2025 is over, and Chewie has now been with me for almost a year. She has grown a lot and will turn three this spring. You can read about Chewie’s arrival and a little bit of background about her in this post. I have been reflecting on everything we have done this year, as well […]
I watched a video awhile back of someone working with an animal who did not like having his ears touched. The trainer started by touching the animal’s neck, then touching close to the ear, touching near the base of the ear, touching the ear briefly, and eventually touching the ear for a little longer. The […]
Poor Flower had a pretty rough week last week! Flower is always my little adventurer; she goes non-stop and is always getting herself into trouble. However, when I got the rats out on Wednesday night, Flower’s back legs kept collapsing. Like Jell-O. And then after a few seconds, she would seem to regain her strength, […]
Last week’s wordless Wednesday photo featured some Canadian school children who were learning about clicker training at a young age. This week’s photo is another group of lucky youngsters who are getting an early start learning about positive training. Veterinarian Tracy Johnson sent me this GREAT photo of a litter of pups who recently visited […]
Izzy rat wasn’t feeling very well at all. So, she had to go to the vet. Twice in one week! The office cat at the vet’s office was VERY interested in saying “Hi” to Izzy and Georgie. (Georgie came along to keep Izzy company). The rats didn’t seem bothered by the kitty and she had […]
I’ve been corresponding a bit by e-mail with an equine clicker trainer from the UK, Hannah Dawson. That’s one thing I absolutely love about the internet, I can talk to people about training even though they might be an ocean away. Anyways, Hannah posted a video on her blog recently of one of her clients. […]
