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.
Many horses resist loading into a horse trailer. A trailer is a strange, noisy box on wheels – it’s no wonder many horses are afraid. Unfortunately, horse trainers have traditionally resorted to negative reinforcement based methods when teaching trailer loading, tactics based out of force and discomfort. Trainers create potentially dangerous situations when they try […]
Shhh…. Let’s not be seen! It’s Izzy and Georgie peeking out of their hiding spot! Plenty of exciting hiding places to explore today. Izzy says: Life’s fun when you’re rat! Want to meet my four awesome pet rats? Check out the rat page for more information about rat training and why rats make great pets. […]
I love that more horse magazines are publishing information about clicker training in their magazines and on their websites. We’ve been discussing this article from Practical Horseman on a group I’m on. There was also a nice article this summer about clicker training and trick training in Equus magazine. Many people start clicker training because […]
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 […]
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 […]
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature rescued animal in north Texas. Beau, our big black and white paint horse has been appearing quite frequently on my blog this summer, as he has been making great progress with his training! Beau has a gorgeous, long mane. However, he tends to get huge knots and tangles in […]
