Many great subjects and critically important articles.
For the sciency topics like Positive Reinforcement, links are organized as basic at the top, then a separator line for material that goes deeper.
Behavior Modification Science
Starting with basics:
Brain training: Researchers at Johns Hopkins solve puzzle of how we learn
Parrot & Bird Terminology for Training – Good Bird Inc., Barbara Heidenreich
Teaching Dogs the Clicker Way.pdf – JESÚS ROSALES-RUIZ Ph.D., University of North Texas
The Science of Animal Training – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
What Is Applied Behavior Analysis? – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Explaining Step By Step Training Step By Step – Patricia McConnell
What Training Can Do And What It Can’t – Patricia McConnell
What Is Training Anyway? – Patricia McConnell
The Eight Ways of Changing Behavior – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Learning theory – Reactivechampion
Kathy Sdao – 10 ways to get behavior; Reactivechampion
Mad Hatter Tea Parties – Through the Looking Glass – Dog Training Jabberwocky – awesomedogs
New Isn’t Better. Better is Better – awesomedogs
Toolbox or Technique – awesomedogs
Behavior Modification – More!
“Errorless” Learning – eileenanddogs
Hierarchy road map – eileenanddogs
Flogging Children Used to be Cutting Edge ‘Applied Behavior Analysis’ Too – Jean Donaldson
Tired of Leading? – Jean Donaldson
Lure Reward Training – Ian Dunbar
VIDEO: Effective Dog Training – Ian Dunbar
The ABCs of Behavior.pdf – Susan Friedman, Ph.D., Behaviorworks.org
The two sides of dog training, the right and the wrong way – Susan Garrett
VIDEO: Dog Training Methods … Does Right & Wrong Exist? – Susan Garrett
To each their own – D is for Dog
The SECRET of Training Birds.pdf – Steve Martin
Training Animals: The Art of Science.pdf – Steve Martin
Training Theory – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Shedd Animal Training Seminar: Basic Operant Conditioning – Reactivechampion
The Science Says: Don’t Hit Your Dog – Victoria Stilwell
The Truth About Dominace – Victoria Stilwell
Discrimination learning with and without “errors” – Terrace
Errorless learning – Wikipedia
How Dogs Learn Animation Education – YouTube
Introduction to the Neuroscience of Behaviour – Simply Behaviour Dog Training Courses
TRAINING RESOURCES – How 2 Train A _____
Tricia-Lee Keller’s Public Presentations
What Are These Terms You Are Using? – Tricia-Lee Keller
When Failure Is Okay – LessonsfromLayla
Why You Should Never Hit Your Dog – Real Clear Science
Management (Environment, Antecedent Arrangements)
Humane Hierarchy, cone version – eileenanddogs
The Humane Hierarchy, Part 1 of 2: Overview – eileenanddogs
The Humane Hierarchy, Part 2 of 2: Examples – eileenanddogs
What’s an Antecedent Arrangement? – eileenanddogs
Parrot Training in New Environments – Barbara Heidenreich
INTERPRETING AND INFLUENCING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: AN ESSENTIAL KEEPER’S TOOL.pdf – Cassie Malina
What’s The Motivation?.pdf – Steve Martin
Upper Level Management – Pat Miller
Using Antecedent Arrangement In Solving Pet Problems – So Much Petential
What If Your Dog Will Not Budge On A Walk? – So Much Petential
An example that looks for management issues to help dogs.
Wild Animals – Zoo Training (Positive Reinforcement) YouTube Playlist
An amazing playlist of videos of positive reinforcement being used in sophisticated ways for complex behaviors. I couldn't stop watching one after the other.
Respondent Conditioning
One completely distinct category of behavior modification changes a behavior by pairing it with another behavior that has a different meaning. For example if a rat is afraid of the family dog, let the dog be present from a distance (so that the rat doesn’t react fearfully), and while this happens, feed the rat treats. The scary dog can become neutral. In Respondent techniques, the animal is passively present when the pairing occurs. Respondent is roughly equivalent to Classical in all the articles.
