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Using Toys as Reinforcers

Have you ever wanted to reward your dog for a job well done, but didn’t have food treats with you?…
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Cooperative Care: How to Administer Ear Drops

In the course of their lifetimes, most dogs will get an ear infection that requires ear drops. However, administering ear…
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Training is Fun for the Whole Family

The joy of raising a family dog should be a great family experience. One of the benefits of clicker training…
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Puppy Socialization: Check It Out!

Socializing is more than introducing your puppy to lots of people and animals—it’s also about exposing your puppy to everyday…
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Teaching Foundation Behaviors: Drop It

Teaching dogs to “drop it”—to release an object that they have—is an often-overlooked skill. However, it is probably one of…
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How to Teach Cooperative Nail Trims: Kitten Edition!

Many cats are just as frightened of nail trims as their humans are of giving them. However, by taking a…
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Teach Your Dog to Retrieve Everyday Items

What if your dog could bring you his/her bowl—or even a beer? Training a dog to retrieve everyday items is…
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Shelter Enrichment for Cats: The Target Game

The shelter environment is stressful for dogs, and for the people who work there, but the environment is especially stressful…
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Teaching Foundation Behaviors: Introducing Recall

A reliable recall, or come when called, behavior is one of the most important foundation behaviors. Mastered, it lets your…
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Setting Your Dog Up for Success with Oral Medication

Does your dog resist oral medication? If so, you are not alone. Most dogs (like people) don’t enjoy swallowing pills.…
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Using Paired Cues to Accelerate Learning

When you think of training new behaviors, you think of training one behavior at a time. For example, in one…
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Fun and Functional Puppy Socialization

An umbrella snapping open during a rainstorm. A walker rolling along a sidewalk. These are a few of the many…
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