Clicker training with Mocha the catahoula

Dog treat review: Evanger’s wild salmon 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!

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)

(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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Henry and his new toy

Henry learns to lie down (video)

In addition to making new friends, Henry and I have been working on basic obedience behaviors, including sit, down, eye contact, come, go to bed (go into his crate), and more. Henry’s a fast learner and seems to enjoy the training! This past week, we started working on down. This actually was very difficult for […]

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Henry and Regan

Henry makes a new friend

I recently wrote about Henry, the little Chihuahua mix that has been staying with me. Henry’s been with me about a week and a half now and he’s gotten much more comfortable with my apartment and our daily routine. We’ve even started working on a handful of basic behaviors, including sit, down, come, and eye […]

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I’m a full member!

I recently received notice that I am now a full member of ABAI, the Association for Behavior Analysis International. If you’re not familiar with ABAI, it is a professional organization for behavior analysts. ABAI’s mission is to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science […]

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