Starting with basics:
Overcoming Fear Responses. Two Tools Every Animal Trainer Needs – Barbara Heidenreich
First Steps in Clicker Training – Kay Laurence
Why Clicker Training? – Kay Laurence
Counter Conditioning – Reactivechampion
Learning theory: classical – Reactivechampion
Learning theory: extinction – Reactivechampion
Learning theory-101-desensitization – Reactivechampion
What Not to Pair: The Consequence of Mixing Consequences – Kathy Sdao
Classical Conditioning – How It Works and a Few Examples of It In Action
Classical Conditioning – Pavlov
Classical Conditioning – Wikipedia
Classical Conditioning, Basics – Psychology World
Desensitization and Counterconditioning – ASPCA
What Is Classical Conditioning? (And Why Does It Matter?)
Respondent Conditioning – More!
eileenanddogs: Classical Conditioning – Creating a Positive Response to Barking
See My Successes; See My Failures – eileenanddogs
Stinky Stuff on My Back! DS/CC for Flea Treatment
You Can’t Cure MY Fear By Shoving Cookies at Me! – eileenanddogs
You’re Too Close! Dogs and Body Pressure – eileenanddogs
Animal Training Quips: Set them Up for Success! – Barbara Heidenreich
My Parrot is Afraid of Toys – Barbara Heidenreich
Dog training tutorial – Gotcha! teach your dog to be caught when loose!
Excellent video for husbandry and respondent conditioning examples of helping a little dog be okay with being picked up.
Counter Classical-Or Counter Operant? – Patricia McConnell
Dubhy and Viva Dog/Cat Counter Conditioning and Desensitization – Pat Miller
Desensitization – Reactivechampion
Classical Conditioning – Intro to Psychology, Section 4-9 – Ricker
Instrumental Learning – Intro to Psychology, Section 4-15 – Ricker
Classical Counterconditioning Collection – awesomedogs on Facebook
Five Days from Fear to Fun – Classical Counterconditioning – awesomedogs
Layman’s Dictionary of Dog Jargon in Rehabilitation – awesomedogs
Nine Steps to a Calm, Relaxed, Quiet Canine. Have a Go at DRO – awesomedogs
Preventative Counterconditioning … because bad stuff happens – awesomedogs
Threshold Roulette or Choice – awesomedogs
BreedingBetterDogs – Early Neurological Stimulation.pdf
Chihuahua AFTER Counter Conditioning – YouTube
Chili clicker session – YouTube
Classical (also known as Respondent) conditioning – Wikipedia
Classical Conditioning – Neutral, Conditioned, and Unconditioned Stimuli and Responses – YouTube
Classical Conditioning: How It Works and a Few Examples of It In Action – AboutEducation
Companion Animal Psychology – Behavioural problems in rabbits, rodents and ferrets
Conditioning an emotional response to a cat and using a cat as a distraction – YouTube
Counter Conditioning Less Stress More Success – YouTube
Desensitization and Counterconditioning – ASPCA
Don’t Under Estimate The Power of Classical Conditioning – The Crossover Trainer
Handling Hamsters – Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
I don’t wanna get dressed!!! Counterconditioning – YouTube
Introduction to Desensitization and Counterconditioning
Muttabouttown: No Stimulus Goes Unconditioned – Thinking out of the NILIF box
Using Desensitization-Counterconditioning for Applying Flea Medicine – YouTube
Operant Conditioning
Operant means there are consequences to a behavior, such that the animal may choose to either do more or less of the behavior in the future. Let me drive this home with human examples: If I open the cookie jar and find chocolate chip pecan cookies, I promise you I will check the cookie jar more often in the future. On the other hand, if I touch the burner on the stove, and get burned, I promise you I will not touch the burner in the future.
Starting with basics:
Operant Learning Illustrated by Examples – eileenanddogs
We Don’t Need to Stop Discussing “The Quadrants” – eileenanddogs
An Introduction to Reinforcement – Mary Hunter
Learning Theory 101: Operant Conditioning – Reactivechampion
Layman’s Dictionary of Dog Jargon in Rehabilitation – awesomedogs
Punishment and Principles – Where is the Line? – awesomedogs
B.F. Skinner – Operant Conditioning – Simply Psychology
Hungry Rat: “Motivation and Reward in Learning” 1948 Yale University; Psychology Experiments
WARNING: GRAPHIC SECOND HALF OF THIS VIDEO: The first half of this video is excellent for understanding how the rat learns to pull a lever for food; the second half applies shock (I could not watch it myself).
