by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 9, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Yvette Van Veen When I was a young girl, my grandmother would send gifts of books from Czechoslovakia. The books were filled with stunning moving pop-up illustrations. I learned a lot from those books. I learned how those illustrations...
by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 3, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
By Yvette Van Veen Years ago, I taught our Kiki a formal recall using targeting. Systematically I proceeded to work through the exercise. Much to my delight, Kiki developed the most fantastic competition recall. People gasped at her speed and...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Aug 23, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
All dogs can learn amazing things. Sometimes it’s us (maybe more than sometimes!) who don’t allow our dogs to fulfill their full potential, for whatever reason – time, other commitments, know-how etc. I want to look at a few things …
