Fumi Higaki has studied organizational behavior and more recently pursued a Ph.D. in Ethology at ELTE University in Budapest. She joined Claudia Fugazza's research team in 2023.
A clearly written protocol for teaching dogs how to imitate their trainer as a new technique to add to the trainer's tool box. As someone who has studied dog imitation myself, I am pleased to see this available outside scientific circles. Ken Ramirez, author of Animal Training: Successful Animal Management It is rare that a groundbreaking new training concept is presented to the dog-training and dog-owning world. Claudia Fugazza not only brings this fascinating training method to the dog world, she does it in a charming and captivating style that simply begs readers to start teaching their dogs to imitate. Pat Miller, author of Do Over Dogs and How To Foster Dogs This pioneering book provides trainers with the information they need to try this new method for themselves. This will generate a lot of fun for the participants and further data to expand our understanding of this intriguing concept. Kathy Sdao, author of Plenty in Life is Free: Reflections on Dogs, Training and Finding Grace