From Bob Sessions, Thunder, and Sky: Karen, I must thank you again for the training foundation skills you share so generously. I am with Maryland Task Force 1, one of the FEMA Task Forces. I was on the first recon team to enter the Pentagon on 9/11.
Gem Posts
Praise for Clicker Training—and Steve Benjamin
By KPCT on 05/22/2008Here's a recent e-mail from a student sharing his enthusiasm about a class with KPA faculty member Steve Benjamin, and about clicker training in general.
Monkey Business: Natural and Learned Behavior in Capuchins
By Karen Pryor on 06/01/2007What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys? TRAINING a barrel of monkeys!
Congratulations to the Canis Film Festival Winners!
By KPCT on 04/01/2007Laura 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.
Puppies Wave Instead of Jumping
By KPCT on 01/01/2004Joan Orr, a TAGteacher, took on a litter of German shepherd puppies while their owner was away for a week. She quickly clicker-taught them several behaviors, including "come when called," even in the woods—and this wave.
