
Happy Birthday to Laev! and Musings on Arousal & Stress Relief
Hard to believe it, but my little girl is turning 8 tomorrow.

Hard to believe it, but my little girl is turning 8 tomorrow.


The clicker training world contains clickerly people. This is awesome.


It has to be Day 0, you see, because ClickerExpo doesn’t even properly start until tomorrow….
First off, KPACTPs had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Oakland Zoo and see some amazing training. We were asked not to share photos or video — not because of anything they needed to hide, because honestly we saw fantastic work and entirely humane by the highest of animal care standards — but because they’ve had instances of images being circulated with attached incorrect information, and once out there it’s darned hard to correct. I can respect that, so you’ll just have to take my word for it that the work with the bull elephant was some of the most impressive targeting work I have seen.


If I sound a little dazed or in shock as I write this, it’s because I am.


What does your pet want for Christmas?
We asked Shakespeare and Laevatein, who agreed to provide this guest post. You’d do well to read it; how often do you get to see a dog write in iambic pentameter? (That will be Shakespeare, of course.)
And down below you’ll find a Linky for the related blog hop and a contest for a $50 gift card. Check it out!


I asked here before for help in titling the new book, and you guys were beyond helpful. And now here’s the result, in glorious full color: