Guilty Dog?
by Lisa Lyle Waggoner A couple of videos have recently been making their way around the internet purportedly showing dogs looking “guilty.” One video, aired on Good Morning America, was of a Lab “looking guilty” after having been accused of eating her way into a bag of cat treats. It’s very, very unfortunate that Good […]
Barking Dogs, Caterwauling Cats & Attention
I’m continuing to enjoy the attention training which is the first foundation behavior in the Canine Freestyle Course in which I’m currently enrolled. Last weekend, I took the practice outside for the first time. Nothing like a barking dog and caterwauling cat to provide some distractions. In reality, I think the cat was more of a […]
A Little More Attention Please
I took the canine freestyle foundation behavior training into our home today. I just didn’t want to drive to the training center and I felt as if Gibson was more than ready to begin working on duration of attention with some distractions…..our four furry felines. Only a three of them were present with Grayson asleep […]
FETCH – Animal Assisted Interactions Class Vies for $5K Grant
Hat’s off the Animal Assisted Interactions Class at Tri-County Community College! They’re doing their utmost to bring their FETCH Program (Fun Exercising Together for Children’s Health) to reality. Yesterday, about 20 of us met at the Cold Nose College Training Center so Chasing Destiny Films could shoot a video in support of the class mission. […]
Going Back to Square One for Canine Freestyle
I recently enrolled in the Canine Freestyle course offered by the Karen Pryor Academy and taught by Michele Pouliot, winner of multiple International Freestyle competitions. It’s a distance learning course and I have 2 months to study and work diligently to learn the material in the curriculum. I hope to do a blog post every […]
A Commitment to Train My Own Dog
by Lisa Lyle Waggoner Personally, I can’t think of many things more fun than working with and training a dog, especially my own dog. I did create a bit of time recently to work on some tandem “wait” and “individual release” practice with Gibson & Cody. However, because Brad and I are always working with […]
Holiday Hazards for Dogs
by Lisa Lyle Waggoner Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, how lovely are your branches…..and what a hazard you can be. No, I’m not talking about a fire hazard. All those wrapped presents around and on the Christmas tree, all those special human goodies everywhere and all those poinsettias that help make your home festive […]
The Training Log
by Brad Waggoner It’s sometimes said that the shoe maker’s children have no shoes. Well sometimes you could say the same about dog trainers. I was reading a blog by Laura Dorfman of Kona’s Touch and was reminded of this. When I was attending the Karen Pryor Academy I got to do a whole lot […]
Tips for Hiking with Your Dog
by Lisa Lyle Waggoner Ahhhh, early autumn and changing leaves! As the days get cooler, my thoughts turn to hiking with my dog. I’m fortunate to live in an area where I can easily walk outside of the fenced acreage around my home and hit a few trails. I love being out of doors and […]
Operant Conditioning
by Brad Waggoner So what’s all this operant conditioning people are talking about? It seems that many in the positive training world have capitalized on the term. Yes, we do use Positive Reinforcement, but that’s only one quadrant of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning consists of four principals or, as they’re known: quadrants. They are: Positive […]
