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On this site I share stories of my animal training adventures, information about the science of animal training and behavior, and tips and advice to help you improve your training.

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~Mary Hunter

Recent posts from the StaleCheerios blog

Barkin’ at the Shedd

By on March 7, 2014 in Other Species

I recently watched an awesome hour-long lecture by animal trainer Ken Ramirez that is available to view for free on YouTube. If you’re not familiar with Ken Ramirez, he’s the head trainer at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago. He’s been a professional trainer for several decades and has trained hundreds of animals and dozens of […]

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clicker training with mocha the catahoula puppy

Wordless Wednesday: A cute (and smart!) puppy

By on March 5, 2014 in Fun Photos

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday This is little Mocha, a four and a half month old Catahoula puppy. The Catahoula leopard dog is the state dog of Louisiana. Mocha has been hanging out with me recently and participating in our Lodge and Train program at Pappy’s Pet Lodge. Besides being 100% adorable, Mocha’s also one smart little puppy. […]

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Clicker training with Mocha the catahoula

Dog treat review: Evanger’s wild salmon treats

By on March 4, 2014 in Dog Treats

I recently received a sample of Evanger’s Grain-Free Wild Salmon treats from Chewy.com. I’ve tried these out with a few different dogs and the vote is unanimous, these are some super tasty treats! These treats are “one ingredient” treats and are made from 100% dried salmon. So, they don’t contain any additional ingredients, such as […]

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ORCA conference at UNT 2014

ORCA conference: Register now!

By on March 1, 2014 in Conferences and Clinics

Early registration ends tomorrow for the 6th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference, which will be held March 22 in Denton, Texas. This is going to be a fantastic conference and I can’t wait for it! The conference is getting close to being sold out. So, if you’re thinking about going, I encourage […]

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Wordless Wednesday: New friends (part 2)

By on February 26, 2014 in Dog Training

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday Henry, my little foster dog, has been working on making new friends.  Here’s a great photo I captured of Henry and Emily. Henry met Emily at the end of last week and warmed up to her pretty fast! Right before I took this photo, He jumped up into her lap to get some […]

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