Clicker trainer Tonji Stewart, of Newfoundland, Canada, has seven dogs including rescued beagle Piper. Piper is currently the mascot for North Atlantic Petroleum. His photo appears on billboards and the sides of oil tanker trucks all over Canada. He won the modeling job in a contest which included the province's top obedience dog. See http://www.na-refining.nf.ca/ for a picture of the ad he appears in. The ad reads, "You know one of the best things about home heating oil from North Atlantic?" Then, under the photo of a drowsy beagle resting his chin on the floor vent… "Warm ears." Piper won because Tonji was able to train him to lie with his head on a heating vent and close his eyes on cue, right on the spot, during the casting competition. She was the only one who could train this in a few minutes and not have to drug the dog to get it to pretend to be sleeping. Karen
Karen Pryor is the founder and CEO of Karen Pryor Clicker Training and Karen Pryor Academy. She is the author of many books, including Don't Shoot the Dog and Reaching the Animal Mind. Learn more about Karen Pryor or read Karen's Letters online.
