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If a dog barks when the doorbell rings is this a conditioned stimulus? And if so, must a dog have had an unpleasant experience (even just such as not liking seeing a stranger at the door) to condition it? Am I right in thinking that an unconditioned stimulus is an involuntary response, like...

Has anyone read The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson? I don't need to be persuaded of the benefits of positive reinforcement training, so I'd like to know if the book will offer me more than that. Any opinions please?

It's Molly's 5th birthday today. Ashamed to say I don't actually have anything special planned - but perhaps I'll get her some chicken (her favourite food) and maybe I'll let her rip pink bunny to shreds ? (She's never grown out of tearing up soft toys so can only have them when playing with me...

When Molly was a puppy she had a small plastic bed with a thin mattress, then a bigger one of the same. When she outgrew that I decided she could have a double duvet folded on top of several old pillows and some blankets, which she was perfectly happy with. (She just sleeps on the settee or the...

We are working on 360 degree turns to the left. I dug out my clicker ( which for no reason I just seemed to have stopped using recently) and it was a big help - Molly was much keener to engage. I didn't have food in my hand, but she knew I had the clicker. Now I need to practise outside and as...

Play Bows, or are they? At 1pm London time. (GMT +1) The subject is play bows and whether that is really what they are.

I took Molly for another private lesson today (well I shared the session with a friend and then we are going to practise together). One really inspiring thing was to see that Molly can do good heelwork. The trainer had demonstrated with her competition Collie and I said something like - 'Well...

A relative of mine has just been given a Labradoodle puppy (much wanted) but he’s never owned a dog before,and I’d like to send either a book or dvd. I like Total Recall very much, so thought about that, or would The Happy Puppy Handbook be better? (I haven’t read that.) Or a different title /...

I’ve just received my score sheet from the recent rallyonline competition I entered. I lost marks on my left hand turns and don’t know how to smarten them up. I’ve practised a lot on a placeboard and Molly does really good ones, pivoting her back half round as they are supposed to do. Without...

Hi everyone. I’m Joy with Molly. Well, this looks very nice.