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On this site I share stories of my animal training adventures, information about the science of animal training and behavior, and tips and advice to help you improve your training.

Join me as we explore the best training strategies for creating fast learning, effective communication, and enthusiastic, willing animals.

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~Mary Hunter

Recent posts from the StaleCheerios blog

StaleCheerios: The best of 2012

StaleCheerios: The best of 2012

By on January 13, 2013 in News and Updates

I’ve been going through my blog this past week and picking out my favorite blog posts from the past year. 2012 was quite a year! I acquired several new rats, did plenty of training with my rats and with the rescue horses, and completed another year of my behavior analysis master’s program at the University […]

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photo by: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24495423@N04/5075110405/">chris_hertel</a>

Clicker training a zonkey? (video)

By on January 12, 2013 in Horse Training

First, you may be asking…. What’s a zonkey?! A zonkey is a hybrid equine — half zebra and half donkey. A zonkey looks a lot like a donkey, but with stripes. Hannah Dawnson, a clicker trainer from England, recently posted a video on her Facebook page of the latest additions to her barn, two zonkeys. […]

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Merry christmouse

Merry Christmouse!

By on December 24, 2012 in Fun Photos

Happy holidays to you, your family, and all of your pets and critters! I hope you are having a joyous holiday season. We are suppose to get some snow here in north Texas tomorrow, quite a rare occurrence. So, we might have a white Christmas for once, which would be pretty fun. At the very […]

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