Changing the behavior behind my smart phone addiction was not unlike the kind of problems that arise in training a dog.
Training
Casey Lomonaco, Karen Pryor, and Amos’ tush
My dog photobombed this picture of two formidable doyennes of dog training.
How can you get a dog to stay in a yard without an electric fence?
A former FBI man offers up an option for the dog owner who neither wants his pets running in the street nor shocked with electric prongs. His answer: A good training plan.
Ye Olde Dog Shock Collar
In 1934, electric dog shock collars looked more obviously like the torture devices they are.
Dog shock collars: They can punish humans, too!
Many people put shock collars on their dogs. But would you put one on your child? Some would.
Positive & negative reinforcement, explained by The Family Guy
Positive reinforcement explained
Using a clicker for all the wrong reasons
Clicker training isn’t just for dogs. Some Bostonians are using clickers as punishers to try to rid themselves of their accents.
Why are we still putting shock collars on dogs?
There are few things that cannot be accomplished with reward-based positive reinforcement dog training. Squirrels can learn obstacle courses. Fish can learn to swim through hoops. Dogs can read! So why is there still widespread…
Harlem chicken goes rogue
Earlier today, my friend Jay at Dog Habitat passed along the following email from Calla Wright, who works for the Farm Sanctuary.
The Cat Whisperer
Julie Klausner has secrets, and she wants to tell them to your cat. This would make her…The Cat Whisperer.
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