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Laura’s Coming to Wisconsin! 2 Day Clicker Workshop

We interrupt this blog for a word from our sponsors! I’ll be in Wisconsin in a couple of weeks for a Core Clicker Seminar, a two-day hands-on intensive workshop for beginning to intermediate trainers and handlers. This is, if I … Continue reading →
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How Operant Conditioning Sold My Pitch

Republished from original post at blog.CaninesInAction.com I spent last weekend immersed wholly in words. I don’t talk about it much, but I also write fiction, and I’ve decided lately to put more effort into that area. So two things happened last week — my novellaKitsune-Tsukicame out on ebook, and I attended a writers’ conference. I [...]

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When You Should NOT Socialize Your Dog — Part 2

People attending a community event did not sign up to help your rehabilitate a troubled dog; they came to enjoy a social outing. Putting a stressed dog in their midst does not help the dog nor enhance their enjoyment. Continue reading →
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When You Should NOT Socialize Your Dog – Part 1

That’s a typo, right? I mean, a professional trainer would never advocate against socialization, right? You’d be surprised. Of course the problem isn’t with socialization itself — that’s always a good idea! The problem is with many people’s understanding of … Continue reading →
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How Operant Conditioning Sold my Pitch

I spent last weekend immersed wholly in words. I don’t talk about it much, but I also write fiction, and I’ve decided lately to put more effort into that area. So two things happened last week — my novella Kitsune-Tsuki came out on ebook, and I attended a writers’ conference. I hadn’t been planning to [...]
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How operant conditioning sold my pitch

I spent last weekend immersed wholly in words. I don’t talk about it much, but I also write fiction, and I’ve decided lately to put more effort into that area. So two things happened last week — my novella Kitsune-Tsuki [...]

Worst Case Scenario – When Your Dog Needs Some Space!

After I posted a copy of Notes From A Dog Walker‘s DINOS PSA on our own Facebook page, we were swarmed with likes and comments, and over a hundred shares. Obviously this topic is one more than a few of [...]

KPA Takes a Field Trip to the Aquarium :)

I’m not gonna lie — being a member of the Karen Pryor Academy faculty has its perks, and one of them is getting to visit an aquarium with Karen Pryor.
We started with an open boat ride across the Boston Harbor [...]

Behavior Concepts — from The Avengers!

If there’s anything I’m particularly known for, it might be the integration of nerdy geekdom and behavior analysis. So in the spirit of “you got chocolate in my peanut butter!“, here’s some of what of I was thinking during the [...]

Amazing New Technology Gives Olympic Athletes Instant Feedback!

A non-training friend sent a link on tonight, telling me this revolutionary new sports training equipment seemed strangely familiar….
The Daily Mailhas the story on a wiring harness which vibrates to mark a movement which has been performed successfully. The British [...]