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Chico’s on vacation
I’m in Washington, DC, where it’s way too hot for humans, let alone dogs; and Chico is staying in New Hampshire, with Julie. I hear it’s hot back home as well. I believe that among other things Chico and Julie’s … Continue reading
Take the dog to work?
On July 4th, there was an interesting piece on NPR about dogs in the workplace. The story was prompted, it seems, by some new research: “Lowering stress is just one of the positive benefits of dogs in the workplace, according … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, dogs at work, dogs in offices, Field Trip, good dog, NPR
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Implementing the action plan
I got distracted, this post’s about what we did to implement the action plan I wrote about here. Implementing the action plan involved some interesting techniques. To keep Chico out of the road, I bought two sets of the reflector-on-a-stick … Continue reading
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Tagged clicker training, desirable behavior, dog, dog behaviors, Julie Daniels, positive reinforcement
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Chico in Canada: Toronto adventures
We were in Toronto to promote Mila’s Journey, a movie about Mila’s life, so the first thing we did was set up the stand at the convention center. Of course, Chico helped as much as he could. Since there was … Continue reading
The old Chico
Chico is so greatly improved that some folks don’t believe he is, or ever was, a problem dog. That’s got me thinking about how it used to be – he was so much trouble, so much work. So many things … Continue reading
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Tagged desirable behavior, dog, dog behaviors, Julie Daniels, rescue dog
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Chico’s Home away from home
Most of the times I visit my family in DC Chico doesn’t go with me, there isn’t a lot of room where I stay. Instead, Chico goes to Kathy and Ben’s, about 30 minutes from Scranton, PA. They have ten … Continue reading
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Chico visits an art gallery
While visiting my cousin Eva in South Dartmouth, Mass, I met Dedee Shattuck who invited us (that’d be me and Chico) to come see her eponymous gallery, the Dedee Shattuck Gallery, in Westport, MA. Just starting their second year in … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, dog friendly business, Field Trip, good dog, Shattuck Gallery
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A very interesting theory about why clicker training is effective
Karen Pryor is widely recognized as the initiator of clicker training and continues to be one of the leading authorities on the subject. In this post she puts forth a fascinating theory about why the clicker is so effective. Pryor … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral psychology, clicker training, dog, karen pryor
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River Dance Dog
I can’t quite tell if this is speeded up or otherwise trickily edited, but it’s a pretty swell 20seconds of doggie video. River Dance Dog
Can I Bring the Dog? 