Karen was on Access Unlimited on 9/5/06; you can listen to an archive of the show here. They talk about Panda, the seeing eye horse, and about the upcoming ClickerExpo in Los Angeles among other things.
Clicker Training Blog
Working with Blind Students
By Melissa Alexander on 09/04/2006On the ClickerSolutions and Blind and Vision-Impaired Clicker Training mailing lists last week, a member presented a problem. She had a blind handler beginning one of her classes, and she wasn't sure how to help him succeed with clicker training. She gathered a fabulous list of tips, including:
Maximize Your Results!
By Melissa Alexander on 09/04/2006From the Bird-Click mailing list comes a fabulous breakdown of clicker basics. A new trainer wanted to know if she was capturing the right information in her training journal. The thread that followed provided not only a critique of the information she recorded, but made an in-depth examination of how she could maximize her training sessions.
Listen: Clicking with Your Rabbit Author on Animal Radio
By Bill Peña on 08/28/2006Teresa Lewin, co-author of the new Getting Started: Clicking with Your Rabbit was interviewed recently on Animal Radio. Listen as she clues you in to what you can teach a rabbit, why you would want to train a rabbit, and more.
Get Me a Drink!
By Melissa Alexander on 08/28/2006As a surprise for her husband, a list member wanted to teach their dog to retrieve a cold drink from the refrigerator. She was concerned that her dog wouldn't want to pick up the cold metal and asked the list for ideas. The list responded enthusiastically both with success stories from people whose dogs didn't mind picking up cold cans and with suggestions such as a foam insulating cover for the can and a cardboard six-pack carrier with just one drink in it.
Should You "Jackpot" Outstanding Responses?
By Melissa Alexander on 08/28/2006Do jackpots convey any additional information? That's what one list member of the OC-Assist-Dogs mailing list wanted to know. A jackpot is an extra special reward meant to tell the dog, "That was outstanding!!" It's usually an extra big treat or several smaller treats delivered one after another.
Training is Serious Business!
By Melissa Alexander on 08/26/2006A one-year-old golden retriever had a solid retrieve a few months ago, but lately he has been letting the dummy slip from his mouth and hasn't been returning directly to his trainer. His trainer believes he is stressed by the training but is unsure how to fix this problem.
New ClickFlicks Video Player!
By Bill Peña on 08/22/2006ClickFlicks streaming videos and video previews are now faster and easier to browse. Based on the same technology as YouTube's video player, ClickFlicks loads in just a few seconds, shows you a screenshot of the video before you play it and has more streamlined controls.
