We worked hard with our pets this past month! (See posts one, two, three, and four to get started.) Some of you may have tried to take your newly taught skills on the road…and discovered that your pet seems to have no idea what you’re talking about! “What’s this...
So you just trained your dog, cat, parrot, or other pet the perfect new behavior! Now what? Well, for it to be useful, you need to put it on cue. We use cue in place of command in positive training to emphasize the positive relationship we’re building with our...
Last week, we learned two fun games for training new behaviors. This week, let’s learn two more! Grab a bag of small, tasty treats, a quiet place to work, and warm up your marker word or clicker hand! Here we go! The Armchair Game This game is a great one to play when...
