Get Out of My Face! Teaching an Incompatible Behavior
Ever since she arrived at my home at the age of 10 weeks, Clara has been a challenge. One of her more problematic behaviors was her mugging of my face whenever it got within range. It happened all the...
View ArticleThe Perils of Premature Premack
Zani waiting at the back door. Her reinforcement for this polite behavior is the opportunity to go outside. Sacrilege! Is it possible that in some cases, using the Premack principle in choosing...
View ArticleContest! The Faces of Summer
Summer with bedroom eyes Just the other day I told a friend that I would never have a contest on my FaceBook page or here on the blog. It’s always presented as one of the number one ways to get people...
View ArticleTraining Levels: Making it My Own
One of the very cool things about Sue Ailsby’s Training Levels is that they are extremely structured but also completely individualizable. The Levels provide a method of learning to communicate with...
View ArticleDon’t Look Now! The Benefits of Window Film for the Household with Reactive Dogs
Light can come in but they can’t see out! Do you have a reactive dog, or one who simply barks too much at things he sees out the window? And do you also care about how your house looks and value...
View ArticleSummer Learns An Alternative to Being the Fun Police
Sweet little Summer I have mentioned before that my dog Summer is reactive. Reactive has come to refer to a dog who reacts strongly (and inappropriately in the human’s view), usually with an aggressive...
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