Here are some photos from last weekend of Beau and Gracie, two of our sanctuary residents at the horse rescue. I’ve written about both Beau and Gracie before, both of them were horribly abused and were completely untouchable for the first several years that they were at the rescue. They were terrified of people and [...]
Wordless Wednesday: A Caterpillar
Signs of spring are all around us in north Texas. Flowers blooming, bugs and butterflies, and lots and lots of wildflowers. Actually, spring has been here for quite a few weeks now. We are lucky that we are having an unusually long and lovely spring for Texas. Usually, we seem to go straight from a [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Cute Kitten Photos!
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature rescued animal in north Texas. Who doesn’t love cute kittens? These are some photos of a few adorable kittens who were brought to the Denton Animal Shelter recently. These kittens are all very young. They are in a foster home currently so that they can be bottle fed, but [...]
Three new rats!
Well, I have three new friends living with me in my apartment now! Last weekend, I adopted Chloe, Amy, and Isabella from the SPCA of Texas. They join my two resident rats, Georgie and Lucy, bringing the rat count up to 5! Many people think of dogs and cats in shelters, but don’t realize that [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Agility Foundation Training
My friend Eva Bertilsson, who is a dog agility trainer from Sweden, is visiting the University of North Texas for a couple of weeks and hanging out with us in the behavior analysis department. (Eva is also currently working on a Master’s in behavior analysis in Norway). We’ve been having a lot of fun this [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Pierce
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature a rescue animal in north Texas. I met Pierce about a week ago. Pierce came to the Denton Animal Shelter in a trap. He was terrified at first, so the shelter thought he might be a feral cat. (The shelter gets quite a few feral cats who are brought [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Blossom Goes Home
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature a rescue animal in north Texas. This past weekend was a great weekend because we took Blossom to her new adoptive home! Blossom’s new mom is looking forward to lots of fun times with this sweet little mare. Some of you probably remember Blossom from past articles on the [...]
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I'm a graduate student studying the science of behavior and training. On this blog I share stories of my animal training adventures, as well as tips, techniques and tricks to help you improve your training. Although most of this blog centers around training rescue horses, the ideas discussed apply equally to all species. The other animals I work with, including dogs and rats, also appear occasionally on the blog.
Mary Hunter
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