Site Updates
Happy Friday! Some changes have been made or are in progress that you need to know about.
The “About” page has been updated to include a little more information about what to expect when working with me, as well as more clarity regarding my training fees.
A telephone number is being obtained and will be posted on the front page when the work order has been completed and the line is up and running. I’m hoping to have this done some time in the coming week.
Rescue organizations, Foster families, and Adoptive families
Basic Obedience training is free of charge only if I am working in the organization’s holding facility itself. Fosters are given a 50% rate discount – provided they have documentation proving they are currently fostering for a rescue organization. Adoptive families are subject to the standard fees. Fees are located on the “About” page.
PLEASE NOTE: Documentation provided by foster families is checked and verified before any training services are initiated.
If you have any questions regarding this or other related matters, please contact me. Thanks, and have a great weekend!
Pavlovian Conditioning
In the 1890’s, Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov was looking at salivation in dogs in response to being fed. After trying a variety of tools, he ended up using a bell to initiate salivation. The result was what we call “conditioned learning.”
Lacey has not been alerting when she has to go potty. Standard potty-training methods have not worked, so I had to think outside the box a little. I decided to try using Pavlov’s technique: I bought a counter bell, and introduced both Lacey and Glimmer to it. The goal is to teach them to ring the bell when they need to go outside. The trigger word is “outside.”
The first day using this technique was not filmed, as it was an introduction process. This video is the second day’s work. We still have a lot of work to do, but yesterday, Lacey had only one in-house accident after working with the bell. This tells me that the bell just might be the ticket to finally house-breaking Lacey.
Happy Dawgs Obedience Training 