We really like fish treats. A little oil. A can of tuna. One egg. And enough flour-oatmeal-something to give it brownie batter texture*. Everyone wants to make it like cookie dough. But cookie dough texture results in crunchy treats and we like soft treats. Just like with almost everything else, Read more…
Isn’t he cute? We’ve not done weaving in about a month. I reinforced the first response for his effort and then he had almost all correct responses. We ended on about a dozen reps with turns from a jump. I was surprised at how well he did.
This is a companion to “He would be a great agility dog.“ I hear this a lot from students, potential students, and various online sources. Sure, we know that people who work are happier. But are dogs the same as people? My dogs love to do training and various activities. Read more…
I’m one of the few clicker enthusiasts who doesn’t like targeting. I use it, yes. Sometimes I teach it. But it’s not my favorite thing. My other secret? I don’t like treat pouches. The snap open-close ones? If I leave it open, the treats spill when I run or bend Read more…
I’m breaking the ‘rules of blogging’ by doing so many of them. But they’re accumulating faster than I’m putting them up. It’s time to get it over with! I still have a few more. But three is enough for today…. This is a really interesting book in many ways. The Read more…
There’s a serious problem with this book: It’s not very memorable. Every 12-14 months I’m surprised to find the library has a copy. I’m really excited, I get it sent the nearest branch. I read half of it. And then I realize that I’ve read it before. I’ve probably read Read more…
I read this book by Kathryn Miles last month. It’s one of the many “books about someone and his/her dog and the adventures of being a dog owner.” But it’s different in a few ways, and it was nice to have a variation on that somewhat repetitive theme. Miles writes Read more…
Earlier this week, someone posted this on several lists. The poster wondered if there was a difference and if so, what is that difference. I haven’t read all of the replies, but, I did get through quite a few. The general consensus was that clicker training is about using any Read more…
I bought one to give to the shelter, we have a lot of beagles that are not happy about storms. But now storm season is over for a while and I want to hang onto it until spring…I’m afraid it would get lost in the depths of “stuff” there. And Read more…
It’s interesting how classes go. Usually there’s a nice balance of skill level and need, both with owners and dogs. But right now it’s not like that. Everyone is at a completely different level. Dogs. And owners. And they all have very different needs. There are more than reasonable frenzied Read more…