Dogs, dogs, dogs! In this section, you’ll find lots of great dog training stories and tips from my adventures training my own dogs, my foster dogs, and the dogs of my clients.
Recently, Talent Hounds featured their 5 top blogs about dog training. And, they included StaleCheerios in their top 5 list! You can check out the whole list here, it looks like there are some other great blogs that are also on the list. Talent Hounds is a one-hour documentary that explores the history of the […]
My friend Aimee, who blogs over at mymegaedog, does herding training with her German shepherd dog Shelby. She trains all her dogs using positive reinforcement. Unfortunately, most herding trainers still use pretty aversive training methods, including lots of punishment and other tactics designed to scare, force, and intimidate the dogs. Even more unfortunate, as Aimee […]
I’ve just uploaded an article to my site that you need to read. It’s by behavior analyst Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, who is a professor at the University of North Texas. The article is about B.F. Skinner, shaping, trial and error learning, errorless learning, and Isreal Goldiamond’s constructional approach. Clicker training originated out of research conducted […]
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I often feature rescued animal in north Texas. Remember Lilli, who was competing in the Extreme Mutt Makeover? I attended the final competition this past weekend. It was awesome seeing how much the shelter dogs had learned, with just six weeks of training. Many of the dogs from the competition have […]
On Saturday, I attended part of the 2012 Extreme Mutt Makeover competition. I know some of you have been following Lilli’s story on my blog and on her facebook page. Last week, you saw all the tricks she had learned so far! For those who haven’t been following along, the Extreme Mutt Makeover pulls mutts […]
Did you see my review earlier in the week of Lisa J. Edwards’ new book, A Dog Named Boo? If you’re an animal lover, Lisa’s book about her therapy dog, Boo, will warm your heart and make you want to keep reading until the very last page! Boo is an unlikely hero, but Lisa weaves […]
