SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday.
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Our Latest Audiobook Raffle Winners: BlueHairBob and Diane Filler!
By KPCT on 02/05/2007Every month KPCT holds a raffle to reward our users for their contributions to Clickertraining.com. Our latest winners of the Don't Shoot the Dog audiobook in MP3 format are BlueHairBob and Diane Filler! Congratulations and thanks to you both!
Would you like to win your own copy of Don't Shoot the Dog, or other treats from KPCT? Just register here, contribute by commenting on stories, blogging, inviting your friends and more, and you'll earn clicks and treats! You'll also gain access to our entire training library, and be eligible for special member-only discounts, unadvertised specials and exclusive content.
Bark Magazine: Clicker Training in the Spotlight
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 11/16/2006The November 2006 issue of Bark magazine features a wonderful profile of Karen Pryor ("the maven of clicker training"). The piece is written by Boston writer Amy Sutherland, author of Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched. Bark magazine is a high-profile publication, and we're delighted to have the spotlight shine on clicker training—and Karen too!
Cell phone sniffing dogs in prisons
By Bill Peña on 10/19/2006Murphy, an English Springer Spaniel, has been specially trained to hunt out the mobile phone handsets - which have a particular scent.
Mobiles are a big security risk in prisons. They have been used to plot escapes, threaten court witnesses and organise crime on the outside.
Making Dogs More Adoptable with Clicker Training
By Bill Peña on 09/25/2006[Merope Pavlides] said owners can learn how to clicker train their own dogs. "The most important thing and the thing that takes the most practice is timing, so that the click marks precisely as the behavior is wrapping up."
