I've seen this topic come up on multiple mailing lists recently: "I have two <insert favorite animal>.
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Stages of Learning
By Melissa Alexander on 12/30/2006Do you play piano? I bet you learned to finger the notes, and read the music, and even the basic theory fairly quickly. At that point would you say you have "learned to play the piano"?
The Myth of "Purely Positive"
By Melissa Alexander on 12/30/2006Earlier this month on the ClickerSolutions mailing list, a list member used the term "purely positive," a
Why did you first log on to Clickertraining.com?
By Bill Peña on 12/14/2006We know lots of people come to our site every day; most for the first time, but many for the hundredth time. We want to know what you're looking for!
Why did you first log on to Clickertraining.com? Take the poll.
Our First User Points Raffle Winner: vardaeml!
By Bill Peña on 12/12/2006Congratulations to vardaeml, winner of Don't Shoot the Dog in MP3 format! Don't Shoot the Dog is now available on CD, read by Karen Pryor herself, and will soon be available for download from ClickFlicks.
Would you like to win your own copy of Don't Shoot the Dog, or other treats from KPCT? Just register for clickertraining.com, 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.
Deaf Ferrets See the Light
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 12/10/2006From Worcester News in the UK:
An animal lover from Worcestershire is conducting a unique piece of research into how deaf ferrets respond to light.
Louise Clements was asked to come up with a specialist study as part of her HND in animal welfare and management at Pershore College.
"I really wanted to do something with ferrets because they are so fascinating and there is such little work done about them," said the 25-year-old, of Badsey, near Evesham.
"We have got two ferrets at the college—a deaf one and another that can hear, so I decided that I wanted to do something to compare the two if them."
You can read the article here, or watch a video of Clements demonstrating her work.
View the Canis Film Festival finalists online!
By Bill Peña on 12/07/2006The Canis Film Festival is in full swing, with some fantastic entries coming in from around the clicker training world. Submissions are now closed, and the finalists have been posted.
Check out CanisFilmFestival.com today to see them all!
UPDATE: See the videos that didn't qualify for the finalists, but include some of the funniest and most talented animals! Check them out here.
Yes, Your Dog Is Talking to You—and to the Cat, Too!
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 12/06/2006A recent study published in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science reveals that dog barking is—no surprise to many dog owners—a nuanced form of communication much like birdsong and infant crying. What's more, these forms of communication share acoustic properties in how they convey basic emotions, such as fear—which facilitates cross-species communication.