Operant conditioning – Wikipedia
YouTube: An Example of a Skinner Box [including the Rat]
Operant Conditioning Applies to All Species
YouTube: A Day in the Life of a HeroRAT-in-Training – APOPO
YouTube: Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines – TedTalk
Harpy Eagle Training: Exploring the Potential of Positive Reinforcement – Barbara Heidenreich
Secrets to an Awesome Training Session – Giraffe! – Barbara Heidenreich
Clicker Training Goes to the Zoo – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Fish Training Resumes – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Rat (and Mouse) Training – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
INTERPRETING AND INFLUENCING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: AN ESSENTIAL KEEPER’S TOOL.pdf – Cassie Malina
The Butterfly Project – Ken Rameriz
A little girl called Gabi started feeding some crows, so they started bringing her gifts
Baboons Benefit From Operant Conditioning – YouTube
The Importance of Choice in Animal Training – YouTube [Bird, Leopard Seal, Cockatoo
Operant Conditioning Orsa Bearpark – YouTube
Operant Conditioning, Amur Leopard training video, PART 1 – YouTube
Operant Conditioning, Amur Leopard training video, PART 2 – YouTube
Operant Conditioning, Amur Leopard training video, PART 3 – YouTube
Training Stingrays at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Operant Conditioning – More!
But if You Use Negative Reinforcement Aren’t You Also Using Positive Punishment? – eileenanddogs
But Isn’t It Punishment to Withhold the Treat? – eileenanddogs
Errorless Learning II – eileenanddogs
Force-Free Training and the Continuum Fallacy: Defining Ourselves – eileenanddogs
Only if the Behavior Decreases! – eileenanddogs
A Positive-Minded Primer on Punishment and Reinforcement – with a Buddhist Twist (Part 1 of 2)
A Positive-Minded Primer on Punishment and Reinforcement – with a Buddhist Twist (Part 2 of 2)
He Said, She Said, Science Says.pdf – Susan Friedman, Ph.D., Behaviorworks.org
“Does science have an answer to the current disagreement about empowerment vs. subordination?” Yes, it does.
Dissecting Punishment – Susan Garrett
Punishment in Today’s Dog Training – Susan Garrett
Punishment Pros and Cons – Susan Garrett
Who’s Shaping Who, Part 2 – Susan Garrett
To each their own – D is for Dog
INTERPRETING AND INFLUENCING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: AN ESSENTIAL KEEPER’S TOOL.pdf – Cassie Malina
What’s The Motivation?.pdf – Steve Martin
Are You All Positive? – Patricia McConnell
Feisty Fido Prompts And Lures In Dog Training Advanced Canine Behavior Dvd – Patricia McConnell
The Poisoned Cue: Positive and Negative Discriminative Stimuli – Karen Pryor
The Shape of Shaping – Some Historical Notes – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Shedd Animal Training Seminar: Advanced Concepts in Reinforcement – Reactivechampion
Smart Reinforcement: A Journey Toward More Powerful Reinforcers – Ken Rameriz
Using Secondary Reinforcers Wisdom From Ken Ramirez – Patricia McConnell
Is it ever necessary to use pain? – Reactivechampion
Jane Killion, reactive reinforcement – Reactivechampion
Musings on Why Cues May Not Be Reinforcing
What it means to be a positive trainer – Reactivechampion
Why cues can be reinforcing – Reactivechampion
Operant Conditioning– Intro to Psychology, Section 4-16 – Ricker
Reinforcement & Punishment in Operant Conditioning – Intro to Psychology, Section 4-17 – Ricker
Clicker Expo 2011 (Chicago): Kathy Sdao – What a Cue Can Do, Part 1 – Reactivechampion
Clicker Expo 2011 (Chicago): Kathy Sdao – What a Cue Can Do, Part 2 – Reactivechampion
ClickerExpo 2012: What A Cue Can Do Part 1 With Kathy Sdao & K9 Coach
ClickerExpo 2012: What A Cue Can Do Part 2 With Kathy Sdao & K9 Coach
Kathy Sdao – 10 ways to get behavior; Reactivechampion
The Problem with Punishment – Victoria Stilwell
Blurred Lines – When Approach Means Escape – awesomedogs
Choose Positive Dog Training – The Practice of Self-Interruption – The Engage-Disengage Game
Kamal Fernandez Workshops: Think, Plan, Do, Review – K9 Coach
Muttabouttown: No Stimulus Goes Unconditioned – Thinking out of the NILIF box
Operant Conditioning – Reinforcement, Punishment, and Extinction – Wikipedia
Operant conditioning – Wikipedia
Pavlov’s Dogs Pet Dog Training – Testimonials, Robert Jordan
Skinner – Operant Conditioning – SimplyPsychology
Skinner’s Quadrants Series, Part I, Intro and Positive Punishment – The Crossover Trainer
Skinner’s Quadrants Series, Part II, Negative Reinforcement – The Crossover Trainer
Skinner’s Quadrants Series, Part III, Negative Punishment – The Crossover Trainer
Skinner’s Quadrants Series, Part IV, Positive Reinforcement – The Crossover Trainer
The implicit benefit of learning without errors.pdf – Maxwell, et al.
