teaching and research role. jobs.lincoln.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…

Any idea why some dogs react to vacuum claners and other don't . Please help us find out by answering the survey #dogs #dogsoftiktok unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2t…

Dogs and vaccum cleaners! Help us find out what this is all about by answering this survey. Please take part even if your dog does not react, as we need a control population too. many thanks- unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2t…

@IJERPH_MDPI Special Issue: 2nd Edition of Human-Animal Interactions: New Perspectives on the Impact on Human Health and Animal Welfare. Delighted to be guest editing again with @ElenaRatschen & @profDSM. Submission deadline: June 2023. More info below 🔽 mdpi.com/journal/ijerph…

Human directed aggression in dogs - there are important gaps in our scientific knowledge of risk. So we want to hear direct from professionals working in the field on factors affecting the likelihood (not severity) of a bite. Take the survey here: unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bg… thanks

A big thank you to everyone who has signed up to our ground breaking longitudinal study on the effect of dogs on owner well-being. Please remember to complete the follow ups. We have 1000 signed up so far, but it is not too late to join the study - go to lncn.ac/dogweek1

Dog owners, please help us learn more about chasing behaviour in dogs (we need a control group of non-chasers too, so don't think it doesn't apply to you): Click on the following link (or copy and paste if needs be) to get started: unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/.../SV_bCS2DdN… #dogsoftwitter

Please help us with this study if you can on Dog Personality Traits, Chasing Behaviour and Owner Management. we need a control grooup of non-chasers too. Should take no more than 30 minutes. Please use the following link unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bC…. Thanks #dogs #chasingbehaviour

The assessment of resilience in dogs has been surprisingly neglected by science to date. Help address this by taking our short survey and sharing with others. Many thanks in advance unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9m…

@Lord_Sugar I suspect because, deep down, for all their material wealth they are very unhappy with their lives. Don't know how much is enough.

Can someone explain to me what Johnny Depp case against his ex wife Amber Heard is all about. The headlines are defamation what does he expect to gain. Both of them are washing their dirty laundry in public. WHY ?