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Monthly Archives: February 2013
On to Asheville
Tuesday’s drive, from Christiansburg to Asheville, NC was interesting. A line of freezing rain was moving through the area. The morning weather was reporting significant ice accumulations just where I had intended to go. Change of plan. Instead of small roads … Continue reading
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Tagged blue ridge parkway, Field Trip, hot dog, penland school of craft
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Monday, PA to VA
Long day in the car. And drove almost all day on I 81, through Target for the day was the Super 8 Motel in Christiansburg, VA. We arrived around 6:30, took a walk, checked in, went across the street to … Continue reading
And so it begins
Sunday provided the first unplanned travel adventure of this trip. We’re staying with Kathy and Ben at their place about thirty miles south of Binghamton, NY, and Kathy, Chico and I hopped in the car to go for a Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged buttermilk falls, dog friendly business, dog in ithaca, Field Trip, socialize dog
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If everything goes to plan. . .
by the time you read this Chico and I will be started on our giant field trip across America, in my car, to California and back. We’ll be exploring new places, trying a couple of agility trials in new places, … Continue reading
Self-control depletion
An interesting phrase, no? The research summarized here says that dogs do not have an infinite supply of self-control. They reach a point where they can no longer exercise the self-control needed to stay out of trouble. Or, as Julie … Continue reading
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Chico in the snow
My last post was pretty wordy, so here, for your amusement, is a visual interlude: some quickly edited, cell-phone-recorded video of Chico playing in the snow.
Day of errands & treats
On Tuesday, Chico and I went to town, that is, the bigger town near me where things like stores and medical appointments happen for me. With a dozen or so errands to run, a number of them in dog friendly … Continue reading
Interesting science
Here’s a report a friend (thanks Philip!) sent me from the BBC on some recent research that shows dogs understand more about human perception than we might have thought. The short of it is, dogs seem to know that their … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral psychology, dog behaviors, science of dogs
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You want dog tricks?
I stumbled upon video of this talented little Jack Russell terrier recently. I am particularly impressed with the little pup’s picking up trash trick, and, as it’s on my list of developing tricks, that carry the shopping basket trick is … Continue reading
More science to support positive training
Over at Science of Dogs there’s a post about some research that confirms that when new behaviors are positively reinforced, the learning lasts longer than learning which receives negative reinforcement (punishment). Lighting the Pathways of Reward and Punishment. Again, this … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral psychology, BF Skinner, conditioning, positive reinforcement
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Can I Bring the Dog? 