Clicker Training Blog

Best cities for dogs

By Bill Peña on 06/07/2007

Men's Health has just put out their ranking of the best cities for dogs, based on things like per capita dog ownership, # of veterinarians and dog parks, and rate of heartworm.

Here's the top 5:

  1. Colorado Springs, CO
  2. Portland, OR
  3. Albuquerque, NM
  4. Tucson, AZ
  5. Seattle, WA

Want to see where your city ranks? Click here for the complete rankings and breakdowns.

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Our Latest "Don't Shoot the Dog" Raffle Winners: Joy and tanziemae!

By KPCT on 05/31/2007

Every 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 Joy and tanzimae! 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.

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NEW: PayPal Accepted at the Store!

By Bill Peña on 05/23/2007

We have just added support for PayPal at the Clickertraining.com Store! You now have the option of buying clickers, books, videos and more with a credit card using Yahoo!'s secure checkout, or with your PayPal account for a secure and quick shopping experience.

If you've never used PayPal, you should give it a try. It's accepted all over the internet, it's very secure and easy, and it allows you to pay anyone you know just by using your email address!

To learn more about PayPal, go to www.paypal.com

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Volunteer Honored For Keeping Maine Police Dogs Safe In the Line of Duty

By Aidan Bindoff on 05/21/2007

An 18 year old from Maine has been honored for her work in raising money to outfit police dogs with bullet-proof vests, winning a Prudential Spirit of Community award.  Kelly Davis started her charity work when she was just 11 years old, and even had a law changed to enable her to continue this work!  At the time, Maine had a law preventing anyone from raising public funds for the benefit of a law enforcement agency.

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Olympic diver Greg Louganis trains with a clicker

By Miranda Hersey Helin on 05/14/2007

As reported in the Sun-Sentinel, Olympic-medal winner Greg Louganis relies on clicker training with his dogs, as well as with the divers he trains. Here's an excerpt from the online article.

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Why Do Dogs Have a Tendency to Chase Moving Objects?

By Aidan Bindoff on 05/14/2007

On the Yahoo "Click to Calm" list recently, Jen asked "why do other [non-herding] breeds chase things?"

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UPDATE: Karen Pryor Academy website fixes

By Bill Peña on 05/09/2007

Did you try to check out the Academy, but get an "access denied" message? Well, it's fixed, along with several bugs we've shaken out in these first couple of days after launch, as well as more tuition details, more workshop dates, and new faculty members.

Check out:

Let us know if you find anything amiss, or if you think anything is unclear, and we'll get right on it!

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NEW: Karen Pryor Academy and Dog Trainer Certification Program

By Tia Guest on 05/03/2007

We're thrilled to announce Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior, an innovative approach to teaching created by the best minds in clicker training today, and available across and the United States and Canada.

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