A 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.
Dogs
Nice to Meet You! Greeting Strangers
By Gale Pryor on 08/01/2006Cindy Williams, Training Coordinator for Susquehanna Service Dogs in Pennsylvania, offers these positive steps to teaching a puppy to greet strangers gently and appropriately.
Science Speaks Volumes
By Karen Pryor on 08/01/2006Five graduate students from the University of North Texas (UNT) presented their research last May at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis in Atlanta. Over 2,000 behavior analysts from all over the world attend this meeting. The students prepared their work under the auspices of their professor, Jesús Rosales-Ruiz of the UNT department of behavior analysis, who is also a popular member of the ClickerExpo faculty.
Bathing Your Dog, Without the Wrestling Act
By Karen McCarthy on 08/01/2006For anyone who ever had a dog escape in the middle of a bath and run through the house sopping wet.
Charging the Clicker
By Karen Pryor on 08/01/2006At an annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, where over 2,000 behavioral scientists gather each year, a woman professor with whom I was acquainted told me she had organized, among her students, a Rat Olympics. I was excited! What a good way to interest students in operant conditioning!