Why Does My Dog Ignore Me? – Training Tracks Blog
Positive Reinforcement
One of the Four Quadrants of Operant Conditioning
Starting with basics:
Immediately after the rat volunteers a friendly or desired behavior, have a food reward *at* her mouth. The rat offers the behavior voluntarily, first. Food is not used to lure the rat into doing the behavior before being offered. In science terms: If behavior followed by a reinforcer (food being an example – the learner determines what is a reinforcer and what is not) strengthens in the future, positive reinforcement has taken place.
The Importance of Choice in Animal Training – YouTube [Bird, Leopard Seal, Cockatoo
But How Do I Tell My Dog She’s Wrong?
What You Reinforce Is What You Get – eileenanddogs
Wild Animals – Zoo Training (Positive Reinforcement) YouTube Playlist
An amazing playlist of videos of positive reinforcement being used in sophisticated ways for complex behaviors. I couldn't stop watching one after the other.
An Introduction to Reinforcement – Mary Hunter
Positive Reinforcement – Victoria Stilwell
Positive Reinforcement – More!
6 Myths about Positive Reinforcement-Based Training – eileenanddogs
Only if the Behavior Increases! – eileenanddogs
R+ Misconceptions – eileenanddogs
Easy to Preach, Tough to Practice – Anima Blog
Operant conditioning – Shaping – Learning – Khan Academy
Birds, Sheep, Rats and other Out of Control Rewards – Susan Garrett
How Awesome is Reinforcement, Really – Susan Garrett
Immediate vs Long Term Reinforcement – Susan Garrett
Positive ways to deal with unwanted behavior (video) – Mary Hunter
DON’T SAY DON’T: MOVING PAST ”HOW DO I STOP MY ANIMAL FROM …”.pdf – Chris Jenkins
Positive Reinforcement Training as an Enrichment Technique.pdf – Dan Blair
The Right Tool For the Job.pdf – Steve Martin
Have An Example Of A Creative Reinforcement? – Patricia McConnell
Positive Reinforcement Is Defined By The Receiver! – Patricia McConnell
Positive Reinforcement Is Defined By The Receiver – Take 2 – Patricia McConnell
Using Positives To Decrease Negatives – Patricia McConnell
High value or low value, choosing the right reinforcer – Reactivechampion
Ken Ramirez Seminar: Non-Food Reinforcers – Reactivechampion
Pleasure of anticipation – Reactivechampion
Positive Training: More Than Just Ignoring the Bad – Reactivechampion
The 100 treat philosophy – Reactivechampion
Kathy Sdao Seminar: 10 Ways to Get Behavior
The Value of Rewards – Victoria Stilwell
Give Them Love – An Experimental Demonstration of Petting As a Reinforcer For Shelter Dogs – ORCA
Give Them Love Shelter Program – ORCA
How to Understand Positive Reinforcement – Wikihow
Luring vs Mark Reward Training – The Crossover Trainer
Positive Reinforcement For Kids
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING: ADDING UP THE PLUSES AND THE MINUSES
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT: WHERE DOES IT FIT IN EQUINE TRAINING?
Skinner’s Quadrants Series, Part IV, Positive Reinforcement – The Crossover Trainer
The Truth About Positive Reinforcement – Haug, Psychology Today
What is Positive Reinforcement Training for Dogs – Pets4Homes
It’s Not About The Treats (Or Food)
Can We Determine Whether Training with Food Is Positive or Negative Reinforcement? – eileenanddogs
It’s Not All About Rewards – Behaviorist at Play
What Makes a Reward Rewarding? – Kay Lawrence
What’s In It For Me?.pdf – Steve Martin
“What’s In It For Me” – Patricia McConnell
We have cookies – Reactivechampion
The Value of Rewards – Victoria Stilwell
Why Positive Training Is Not Bribery – Victoria Stilwell
Do you love me for the treats? – awesomedogs
Chronicles of a Dog Trainer – But he’ll always do it for food …
Clicker Training – It’s Not About The Food! (And There’s Scientific Evidence to Prove It)
Horse Clicker Training – Bribery or Reinforcer?
