Concept Training: Shape Discrimination
Can animals recognize shapes? As Ken Ramirez demonstrates frequently, they can! But why teach shape discrimination? Training an animal to…
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Indoor Enrichment
As winter sets in and temperatures continue to plummet, many dogs will be spending more time indoors. Concept training, including…
Teach Your Dog to Find Your Keys
Lost your keys? Maybe your dog can help! Teaching your dog to identify and retrieve specific objects, like your keys,…
Concept Training: Stationing with Shapes
Stationing—training an animal to go to a designated area and stay there until cued otherwise—is a useful training tool for…
Concept Training in Action: Go to Crate
Teaching your dog the concept of left and right is useful for many circumstances, including trail-walking, dog-sports competitions, retrieving exercises,…
Concept Training in Action: Take a Hike
Teaching your dog to tell the difference between left and right on cue is not only fun, but the skill…
Modifier Cues in Action
When people think of dog training, they don’t often think beyond teaching basic cues. However, dogs are capable of so…
Concept Training Across Species
For many animals, cold winter climates, the pandemic, or recovering from an injury often results in less exercise outdoors, leading…
Match-to-Sample Revisited
Ken Ramirez believes that animals are capable of far more than we give them credit for—when training is fun! For…
Can Dogs Count?
When we think of animal training, we don’t often think beyond teaching certain cues. However, Ken Ramirez encourages everyone to…