Dogs, horses, and rats. Birds, goldfish, cats. Dolphins, raccoons, and elephants. What animals can’t we train? In this section you’ll find lots of great training stories and tips. You will also get to meet many of the wonderful animals that I get to train. I hope that you’ll enjoy reading about my adventures (and misadventures) and that these articles and tales can provide you with insight that will help you with your own animals.
Well, I recently (about a week ago) got two new pet rats. These two came from an acquaintance who I know online. She had bought several new rats from a local pet store and ended up with two “oops” litters of baby rats. She’s been trying to find good homes for all of the babies. […]
Do you remember Ginger, the cute red-and-white Brittany spaniel? She used to appear on my blog every now and then, but I haven’t blogged about her in quite awhile. Ginger is my parent’s dog and lives in Dallas with them. She and my mom go on lots of walks and she has a great time […]
Amy the rat is learning how to walk around a brick, as you’ll see in the video below. Although walking around a brick might not seem too difficult, this is actually a pretty challenging behavior. Amy had previously learned to stand on top of this very same brick. So, when we first started working on […]
This is an interesting video that I found on YouTube recently. In the video, the trainer explains how to teach a dog to drop a ball or any other sort of object (including a hot dog!). Note: I have never tried this technique, but I found this video interesting to watch and analyze because the […]
I’ll be helping out later this summer with a one week kid’s camp that will be all about pets and positive training! The camp will be held in July at Dog City Training Center in Addison, Texas (a suburb of Dallas). I will be one of three instructors helping with the camp. I’ve always enjoyed […]
Well… no. A recent research study, which was featured on theHorse.com, found that when the horses in the study were given a choice, they would rather not work. The article concludes that horses would rather hang out in the pasture with their buddies, than be ridden by a person. (You can read the article here.) […]
