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The Sea Food Circus: Training Fish

Are fish trainable? And if they are, why bother?

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How to Keep Your Pet Safe

Does your pet aspire to work in the areas of gardening, electrical work, stuffed animal surgery, or even hazardous waste disposal? Given the opportunity, many pets engage in activities that are downright dangerous. As their owners, it is our responsibility to maintain the safety of these zany, ambitious pets.

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Train Your Bunny to Sit in an Easter Basket

Enjoy spring with a real Easter Bunny—yours! Here's how to train your rabbit to climb into a basket and stay there, as excerpted from Getting Started: Clicking with your Rabbit by Joan Orr and Teresa Lewin.

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Congratulations to the Canis Film Festival Winners!

Laura VanArendonk Baugh won Grand Prize at the first-ever Canis Film Festival, a contest designed to showcase innovative animal-training videos. This unique festival focuses on short films of seven minutes or fewer that educate animal owners and professionals about the power of training based on the science of operant conditioning. 

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Clicker Training Your Ferret

Co-authored by Teresa Lewin. Is your ferret inquisitive, full of fun, quirky, a born entertainer? Congratulations—your pet is a natural candidate for clicker training!