by Daniel Antolec | Aug 15, 2015 | Advocacy, Business Development, Pet Guardians, Training
The Pet Professional Guild and force-free training are on my mind on a daily basis and I often think about the trainer certifications I have worked for. I have always been introspective and try to understand things on a deeper …
by Eileen Anderson | Jul 9, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
Most trainers agree that if there is one thing that the tool called a clicker is useful for in particular, it is for shaping behavior. Shaping consists of marking and reinforcing successive approximations towards a goal behavior. When shaping, the...
by PPGWorld | Jul 4, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
We’ve all been there, sitting in the audience waiting for the guest speaker to come on stage. Or it could be at a wedding or even a classroom. The crowd is talking, laughing in a collective rumble, when suddenly someone...
by PPGWorld | Mar 16, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
A look at the criticisms of lure-reward training by Carmen LeBlanc MS ACAAB CPDT. First published in BARKS from the Guild, April 2014, pp. 12-18 Most professional dog trainers have heard about criticisms of lure-reward training in recent years....
by Niki Tudge | Mar 11, 2015 | Training
Written by Leah Roberts Originally posted in 8/27 2010 Before 1981 when Dr. Ian Dunbar developed the first Sirius Puppy Class, training wasn’t recommended for puppies under 6 months old. The only training methods available at the time involved...
