How to train your fish like you train a dog
Karen Pryor, the long-time dolphin trainer who brought clicker-training for dogs to the mainstream, has trained a wide range of animals. In her book about working with...
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Jan
How to deal with a dog who can’t handle skateboarders
This post originally appeared on Rover.com. If you have a training question you'd like addressed in Annie's semi-monthly Rover.com column or on School For The...
24
Sep
What vending machines can teach us about training “come” and “drop it”
Most people think of “dog training” as involving teaching dogs to do what you tell them to do. A well-educated dog should certainly learn that...
20
Aug
Being the “Baby In The Box”: BF Skinner’s daughter dispels the myths
In the latest episode of School For The Dogs Podcast, Annie interviews British artist Deborah Buzan. What follows is a full transcript of the interview....
08
Aug
The Dog Training Triad Part 3: Timing
So, you have a carefully engineered environment (see The Dog Training Triad Part 1: Management) where your dog is likely to do lots of things...
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Jul
The Dog Training Triad Part 2: Rewards
If you subscribe to our podcast, you know that we've done a series on what we call The Dog Training Triad. This Triad is made...
Karen Pryor Academy’s “Dog Trainer of the Month!”
I was honored to have been named the Karen Pryor Academy's dog trainer of the month this month. Thanks to Marie Clougher of PenAndPress.com for penning this wonderful...
Positive Reinforcement vs Positive Thinking (and why Pollyanna would’ve sucked at dog training)
The kind of dog training we do, and that I teach, goes by many names. Some call it "science based" training, or "clicker training," or...
The pledge I took to be a dog trainer who puts letters after her name
[caption id="attachment_1132" align="alignleft" width="272"] Me and Karen Pryor, March 2011[/caption] In 2010, I graduated from The Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior. Truth be...