On Fear-Aggression and Leadership

Laura & Shakespeare

World’s shortest CIA blog post, just because I was just surprised by my own succinct summary in an email I was writing. I don’t use “leadership” or social hierarchy to work with fear-aggression; they’re generally not related. A child may love and respect his mother, but still find the dentist… Continue reading

Music and Memory: Classical Conditioning in Real Life, part 3

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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Music and Memory

Last time I shared examples of an extremely aversive experience poisoning what had once been a pleasant, rewarding behavior. So when something outside of your control goes wrong, how likely is it to destroy the behavior you’ve trained? Continue reading

It’s That Time of Year, When the World Falls In Love…. Holiday & Seasonal Care for Pets

It may be the time of year when the world falls in love, but the holidays stretching from Halloween to New Year’s can be a particularly tough time on household pets, especially with parties, house guests, and distracted owners. This stress can manifest in a variety of unpleasant ways, from… Continue reading

Laura’s Coming to Wisconsin! 2-Day Clicker Workshop

Laura on ground laughing as Laev rolls on back

We interrupt this blog for a word from our sponsors! I’ll be in Wisconsin in a couple of weeks for a Core Clicker Seminar, a two-day hands-on intensive workshop for beginning to intermediate trainers and handlers. This is, if I say so myself, a pretty good training seminar. 🙂 And… Continue reading