If you peruse the internet for animal training advice, you’ll see a lot of information that seems to make sense, but if you know the science behind how animals learn you know that these statements are misinformed. For instance: A zoo trainer might claim, “It’s difficult to train our lions because they are overly motivated for food. They get so excited that they can’t focus on what we want them to do.” A dog owner might state, “I ignore my dog when he jumps and reward him when he sits, just like that book I read says, but he still jumps to

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 the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. “We got our St. Bernard puppy, Lucy, when she was 10 week old,” states Ashley, and we put her in puppy classes right away. She behaved very well for me. She was always eager to learn and

What do you need to do to create a perfect puppy or to fix the problem one in under a month? Find out in just 90 minutes in this new lecture DVD by Dr. Sophia Yin. Then train your staff using the DVD and support materials so that they can help clients and future puppy adopters to be successful. Play the DVD in puppy class orientations so that participants know what to expect. Show the DVD to foster puppy raisers so they prepare puppies behaviorally for their next home. It’s the easiest, most efficient way to get everyone up to speed on

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 one set of pet parents to a spunky Pembroke Welsh Corgi who learned the answer to all three of these questions when they tried the Treat&Train® with their high energy pup. “We have a high-energy dog who had trouble calming down, states owner Jennifer Lundmark.

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 I did in 2003 when the Sharper Image contacted me for assistance. To my surprise they gave a thumbs up. A year later, after two research experiments testing the product and training program out, the Treat&Train® Dog Training System was launched. If you got one

Whether your cat’s as shy in public as a student with stage fright, or enjoys being the center of attention, chances are still good that a trip to the veterinary hospital has him retreating into his shell. According to the Bayer veterinary care usage study funded by Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division, fear and stress prompt 39% of owners to take their cats to the vet hospital only in cases of emergencies, and 37.6% of owners feel stressed just thinking about going to the vet. This fear of veterinary visits can be prevented early on by proactively providing kittens with many