Lessons From Shedd: “When can I get rid of the treats?” – Paws Abilities Dog Training
Modern Dog Training Is Not About Cookies! – The Crossover Trainer
Rewards and Dopamine; what happens when we clicker train?
Clicker (or Marker) Training
At the moment of the good behavior, MARK IT, with a click or other sound, and follow up promptly with a (usually food) reinforcer (reward). Having taught the rat that the click means “Yes, exactly that! Good Job“, and because she knows the reward is coming, she may do more of the desired behavior in the future.
Starting with basic definitions:
Clicker Training a Behavior from Start to Finish – Katie Bartlett
Clicker Basics: What is equine clicker training and how do you apply it to horses? – Katie Bartlett
Why Clicker Training? – Katie Bartlett
What is clicker training? – Mary Hunter
What’s the purpose of the click in clicker training? – Mary Hunter
Training with Positives: The Clicker Way – Alexandra Kurland
Are You Clicker Training, or Training with a Clicker – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Charging the Clicker – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Clicker Training Terms – Karen Pryor
What Is Clicker Training – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Clicker Training – Reactivechampion
OMG – you get a lot of treats. You’re going to get FAT – awesomedogs
Biology Backs Clicker Training – Thecrossovertrainer
Clicker Training Your Pet – ASPCA
The Click Is A Contract – Your Pit Bull and You
Clicker Training – More!
There is Hope: One Trainer’s Journey from Liverwurst to Kibble – Eileen Anderson
AAAACCKK!!! Here’s a Wince-Worthy Example of How NOT to Use a Clicker
VIDEO: Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines
VIDEO: How it works: TB detection by rats – APOPO
Clicker Stages & Getting Stuck – Elaine Elmer, on Equineclickertraining.com
Clicker Training: Getting Started: Equine Clicker Training – Katie Bartlett
Motivation … Too much, too little, just right? – Equineclickertraining.com
Blazing Clickers.pdf – Steve Martin & Susan Friedman
When Clicking Goes Wrong – Susan Garrett
Clicker training Q&A: Where to click? – Mary Hunter
Clicker Training Step 1 – Teach Food Delivery – Stale Cheerios
Using Shaping to Teach New Behaviors – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
What is Stimulus Control? – Mary Hunter
Getting Started: Four Simple Steps – The Clicker Center – Alexandra Kurland
The Click That Teaches, Online Course – The Clicker Center – Alexandra Kurland
Training with Positives: The Clicker Way – The Clicker Center – Alexandra Kurland
Lure & Clicker Training to teach Sit – Advantages & Disadvantages – Patricia McConnell
Markers And Secondary Reinforcers – Patricia McConnell
Patricia McConnell: Click and … Always Treat – Or Not
Clicker training your rabbit by Joan Orr and Teresa Lewin
Are You Clicker Training, or Training with a Clicker? – Karen Pryor
Bad Bob – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Click Your Cat to Better Behavior! – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Clicker Bridge Stimulus Efficacy.pdf – Karen Pryor
Clicker Trainers Use No Punishment – and Other Training Myths – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Erasing Fear – A Lesson (or Two) on Cues and Shaping – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Fifteen Tips for Getting Started with the Clicker – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Helping Shy Dogs Blossom Using Targeting – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
How to Clicker Train Your Critter – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
How to Develop a Training Plan – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
How to Practice Clicker Mechanics – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
How to Teach Your Pet to Target – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Improve Your Clicker Training Skills – Katie Bartlett
Is it Really All or Nothing – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Operant Conditioning vs. Clicker Training – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Shaping and Targeting – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Targeting vs. Luring – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
The Ten Laws of Shaping – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Thoughts from a “Positive Reinforcement” Trainer – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Training Theory – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Well-Trained Pets Are Just a Click Away – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Suzanne Clothier Seminar: Where Clicker Trainers Go Wrong – Reactivechampion
I am a Clucker Trainer – awesomedogs
It’s In the Details: Lumping – The Crossover Trainer
Shaping – Just Another Advantage of Clicker Training – The Crossover Trainer
Critical Subtopics of Behavior Science
A wide range of subjects.
