OC, Clicker Training, Learning Theory

houndlove, I know exactly what you are saying......I never crated any dogs before I started crating Rumour, never had any use for it....but, he changed my mind about crate training. I was so heartbroken over how this dog could be so sweet, and the minute he realized I was gone turned into a complete devil....everything started revolving around the dog....questions ran through my mind....did I exercise him enough so he would sleep through me being gone, did I leave the radio on,hoping that just once he wouldn't destroy something, heck, I was even sneaking out of my own house...it was a nightmare.

ron2

I almost thought she left again.

You should have no worries there, I'm not planning on leaving any time soon.   I'll likely have spells of being active and not active, simply because of the hassles of university life (I'm also working in the Rat Behaviour Lab this year and will be carrying out my own learning experiment, so that's extra hours) and working with the dogs in between (three in conformation, doing tracking with two at the moment, and enhancing another's Rally skills), so it doesn't always leave time to post on here.  But you can be certain that the last reason I'll ever leave is because of the words anybody says to me. I've likely heard it all by now, you tend you when you sometimes go against the grain of things.

 Oh, and Spiritdogs? My 56 gram clicker-taught Lovebird one-ups your horse and all y'all in personality alone.

I would tip my hat and bow to the person that would Clicker Train in front of an African Grey Parrot. 

DPU

I would tip my hat and bow to the person that would Clicker Train in front of an African Grey Parrot.

If you head on over to the Yahoo Group called BirdClick, then there are many Greys there that would appreciate that tip of the hat. ;-)

DPU

As for a home visit for Molson, the family-two women said Molson was aloof and they felt no bond.  Well at least I got a pop and some apple strudle out of it.  I brought Petro, so we had a nice outing on a very nice day.

I know you do it for personal reasons and do not expect admiration but blessings on you for what I see as a heroic effort. Heroic? Sure. Because you made all the difference in the world to that one dog, even if no one else could or would. On some level, heroic, based on my own set of values. Others may think me maudlin and they can go on thinking that. I have earned to the right to be maudlin as it turns out, totally OT, I will be technically a grandfather by next February.

Kim_MacMillan

You should have no worries there, I'm not planning on leaving any time soon

I'm glad to hear that. I know about being busy. Here lately, I've spent a couple of afternoons inside of a pole sign (the kind of tall lighted sign you can see from the freeway). I like to call it the sun tea jar as it has the same effect. It absorbs heat and you get brewed in there.

I guess after my misguided chivalry, etc., I'm waiting to be uppity. I've been practicing uppity looks. Just kidding.

In lieu of a group hug, I vote we all get some chocolate.