Do you play piano? I bet you learned to finger the notes, and read the music, and even the basic theory fairly quickly. At that point would you say you have "learned to play the piano"?
Dogs
The Myth of "Purely Positive"
By Melissa Alexander on 12/30/2006Earlier this month on the ClickerSolutions mailing list, a list member used the term "purely positive," a
View the Canis Film Festival finalists online!
By Bill Peña on 12/07/2006The Canis Film Festival is in full swing, with some fantastic entries coming in from around the clicker training world. Submissions are now closed, and the finalists have been posted.
Check out CanisFilmFestival.com today to see them all!
UPDATE: See the videos that didn't qualify for the finalists, but include some of the funniest and most talented animals! Check them out here.
Yes, Your Dog Is Talking to You—and to the Cat, Too!
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 12/06/2006A recent study published in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science reveals that dog barking is—no surprise to many dog owners—a nuanced form of communication much like birdsong and infant crying. What's more, these forms of communication share acoustic properties in how they convey basic emotions, such as fear—which facilitates cross-species communication.
Is the Clicker a Conditioned Reinforcer?
By Melissa Alexander on 12/04/2006A primary reinforcer is a reinforcer that an animal is born needing such as food, water, shelter.
