Monthly Archives: April 2013

Operant Learning Illustrated by Examples

Posted on April 29, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Many thanks to Ruth Byrn, Marge Rogers, and Susan Friedman for their generous assistance with the movie.  In the terminology of learning theory, positive does not always mean good. Actually it never means good. Likewise, negative does not mean bad. … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior analysis, Operant conditioning, Punishment, Reinforcement, Terminology, Training philosophy | Tagged , , | 39 Comments

7 Great Benefits of Flirt Pole Play for You and Your Dog

Posted on April 24, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Clara’s and Zani’s Experiences If you have been following the blog, you may have seen that Clara is an absolute maniac for the flirt pole. It is right up there with playing ball in her list of favorite things. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Enrichment, Fun, Play, Reinforcement, Toys and Play | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Digging It with Mom

Posted on April 17, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Something light and pleasant to watch during a sad week. Link to video for email subscribers. A couple more fun “digging” oriented videos. Rhodesian Ridgeback Gardeners: A classic. Sleet and Wren’s new Amazing double trick! (When you see what Wren’s reinforcement … Continue reading →

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A Secret for Training Two Dogs

Posted on April 11, 2013 by eileenanddogs

I think this is as close as I’ll ever come to a “how-to” blog. Here is my usual disclaimer: I am not a professional trainer and I have trained only my own dogs. But there is a secret to training … Continue reading →

Posted in Clicker, Cues, Dog training hints, Multiple dogs, Reinforcement | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Bopping the Wall

Posted on April 3, 2013 by eileenanddogs

This is a video follow up to one of my more embarrassing posts: “Lumping It: A Public Service Announcement.” In that post I described, and showed in the video, how I repeatedly raised my criteria too quickly when trying to … Continue reading →

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There is Hope: One Trainer’s Journey from Liverwurst to Kibble

Posted on April 1, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Recently on a dog training Yahoo group, a trainer wrote about needing to use hot dogs and lunch meat to train her dog. She was dismayed that her dog wouldn’t work for kibble. She asked the group if she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog training hints, Reinforcement, Training philosophy, Treats | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments