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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.

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~Mary Hunter

Recent posts from the StaleCheerios blog

The continuous nature of targeting

The continuous nature of targeting

By on June 13, 2012 in Horse Training

I worked some with Beau over the weekend. Beau is a big black and white horse who was very badly abused at some point. He has made a ton of progress in the past year and is now a pretty friendly guy. Beau enjoys interacting with people and will approach you in the pasture, follow […]

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Can companies enforce safety without using punishment?

By on June 10, 2012 in Conferences and Clinics, Research Studies, Teaching People

These are my notes from some of the lectures I attended at the 38th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, which I attended in May. I attended a lecture by Cloyd Hyten which focused on the use of punishment by large businesses and corporations, especially when trying to enforce safety rules. Interestingly, […]

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Rat carrier

Rats on the move

By on May 31, 2012 in Rat (and Mouse) Training

I posted this picture on facebook earlier this week and it got lots of comments and likes, so I decided that it was too cute not to share here as well. My rats are staying at my parent’s house while I move into a new apartment (and they were also here during my trip to […]

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