Two cute pet rats!

Amy eats a carrot!

I think my rat Amy is 100% cute! In the video below she’s having lots of fun just being a rat. My rats have amazing balance and are SO agile, they always amaze me as they jump and climb around (and out of!) their cage. In the photo to the right, Amy and her buddy […]

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Friday Fun: Amazing animal helpers

Here’s a cool video that’s been making the rounds on some of the training lists. It’s a 13 minute clip that was produced recently by an Australian television station. The clip focuses on the ways that people’s lives are being changed by animals. As the tag line says “From those paralysed by tragedy to those […]

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Blossom’s recycling day ride

This summer I’ve been working quite a bit with a young horse at the rescue named Blossom. We went slowly last summer when we started Blossom with her training for riding, giving her time to learn to be relaxed and confident while being ridden. Too many trainers rush at the beginning when riding young horses […]

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Are you going to ClickerExpo 2013?

Karen Pryor Clicker Training has recently opened the registration for ClickerExpo 2013 and released the schedule of speakers and topics. The schedule looks really exciting. Not only does it look like there are lots of cool new talks, but this is also the 10th anniversary for ClickerExpo, so it’s a big year! As always, there […]

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