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 specific muscles or muscle groups. The type of stimulus depend 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 was all about working dogs and considering our new knowledge Read more…
This weekend was a seminar by Cara Shannon, day one was on her scale for evaluating dog bites (dog human and dog-dog) and day two was on how she runs her leash reactivity classes. Overall? It was much better than I expected, I was very impressed with how great Read more…
“Training a dog is not difficult…just don’t make any mistakes”- Guy Penning One of the many great things I wrote down over the week. Another favorite… “I assure you, when he is clicker trained, he will do it.” Such confidence! And training a dog really isn’t that difficult….. but it’s Read more…
So. Tired. Accomplishments: 1) Steve liked Griffin’s heeling and enthusiasm. 2) Griffin spent 3/4 the day inside, crated, in a separate room, but INSIDE and QUIET!. The first time I’ve ever had a dog able to do this at a seminar! 3) We made fools of ourselves at flyball practice. Read more…
Day one was very long. Or maybe it’s just the result of too many super late nights in a row. The topic was “Reliable Scentwork for the Real World.” We had medical alert dogs, SAR dogs, cadaver dogs, bed bug dogs, and fun/sport dogs. And probably some others. Huge variety! Read more…
I am sitting at school. And I just noticed I have a waffle in my back pocket. And fishy dogfood in my coat pocket. High Value At a recent seminar, Kathy Sdao talked quite a bit about how dogs don’t really get bored. We just need good reinforcers (awesome things) Read more…