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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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Banner day
On Sunday, Chico and I tried competing in an agility trial from a different sanctioning body. All our other trials have been organized under the auspices (as well as rules and culture) of the American Kennel Club (AKC). AKC only … Continue reading
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Entertaining el Poocho
It’s way colder out than feels good for more than about ten minutes, and while multiple short walks keep Chico and me from going completely stir crazy, it really isn’t enough exercise to keep him happy. They say that if … Continue reading
Unbroken chain
A fresh coat of snow, maybe 1.5 inches, fell the other night, and it was just deep enough to capture the motion of Chico’s feet as he did a dog trot down the road.
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Routines
Living with Chico has helped me develop routines. Dogs, I learned, like routine. As soon as I wake up, we go outside because Chico hasn’t had access to his bathroom for eight or ten hours and fair is fair. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged chew bone, good dog, routines, yoga and dogs, yoga practice
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You have to laugh
Looking for something on my computer today, I found the video of the very first time Chico and I tried an agility trial. This was a “B Match” – a chance to run a regulation course, in a trial setting, … Continue reading
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Tagged canine agility, dog agility, dog-disaster, Westfield, zoomies
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Three years
Today is the third anniversary of Chico’s ‘got ya’ day, the day he came to live with me. On that day I didn’t know he was going to be my dog. If you’ve read my first posts, you know I … Continue reading
DC adventures
For a week or so, Chico had to do a lot of not much while my siblings and I attended to some family business, and he was really quite gracious about it. When we started moving a number of boxes … Continue reading
Can I Bring the Dog? 