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~Mary Hunter

Train One Thing at a Time!

By Mary Hunter on January 19, 2012 in Concepts and Terms, Conferences and Clinics

Last week we had a woman come and give several lectures to our department about behavior analysis and autism. She helps run a large treatment center in Georgia for children with autism. The two lectures she gave in the morning were pretty interesting. In the afternoon, we had a handful of presentations so that some […]

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Letting Curiosity Work For You

By Mary Hunter on January 18, 2012 in Fun Photos, Horse Training

These are some pictures from last summer that I just ran across. I know they are old, but I’m still posting them because I LOVE them! Most horses are naturally VERY curious. Especially if they are given the time and space to explore something new. Horses get scared when we force them to interact with […]

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Don’t Shoot the Dog! (A book review)

By Mary Hunter on January 17, 2012 in Book and DVD Reviews

Don’t Shoot the Dog will change the way you think about behavior, teaching and training. If you’ve ever wondered how to change the behavior of a pet, a child, a spouse, a co-worker, or even your own behavior, then Don’t Shoot the Dog is the book for you. You’ll learn how to keep your cat […]

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Georgie Works on Learning to Fetch

By Mary Hunter on January 13, 2012 in Rat (and Mouse) Training

One of my goals for 2012 is to do some clicker training everyday (or at least almost everyday) with my critters. Finding time for training was hard last semester because I had three evening classes. Since the rats and mice are semi-nocturnal, the evening is one of the best times to work on training. I’m […]

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Clicker Training Goes to the Zoo

By Mary Hunter on January 12, 2012 in Other Species

As many of you know, I’m part of ORCA (the Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals) at UNT. Much of what ORCA does is research, training and community service. However, one of our other missions is to educate the public about positive training. We do this at our big annual animal training conference and by […]

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Great New Year’s Clicker Training Coupon!

By Mary Hunter on January 10, 2012 in Book and DVD Reviews

The Karen Pryor Clicker Store has some great coupons and deals for the New Year. Currently, they have two coupons listed on the home page of the store. You can get $5 off any purchase of $25 or more or you can get $10 off any purchase when you spend $50 or more. I love […]

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