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... Don't Shoot the Dog and one of the founders of clicker training. In this section you'll find some things I've written about training that are not easily available elsewhere, such as speeches, my monthly ...

Page - Karen Pryor - 2009/10/26 - 2:15pm - 9 comments - 0 attachments

What Is Clicker Training?

// "Clicker training" is an animal training method based on behavioral psychology that relies on marking ... old; all breeds of dogs and puppies, cats, birds, leopards, rats, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, and more. Clicker ...

Story - KPCT - 2009/11/11 - 10:27am - 7 comments - 1 attachment

Clicking Birds: A Veterinarian's Perspective

... asked her a few questions about why she recommends clicker training for every patient she sees. (Trainer Interviews, clickers, Birds) ...

Story - KPCT - 2007/12/15 - 8:56am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Clicking with Birds

... from Melinda Johnson, the author of our book on clicking birds, Clicker Training for Birds . Yes! Clicker training works for birds too. Birds were ...

Story - Melinda Johnson - 2007/12/15 - 8:44am - 3 comments - 0 attachments

Why I Love the Clicker+

... note: The Clicker+ grew out of a commitment to better training. Liz Harward, one of the designers of the Clicker+ and a talented ... the low volume (since I would be close to the bird while training) and introduced it to Coco. He caught on right away and started ...

Story - KPCT - 2009/11/18 - 9:54am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Training a crab to ring a bell..again

... and Stefan and Hannah, hi, Fern. We saw lots of sea birds and seals. We toured the island, watched the bird banding, visited labs, ... pack for me to sign. Lily is 17. She has been clicker training dogs since she was ten, and now teaches public obedience classes. She ...

Blog entry - Karen Pryor - 2009/08/20 - 9:48pm - 1 comment

Clicker Trained Crocodiles

... crocodile, a species that can jump into the air and snatch birds and small mammals from low branches (keepers are careful never to hang ... another, is saying good morning to the boss. Clicker training means a lot to these crocodiles. People aren’t nearly as scary as ...

Blog entry - Karen Pryor - 2009/08/22 - 9:33pm - 2 comments

How long does it take to get a parrot?

... long time and do a lot of planning and read books on bird training and parrot behavior and discuss the decision with the family (and ... otherwise you would not be reading this.  But, abandoned birds happen much more often than you might imagine.  Here are some ...

Blog entry - BlueHairBob - 2007/01/22 - 1:46pm - 1 comment

Debunking Dominance Theory

... that happens, from a puppy tugging on your trouser leg to birds flying up instead of down. Conquering "dominance" has become ... to these specialists in companion animal behavior, training approaches aimed at "dominance reduction" vary from ...

Newsletter issue - Karen Pryor - 2009/08/11 - 3:35pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Building Confidence in your Companion Parrot

... documentation I do when working with and learning from the training and nurturing guidance efforts between myself and the companion ... moment for the both of us. Remember you are your birds flock now and there is no reason not to share in as much of life together ...

Blog entry - ParrotMonk - 2009/08/03 - 1:04am - 0 comments