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 BARKS from the Guild | Aug 30, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
Guest Post by Karolina Westlund Ph.D There are two important questions to ask before teaching an animal a new skill. In another blog post, I discussed the first question, one that is extremely basic but often overlooked: “what is the...
by BARKS from the Guild | Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
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