Grad Skills Camp, a big success!
Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
First of all a very special thanks to all of you who demonstrated your generosity by donating to the Valencia children in Vancouver (please see Friday’s blog post). No this was not a scam, no [...]
continue readingCan You Help?
Posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009
Today’s blog is not dog training related nor even dog related. I would like to relay an email I received from my sister in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.
In the midst of supper on Tuesday evening my sister’s [...]
When Clicking Goes Wrong
Posted on Thursday, September 24th, 2009
To follow up on yesterday’s post today I will describe some lulu screw ups caused by my disrespect of the power of the clicker. To quote Bob Bailey “What you click is what you get.” [...]
To Click or Not to Click, that is the Question
Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
One of the things I am asked about by newcomers to our program is why we do not use a clicker very much. After-all, my website is www.clickerdogs.com you know! Since I registered that website [...]
continue readingWorld Championship Wrap Up
Posted on Monday, September 21st, 2009
I am sitting at the airport Monday morning waiting to board our plane back home. Our 2nd FCI Championship experience is over. I will post some of my runs later but unfortunately I haven’t been [...]
continue readingDo the Brick Walls Get You?
Posted on Friday, September 18th, 2009
Thanks to all of you for your candid comments when owning up to being shaped by your dog. Loads of funny stories that is for certain. Hopefully you will also consider how to make changes [...]
continue readingFCI Worlds Championships Start Today!
Posted on Friday, September 18th, 2009
To honour of all of my awesome teammates rockin’ it at the FCI World Championships in Dornbirn, Austria this weekend I thought I would post this awesome video. Thanks Kim for sending it my way. [...]
continue readingWho’s Shaping Me?
Posted on Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Isn’t it funny how all of these posts on dogs shaping people have ended up having picture of a terrier with them. And not coincidentally many of your comments are about Jack Russell Terriers! Hmm, yes indeed [...]
continue readingWho’s Shaping Who Two
Posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Carrying on from yesterday’s post here are some more ways dogs have learned to shape their humans. Many dogs learn how effective hunger strikes can be when shaping a human. People can’t stand to watch [...]
continue readingWho’s Shaping Who?
Posted on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
It is fascinating to me how this shaping stuff works. Here we have one animal (ideally you) providing reinforcement
in order to get another animal (say your dog) to do what you want him to do. [...]