Tag: Bob Bailey
Birds, Sheep, Rats and other Out of Control Rewards

Last week during our discussion of training methodology several of you wrote in with the same concern (and I’m certain there where several more of you that sat in silent wonder in front of your computer screen). The question is, can you control your dog’s highest reinforcement if this reinforcement is out of your control [...]
Read moreWhen Clicking Goes Wrong

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.” Now this sounds pretty simple but you really need to think about every single click you make; what the [...]
Read moreBob Bailey Gives a Shout Out
Well I asked Bob to check out the blog and he wrote this amazing reply back in the comments section. I couldn’t waste it in the comments section, for fear some of you would not see it so I got his permission to use it as today’s blog. He wrote this when there was only [...]
Read moreA New Project for Bob Bailey (like he needs another one:))

Most of you would be familiar with the name Bob Bailey. He is one of my mentors, a great guy and an amazing animal trainer. If there is a better training mind alive today, I don’t think I would know who that would be, he really is da bomb! The man is a scientist with [...]
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