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Laev and our houseguest McCoy the Skeleton

Happy Halloween! Tricks & Treats for You

    Michael Jackson dancing with the living dead.
    Michael Jackson dancing with the living dead. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    In the spirit of the holiday, I’d like to present you, Dear Reader, with a trick, a tag, and a treat.

    What, you’re not familiar with the middle part of that phrase? It’s a new Halloween tradition. Trust me on this.

    Want to know what that undead-Michael Jackson has to do with all this? Read on. (Hint: he’s part of the tag bit.)

    Laura on ground laughing as Laev rolls on back

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

      Laura laughing with Laev being silly
      Dog Training is serious. Always very serious.

      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 there are still a few working (and auditing) spots open!

      Angry Birds behavior analysis

      Angry Birds and Addicted Gamers

        I was crumpling old newspaper into the fireplace when a familiar graphic caught my eye.  I glanced down and noticed the phrase, “the appeal… it doesn’t punish.”

        I immediately pulled the page out of the fire and blew it out.  What can I say?  I’m a behavior junkie.

        The article (I will provide a link, rather than the charred fragment) was a Wall Street Journal piece about the incredibly popular mobile game Angry Birds. 

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        Nosework, or, Why Isn’t There More Time In My Week?

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          A year ago, I heard from Steve White of a new sport which could title dogs for identifying odors in scent boxes — very basic detection work.  It sounded too good to be true.

          Then this week, Laurie Luck posted about her trip to a seminar on that same sport.  Now I am getting seriously jealous.