PetLifeRadio.com - Teacher's Pet - Episode48 Reaching The Animal Mind -- What The Clicker Training Method Teaches Us About All Animals

When we work with dogs, it is critical to understand what is motivating the dog to perform and what might be motivating the dog to do something else. Karen Pryor, a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in two fields, marine mammal biology and behavioral psychology, will talk to us about modern, force-free animal training. These methods are being used around the world in zoos to help animals deal with being handled to avoid putting them under anesthesia for simple treatments such as nail trimming. Why is this methodology so popular and how can we use it in our day-to-day training of dogs? Listen and find out.

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Teacher's Pet focuses on command training - and command training is as simple as (and as complicated as) communicating clearly with your dog. Dog's aren't born understanding what sit or come means. Every single thing your dog understands about a command - both the good and the not so good - he learned from a human, probably you! So, if your dog doesn’t obey as you would like, guess who has to change? You do - your dog can change but you have to change first. At Teacher’s Pet on Pet Life Radio, obedience training is something to do with your dog, not to your dog and it is fun for both ends of the leash so - give us a try!