The Life of One Clicker Trained Dog: A Love Story
In 1995 a little papillon was born. Thanks to an impressive overbite, she was labeled "pet quality" and made available to a "pedestrian" like me. Papillons can be hard to come by, so I jumped at the...
View ArticleLoving Sascha: Clicker Training and a Canine Wheelchair
There can be many reasons people find themselves in an animal shelter, prepared to surrender a dog. Life-changing events occur, homes or jobs are lost, unrealistic expectations come home to roost (yes,...
View ArticleWhy I Love Freestyle: That Unique Connection
When I first took the plunge into freestyle, I already had a vision of a routine I wanted to do with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Ennio Morricone's awesome soundtrack from the movie of the same...
View ArticleMaking Music Together
When Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) Laura Monaco Torelli began her training career, she knew she would meet many interesting animals—and humans. In the past she has worked...
View ArticleBuilding Behaviors at the Niabi Zoo: Part One
The spring of 2008 was one of those times in my professional career when two wonderful opportunities merged into one. I was a few months away from completing the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Dog Trainer...
View ArticleBuilding Behaviors at the Niabi Zoo: Part Two
Welcome back to Building Behaviors at the Niabi Zoo, Part Two!Teaching cooperative husbandry behaviors is critical to excellent animal care. The many benefits of trainer patience, a shaping plan,...
View ArticlePatriot Paws: Helping Dogs Help Heroes
Quiet and shy were the words used to describe Army veteran Scott Ramsey when he visited the service dog training program at a Texas state women’s prison. Scott had come to the prison to meet his new...
View ArticleA Training Update: Niabi Zoo One Year Later
Time flies when you’re having fun!Welcome back! Wow, it is hard to believe that one year has passed since the two-part series about our animal training programs at Niabi Zoological Society was shared...
View ArticleTreibball: Give it a Try!
New funIf you follow dog behavior and training blogs or articles, YouTube videos, or other popular electronic media, it’s likely that you’ve heard of a recently imported European dog sport that is...
View ArticleYes, But Does This Work with Kids? How TAGteach Made a Difference at School...
Editor's note: Karen Pryor introduces Stephanie Tagtow's success story.I hear this question often: "Yes, but does it work with kids?"Do you think of clicker training as something that's good for dogs...
View ArticleTherapy Dogs Serve Children with Autism
Editor’s note: Poodle-loving school psychologist, dog training coach, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner Patricia Stokely writes movingly about the read more
View ArticleLet Me Entertain You! Successful Holiday Parties for Pet Owners
Pets and parties?I love the movie A Christmas Story. My favorite characters are, of course, the Bumpus Hounds.read more
View Article4-H Camp Goes to the Dogs
I'm part of a group that runs a 4-H dog camp each summer called The Ohio 4-H Teen Dog Experience. A group of teens from all parts of Ohio spends several days with their dogs and new friends in an...
View ArticleTaking Care of Business: An Interview with Toronto’s Andre Yeu
When I was four, my mom, perhaps in response to nagging from my sister and me, bought us goldfish. We came home with eight goldfish in a tiny one-gallon tank. They all died within 48 hours, due to...
View ArticleHOPE AACR Pets Bring Smiles to Victims of Hurricane Sandy
Editor's note:Many people are familiar with the heroic stories of the search and rescue dogs that have helped victims of disasters like 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy. However, few people know about the...
View ArticleCarnivorous Chairs and the Cone of Shame: Creativity in Action
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View ArticleSaving Dogs in Cyprus: KPA Shelter Course Graduate Making a Difference
A pioneer overseasCarole Husein, one of the first graduates of the new KPA Shelter Training & Enrichment course, is putting to good use everything that she learned in the course recently. Not only...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Emma Parsons’ New Book: Teaching the Reactive Dog Class
Editor’s note: One of the most common, yet also most challenging, behavior problems that dog trainers are asked to address is reactivity.read more
View ArticleConfessions of an iPhone Addict: TAGteach and the Power of Choice
Communication addictionMy name is Emelie, and I’m an iPhonaholic.read more
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