Happy New Year Everyone! Let's start it off with a resolution to increase the quality of enrichment that we offer our animals. What is enrichment? ... Read More
Animal Training
The Importance of Socialization For The Future of Our Animals
This photo means so much to me. As many of you know, this bird means the world to me and I almost lost him in an accident. This is Rico, our eleven ... Read More
You can join me ‘live’ each evening!
I love being in touch with people that want to better their lives with their animals and better the lives of animals in general. Most of youย that ... Read More
Scary Times For Animals
Hello Everyone. I'm super excited about to share this blog post with you for two reasons: 1) because this training works and 2) because it helps ... Read More
Deafness Is Not A Disability
Levi is our deaf education bulldog. He was surrendered to us by his breeder on New Year's Eve of 2013. I had every intention of training him for two ... Read More
Reinforcing Behavior With Attention & Petting
One of the hardest things I hear and observe animals owners and caretakers struggling with is identifying and using reinforcers. Reinforcers are all ... Read More
My Reinforcer For Training
I was recently given the opportunity to give an extremely brief presentation on the type of work I do. It was optional for me to bring an animal. Of ... Read More
Behavior Serves A Purpose…
Behavior serves a purpose for the individual doing the behaving. If the behavior proves of no value for the individual, the animal or human will have ... Read More
What a Little Flight Can Do
I'm sure many people are ready for this winter to be over. I'm a big lover of the snow and cold but this winter has been long enough and I'm ready for ... Read More
A New Chapter, Turning the Page for the Birds
Dearest Blog, I have not abandoned thee. I wanted to post an update. I know several people have heard me talk over the past year about wanting ... Read More
Behavior Trained Through Consistency…A Win/Win Outcome for All
I get a lot of requests on topics in which to write. I consider each and everyone of them and give them a lot of thought. I had recently posted on ... Read More
Live On-Line Classes and Consultations Now Available
I am very excited to be introducing a new project I have been putting together for quite a while. I am now offering on-line meetings, classes, and ... Read More