When you are ready to move on from a basic training plan, one with simple goals and behaviors defined step-by-step, it's time to learn about expanding behavior, record-keeping, and those inevitable mistakes.
Skills for Every Day
How to Write a Training Plan—Part One
By Laura VanArendo... on 01/01/2009
"I don't even know where to start. It just seems so huge and daunting. I don't know how to define a plan, what steps to include, or when to raise criteria. It's just easier to go out and do something, muddle around. I know that's not efficient, but at least it's something."
How to Put an End to Counter-Surfing
By Aidan Bindoff on 12/01/2008Many dog owners complain that their dogs steal food from kitchen counters or even the dinner table. A new term was even coined to describe this behavior: counter-surfing. If you're tired of losing your dinner to a sneaky pooch every time you turn your back, here's what you can do about it.
Why In-Home Training Works So Well—Plus a Free Management Tool!
By Terri P. Tepper on 11/01/2008It is so worthwhile, and so easy, to customize clicker training lessons for a family when the training takes place in their home. In that environment, I can see behaviors of both the family members and the dog that wouldn't show up in a class situation. I can keep the training consistent for the dog by helping each family member stay on track.
Click and Laugh: Fun Cat Tricks!
By Joan Orr on 09/01/2008The idea of training cats is often met with a reaction of disbelief. Cats are prized for their independence and for their determination to do exactly as they please when they please. Surely cats do not want to be trained—and, if they did, they would insist on setting their own agenda. (They do, of course.)
