Two weeks ago I audited an awesome clicker training clinic with horse trainer Alexandra Kurland. If you are not familiar with Alexandra Kurland, I highly recommend checking out her website, The Clicker Center, as well as the books and DVDs that are available on her site. Alexandra has developed a comprehensive training program for using […]
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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.
Ella finds a home and a new best friend
I am nearly done editing my notes from the clinic I audited with Alexandra Kurland two weeks ago. It’s taken awhile because there was lots of good information I wanted to include! I plan to publish the first post of notes tomorrow (Tuesday) and the second and third parts later in the week. So stay […]
Wordless Wednesday: Blossom Goes Home
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature a rescue animal in north Texas. This past weekend was a great weekend because we took Blossom to her new adoptive home! Blossom’s new mom is looking forward to lots of fun times with this sweet little mare. Some of you probably remember Blossom from past articles on the […]
The Shape of Bow Wow — DVD review
We watched a fun DVD yesterday in the undergrad class that I am helping with as a teaching assistant. The DVD was one by dog trainer Virginia Broitman called The Shape of Bow Wow. This DVD is an intro to shaping, or training behaviors in small steps. Shaping is a very important skill for animal […]
Creative Cues: Texture cues for blind dogs
Recently I posted about how platforms, pedestals and mats can be helpful during training new behaviors to our animals. These items give the animal a target to go to, which can reduce errors and lead to faster learning. (Click here to check out that post.) This post led to some interesting discussions on facebook with […]
Conversations and Two Happy Ponies
I’m in Houston this weekend to audit a clinic with horse clicker trainer Alexandra Kurland. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to one of Alexandra’s clinics, so I’m excited. I’m sure it will be an action packed weekend with lots of good clicker training conversations and demonstrations. I’ll be sure to post my thoughts and […]