In addition to making new friends, Henry and I have been working on basic obedience behaviors, including sit, down, eye contact, come, go to bed (go into his crate), and more. Henry’s a fast learner and seems to enjoy the training! This past week, we started working on down. This actually was very difficult for […]
I recently wrote about Henry, the little Chihuahua mix that has been staying with me. Henry’s been with me about a week and a half now and he’s gotten much more comfortable with my apartment and our daily routine. We’ve even started working on a handful of basic behaviors, including sit, down, come, and eye […]
I recently received notice that I am now a full member of ABAI, the Association for Behavior Analysis International. If you’re not familiar with ABAI, it is a professional organization for behavior analysts. ABAI’s mission is to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science […]
I have a pup named Henry who is staying with me this week. I’ll be fostering Henry and working with him to help him learn lots of good behaviors. Henry is a cute little Chihuahua mix that belongs to one of our local rescue groups, DFW Pup Patrol. I met him because he spent some […]
Amy is my big black and white rat who I adopted from the SPCA nearly two years ago. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you’ve probably encountered some of Amy’s tricks and antics, such as learning to come when called and learning how to use my iPad. In her younger days, […]
2013 was an exciting year, full of lots of adventures and also some big changes for me. I had lots of fun training dogs, rats, horses, and other critters, as well as sharing training articles and stories on my blog. First, here are three of my favorite training articles from 2013, in case you missed […]
