From the Click-L mailing list... One of the greatest challenges faced by handlers of reactive dogs is that the handler's own tension is transferred down the leash to the dog. The dog, feeling that tension becomes even more reactive, which creates greater tension in the handler—a terrible cycle! The Click-L list discussed how instructors of reactive dog classes could teach the handlers to relax themselves.
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Finding a new way to train
By Melissa Alexander on 08/18/2006From the ClickRyder mailing list... Horse training is traditionally built around the threat of escalating pressure. Although it would be nice to throw away all of our pressure-adding tools, it's not practical since some of those tools are used to give cues when riding. Alexandra Kurland explored how traditionally-aversive tools, like ropes, can be used in a more positive way. The first step, she said, is to retrain our own muscles with new behavior patterns, so we don't fall back into the old rope-handling habits.
Focus on the positive!
By Melissa Alexander on 08/18/2006A new Yahoo Group mailing list called Positive Weight Control got off to a roaring start this summer. Traditionally, the focus of a diet is what you can't have, what you're giving up, what you're forcing yourself to do that you really don't want to do. The members of the Positive Weight Control list decided they would rather focus on the good things they were adding to their lives and what they were getting in return.
New "Clicker Bunny" rabbit training website launched
By Bill Peña on 08/17/2006Joan Orr, author of Getting Started: Clicker Training with Your Rabbit has launched a new website all about clicker training rabbits. Besides featuring her new book, it has links to articles, discussion groups, adoption, videos and more!
Clicker training your spouse
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 07/27/2006We've touched on this topic before, but thanks to Amy Sutherland's recent article in the New York Times, entitled "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage," the newswires, blogs, and TV screens are all abuzz with the concept of clicker training your household partner and family members.
ClickerExpo 2007: Training with the Stars!
By Bill Peña on 07/21/2006The new ClickerExpo.com is now live, including registration for ClickerExpo Los Angeles (Jan. 26-28, 2007)!
We've listened to all the attendee surveys and feedback, and we've kept all your favorite parts of Expo, while making lots of improvements:
Panda in Braille
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 07/18/2006We recently learned that the Library of Congress has selected Panda: A Guide Horse for Ann by Rosanna Hansen for production as a braille book, to be published later this year.
Clicker Training on Taiwanese TV
By Bill Peña on 07/14/2006
Virginia Broitman and Sherri Lippman, ClickerExpo Faculty and creators of the "Bow Wow" video series, were recently in Taiwan spreading the word. Well, we just came upon these clips from Taiwanese TV of Virginia and Sherri taking it to the streets! Check them out!
