I’ve finished two animal-related books recently, and I thought they both deserved a mention on the blog. Actually, I didn’t read either of these in the technical sense of the word. Instead, I listened to both of them as audiobooks through my Audible account. But, as they both really are books, I think the term […]
A taste of the ABAI 2016 annual convention
I spent Memorial Day weekend in downtown Chicago at the annual convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis, International. We had a great time! Three full days of presentations, over five hundred sessions to choose from, many opportunities to see and talk with old friends, and lots of great food. The conference covers lots of […]
Bob Bailey: A fascinating history
At this year’s Art and Science of Animal Training Conference, Bob Bailey and Marian Breland Bailey were awarded the Anderson Award for their contributions to the field of animal training. If you’ve read any of my previous posts about Bob Bailey, you are probably aware that Bob is an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced trainer who […]
Click your heels: Analyzing complex behaviors
This year has been incredibly busy for a variety of reasons! In addition to my dog training business, I was in charge of planning the 8th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference and, for the first time this spring, I taught an undergraduate behavior analysis class at the University of North Texas. Unfortunately, […]
What questions will you ask in 2016?
One of my projects for this year is to read/re-read a behavior analysis textbook that is referred to as “The Blue Books.” I read large sections of The Blue Books during my time in graduate school, but I’ve never read the whole thing from cover-to-cover. I’m looking forward to reading the parts I haven’t read […]
2015: The year in review
Oh, my! 2015 was quite a busy year. I’ll be cliche about it and say, “I can’t believe it’s already over!” If you’re a new reader to my blog (or an old reader!) I hope you’ll enjoy this fast journey through some of the things that happened on my blog and in my life in […]