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Workin’ Hard for the Money: Our Favorite Dog Food-Dispensing Toy

Posted on March 1, 2013 by emily douglas

The first time I heard the phrase “Nothing in Life is Free” was during my first visit to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in 2009. I was listening to a Dogtown caregiver tell the story about their visit to Louisiana following … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal behavior and training, Best Friends Animal Society, Dog play, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized, Videos | Tagged animal care, animal shelter, animal welfare, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, dog behavior, dog food, dog kennel, dog rescue, dog toys, dog training, dogs, Dogtown, food, Kong, Kong dog toys, Kong Stuff-a-Ball, Kong Wobbler, multi-dog homes, NILF | 2 Comments

Pondering bumper stickers and Defining disciplinary expertise: A follow-up to my dog training non-controversy post

Posted on July 29, 2012 by emily douglas

For many years, I never wanted to be one of those people with bumper stickers on my car. (Although I do confess to having sported a few LA Kings stickers during my ultra-fanatical hockey phase in high school.) Because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal behavior and training, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized | Tagged animal behavior, animal expert, animal rights, animal trainer, animal training, art and science of animal behavior, BARK magazine, behavior consultant, Cesar Milan, clicker training, climate change and dog training, disciplinary expertise, disciplinary literacy, dog aggression, dog behavior, dog behavior consultant, dog books, dog collars, dog expert, dog rescue, Dog Sense, dog trainer, dog training, Dominance theory, e-collar, education, ethology, expert, expertise, humane education, IAABC, Ian Dunbar, Jean Donaldson, John Bradshaw, learning, Lee Shulman, literacy, Marc Bekoff, Nicholas Dodman, NILF, NPR, operant conditioning, Patricia McConnell, Pavlov, pit bull, pit bull rescue. animal welfare, positive reinforcement training, practitioner, preaching to the choir, professional expertise, prong collar, punitive collar, relationship-based training, relationship-based traning, research on dogs, shock collar, Sophia Yin, teaching, teaching and learning, zoology | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: NILF

Workin’ Hard for the Money: Our Favorite Dog Food-Dispensing Toy

Pondering bumper stickers and Defining disciplinary expertise: A follow-up to my dog training non-controversy post

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