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Chasing Squirrels
By Karen Pryor on 07/17/2007In April of this year there was a discussion on the ClickerExpo Yahoo Group e-mail list about squirrel chasing. It became a hot topic, generating many opinions and replies. I responded to the ruckus with this post.
Sue Ailsby's Tools for the Job: A Clicker and Patience
By Aidan Bindoff on 07/01/2007Sue Ailsby is a well-known and highly accomplished clicker trainer who has competed successfully with her dogs in just about every possible competition venue. She now gives clicker training seminars across Canada and the US. Sue has put years of clicker training wisdom into her online Book of Training Levels and has also posted a blog of her clicker training adventure with her service dog in training, Stitch, at www.dragonflyllama.com.
Independents' Day: Challenges Facing Independent Trainers
By Aaron B. Clayton on 07/01/2007Today, independent training businesses face significant obstacles if they want to remain independent entrepreneurs.
How to Calm Your Dog by Playing Tug
By Nan Arthur on 07/01/2007The old school of thought was that playing tug with your dog would teach him to be "dominant" and should be avoided at all costs. And it is not surprising that this viewpoint still exists. Poorly executed tug-o-war games often excite dogs with low thresholds for arousal, dogs that are fired up easily. They can also provoke dogs into becoming rough with their bodies and/or mouths, to the point of intense assault against the person at the other end of the tug toy.
