I’ve just uploaded an article to my site that you need to read. It’s by behavior analyst Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, who is a professor at the University of North Texas. The article is about B.F. Skinner, shaping, trial and error learning, errorless learning, and Isreal Goldiamond’s constructional approach. Clicker training originated out of research conducted […]
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I often feature rescued animal in north Texas. Remember Lilli, who was competing in the Extreme Mutt Makeover? I attended the final competition this past weekend. It was awesome seeing how much the shelter dogs had learned, with just six weeks of training. Many of the dogs from the competition have […]
A big thanks to all of you who checked out my review of Lisa Edward’s new memoir, A Dog Named Boo and entered my giveaway for a copy of the book. Also, thanks to those of you who helped tweet about the giveaway or promote it on facebook. Twenty-three people entered by leaving a comment […]
On Saturday, I attended part of the 2012 Extreme Mutt Makeover competition. I know some of you have been following Lilli’s story on my blog and on her facebook page. Last week, you saw all the tricks she had learned so far! For those who haven’t been following along, the Extreme Mutt Makeover pulls mutts […]
Want to see your pet featured on StaleCheerios? I’m looking for a handful of great photos of people clicker training their dogs, horses, cats, birds, llamas, turtles, guinea pigs, and so on. Photos that capture people having fun with their animals and demonstrate all that can be accomplished using positive training. Specifically, I’m looking for […]
Have you heard? Registration is now open for ORCA’s 5th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. The conference will be held in February 2013 in Denton, Texas. This is one of my absolute favorite conferences every year (and that’s not just because I help with the planning!). This conference does a great job […]
