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A couple of weeks ago I felt a lump above Obi’s left eye so we made a vet appointment for a couple of days later. The lump was the size of a very very small pea (I can’t think of another small round thing…maybe a large sago ball??) and was fur covered and a bit scabby looking. Going through...

Clicker training has been used for training humans for quite a long time. It’s known as TAGteaching. This morning I read an article about using clicker training for behaviour modification in kids, prompted by the debut of a tv show about it (the show is called Train Your Baby Like A Dog). The...

It’s been known for a while that jackpots (larger quantities of ‘standard’ treats) aren’t very effective and that the best way to boost your dog’s motivation is to bring out a high value treat instead. Quality trumps quantity. Here’s a link to a study that confirms that finding...

Over a rainy day or two I started teaching Obi to pick up a picnic basket. I started with free shaping (starting with me putting down the basket and waiting till he looked at the basket and C&Ting for that, then C&T for moving to the basket, then for touching the basket...). We've moved through...