Eavesdropping at ClickerExpo

Eavesdropping at ClickerExpo

We just wrapped up another successful ClickerExpo in Dearborn, Michigan, and I am still on a high! The feeling of community and shared belief in learning to train better makes the ClickerExpo experience unique and very rewarding to me. Although we were sold out, the hotel was able to easily accommodate more than 500 attendees, more than 150 dogs, and even one guide horse!

As a result of my new responsibilities with Karen Pryor Clicker Training, I found myself in many different meetings whenever there was an opening in my schedule. At meal time, during breaks, and in the wee hours of the morning I could be found in various corners of the hotel in deep conversations. I thought that some of the random and diverse topics of these meetings might be of interest to others. If you had stumbled across one of these conversations and eavesdropped on those meetings, here is a small sample of what you might have heard…