Back to the seminar notes for the Sept 2011 Obi Fox event. There are a lot of neurons in the brain. Motor neurons “fire” (electrical/chemical changes within the cell) in response to a specific stimulus and then cause movements of Read more…
Last weekend was a very unique 2 day seminar by Obi Fox. It was a medium sized group of attendees from all over the US. Day one was powerpoint and discussion with a few short demos and video. Day two Read more…
Luring is not evil. You are not a bad person if you lure behaviors. If you do a bad job of it….then you get your own set of problems. Practice Following: We treat it as a magnet and fairly closely Read more…
I typically do not do impulse purchases. I practice my self control by shopping online and putting all sorts of great toys, books, gear…into my shopping cart. And then never going to the “pay now” page. I think about Read more…
We recommend practicing in lots of environments to get very fluent and reliable behaviors. It’s especially important to practice in the environment where you most need the behavior. For safety reasons, we can’t just let your dog off leash in Read more…
“It depends” on which part you are working on. These are not the only option and possibly not the best options… but they’re my current favorites. Looking ahead while at heel: Release and toss reinforcer forward Initially leaving your side: Read more…
This is a very common complaint…it’s a common belief that dogs inherently bark or whine when they need to go outside. In reality? Not so. Me: Most dogs won’t and it has to be trained. For most dogs, you have Read more…
What started as a short jump-tunnel sequence ended up being a lot of thought on how a dog knows when reinforcement is available. During the session, the young retriever was bouncing at his handler and then running off to get Read more…
Apparently that’s the theme of the week. It’s something we talked about at training group and something we worked on in classes. There are a few ways to get speed for any type of behavior… here are the five I Read more…
It’s so easy to end up working on multiple things at once. It’s hard to set criteria and stick to it. Here are a few examples from this week: 1. Sit AND Take Treats Gently: I saw this Read more…