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Dogs
The Phoebe Chronicles: Letter from America
By Gale Pryor on 10/01/2002Our small New England town is ten miles from downtown Boston, Massachusetts, five miles from Harvard Square, and a hundred miles from the nearest flock of sheep. The homes sit on one-eighth acre lots of perfect green lawns and tidy flowerbeds. The town's canine control laws are strict and enforced: every dog must wear a leash, all dog droppings must be picked up and disposed of properly, dogs are not allowed on town fields, and no dog is allowed to bark for more than ten minutes. If the town had its way, dogs might be banned altogether-certainly anything larger and more active than a pug or a dachshund.
Clicker Service Dog Joins Firefighters
By KPCT on 10/01/2002From Katherine Huggins, Team Aspen: When we first considered the possibility of Aspen being hoisted or lowered in a harness I outlined a series of behaviors Aspen would need to keep us both safe. I had our veterinarian check Aspen suspended in the harness to make sure there weren't any pinch points, her distal pulse stayed normal, spine wasn't compromised and determined what her hang time could comfortably be without risking harness induced pathology.
Fading a Lure
By KPCT on 10/01/2002From Janine Sisk, Mont Vernon, NH: I've recently watched Clicker Magic and noticed that Karen mentions fading a lure several times but doesn't really show how it's done. I'm having a bit of trouble with it and wondered if you could help.
I originally taught Mattie to do a down in the "sit and walk front feet out" style. That was pretty slow, so I've been trying to switch him to a fold-back down.
Veterinarians Click!
By Karen Pryor on 10/01/2002In September we took clickertraining.com to the Tufts Animal Expo, a huge conference for veterinarians and other animal care professionals. This year we were impressed by how savvy our booth visitors and audiences were. There were lots of experienced clicker trainers out there, and more than a few were veterinarians.
