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Treat & Train® Allows Everyone to Train with Good Timing
When it comes to training our dogs, we all have some physical and coordination challenges at times. When you’re confined to a wheelchair those challenges can be amplified. It’s at those times that something like the Treat&Train®, remote controlled food reward device can come in handy. Just ask Ashley Anderson, a third year veterinary student from…
A Workshop for Reactive Dogs: It’s All About Technique and Timing
Once the owners have made the subtle but important changes to their technique and are getting better responses in their dogs, we work on using the exercises with distractions—the distraction that they actually react to OR any known distraction that they can handle. The goal is to present the distraction at a level that the dog-handler team can handle and then work in progressively more difficult distractions.
Creating the Perfect Puppy DVD: For Training Your Own Puppy As Well As Training Staff and Volunteers
Perfect Puppy in 7 Days With over 400 color photos, Perfect Puppy in 7 Days is a step-by-step recipe for potty training socializing, and providing your puppy with life skills. Dr. Yin’s approach guarentees proper bonding and communication skills to better prepare you pup for life! What do you need to do to create a…
Karen Pryor Academy: The Most Efficient Path to Becoming an Animal Trainer
Veterinarians, technicians and other dog enthusiasts often ask me about the most efficient way to learn about animal training or to become a trainer. Currently, my best recommendation is the Karen Pryor Academy and others agree. Just ask veterinary technician Debbie Martin, a KPA graduate and co-author of Puppy Start Right: Foundation Training for the Companion Dog. Martin…
Common Questions about the Treat & Train®: How a Corgi Taught Her Owners How Valuable This Tool Can Be
When people hear about the Treat&Train®, they frequently ask similar questions. How can the Treat&Train help me train my dog to be calm? Why would I want to use a machine to deliver treats instead of giving them myself by hand? Can I use the device if I have multiple dogs in the house? Here’s…
The MannersMinder is Now Rebranded as the Treat & Train®
What would you do if a top-notch electronics gadget company called you up and asked you to help them develop a second rate dog product? If you are like me, you’d tell them their idea wasn’t that great and then pitch some ideas for cool dog products that you’d want to use yourself. That’s what…
Low Stress Handling® Silver-Level Certification
Individual Certification at this level demonstrates to clients and employers the individual’s dedicated interest in Low Stress Handling®. Hospital Certification at this level demonstrates to clients and staff the hospital’s commitment to appropriately training staff in Low Stress Handling® methods.
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