Sometimes the important things in life are handled as part of the daily routine, and the urgency becomes lost in the ritual. Our actions become mechanical; our emotions are disengaged. Until we are jarred awake.
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How to Train Your Dog to Find a Lost Pet
By Annalisa Berns on 07/01/2012Editor’s note: You may have heard of search and rescue dogs that find people, but there are search and rescue dogs that find pets, too!
The New Yorker Features Karen Pryor and ClickerExpo Faculty
By KPCT on 03/13/2012A recent article in The New Yorker offers an in-depth look at how the canine units in Manhattan are trained to keep the city safe from terrorists and the evolution and role of positive tra
How to Teach Your Dog Left and Right
By Aidan Bindoff on 03/01/2012This is a fun exercise that is handier than it seems at first. You'll set up two targets at a distance, and teach your dog to go to either target—left or right—on cue. Later, you will set up similar exercises to bring more general meaning to the cues "left" or "right."
A dog that understands "left" and "right" has a terrific skill for many competition venues including agility, herding, mushing, water dog, and retrieving. This understanding would also be handy walking on trails—and service dog owners could think of a dozen or more applications for "left" and "right."
Therapy Dogs Serve Children with Autism
By Patricia Stokely on 11/01/2011Editor’s note: Poodle-loving school psychologist, dog training coach, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner Patricia Stokely writes movingly about the