The Power of Trust
For learning to take place, trust in the human is central. It’s about RELATIONSHIP.
Steve Martin: Training Birds with Trust Accounts – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Training when you’re not training – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
The Importance of Choice in Animal Training – YouTube [Bird, Leopard Seal, Cockatoo
Does Your Parrot Have a Trust Account?.pdf – Steve Martin
It’s About Relationships.pdf – Steve Martin
LITTLE TIME EXPENDITURE, BIG TIME SUCCESS.pdf – Angi Millwood
The Art and Skill of Learning as Humans in the Animal Field.pdf – Arianna Bailey
The Power of Trust.pdf – Steve Martin, NEI, and Susan Friedman USU, on Behaviorworks.org
The SECRET of Training Birds.pdf – Steve Martin
What’s The Motivation?.pdf – Steve Martin
How to Create a Reactive Human in 10 Minutes or Less – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Are you positive? Ask your dog – awesomedogs
Cracking The Learning Code – Element 31, Stress – the Death of Learning
Shedding Light on Why We Trust – Neuroscience News
VIDEO: Brené Brown on Empathy [How It Looks & Works]
Thinking About Science and Letting It Guide Your Thinking About Behavior
“Saying There’s No Such Thing As Behavioral Science Because You Don’t Like It, Won’t Make It Go Away”
“Calling something you do with a rat, a ‘method’, or a ‘technique’, doesn’t explain what’s happening; science explains what’s happening”
“The great thing about science is that you’re free to disagree with it, but you’ll be wrong”
“There are scientific principles operating in any self-proclaimed “technique” or “method”, even when the promoters deny this”
Don’t Get Mud on Your Face! Citing Research in Discussions
Force-Free Training and the Continuum Fallacy: Defining Ourselves – eileenanddogs
Exactly Where You Should Be – Susan Garrett
Positives of Negatives & Negatives of Positives – Patricia McConnell
Training Schedules – Patricia McConnell
Do methods matter – Reactivechampion
DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC THEORIES – Intro to Psychology, Chapter 1 – Ricker
The Science Behind Positive Training – Victorial Stilwell
Negative Reinforcement – The Bill Collector Quadrant – awesomedogs
Science says … a lot of things – awesomedogs
Treat Training Trinity – Why positive reinforcement did not work for my dog – awesomedogs
Cognitive dissonance – Wikipedia
Cracking The Learning Code – Element 31, Stress – the Death of Learning
Critics Challenge ‘Dog Whisperer’ Methods
How to Read a Research Article.pdf – Cornell University
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial – U.C. Berkeley
RESOURCES FOR DOING WEB-BASED RESEARCH – Cornell University
How to Read a Research Article.pdf – Harvard University
Reading Research: Does Size Matter? – Awesomedogs
Researchers urge rethink of ‘Monty Roberts’ horse training method
Rhetological Fallacies – Information Is Beautiful
Science Proves Round Pen Methods a Joke – Writing of Riding
Science Takes On “The Man Who Listens to Horses” – Sydney Morning Herald
Some Online Journals Will Publish Fake Science, For A Fee
The Death of Expertise – The Federalist
The Science Dog: Thyroid on Trial
This Graphic Explains 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Decision-Making
YouTube: Cognitive dissonance (Dissonant & Justified) – Brad Wray
Ethics
eileenanddogs: “Let Rats Decide”
Hierarchy road map – eileenanddogs
Humane Hierarchy, cone version – eileenanddogs
The Humane Hierarchy, Part 1 of 2: Overview – eileenanddogs
The Humane Hierarchy, Part 2 of 2: Examples – eileenanddogs
To each their own – D is for Dog
Parrots and Punishment – Barbara Heidenreich
Teaching animals the clicker way – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Why Clicker Training? – Kay Laurence
On Cue 2 – Beware The Poisoned Cue – K9 Coach
The Positive Vs. Traditional Training Debate – Kellie Snider
A Barnyard of Verbal Reprimands – awesomedogs
Aggression – Who’s to Blame – the Dog or the Owner? – awesomedogs
Punishment and Principles – Where is the Line? – awesomedogs
Warning! Positive Training May Harm Your Dog – awesomedogs
Yes you can reinforce fear … or at least enable it – awesomedogs
YOUR Dog is Stressed! MY Dog is Doing Calming Signals – awesomedogs
Let Rats Decide When – JoinRats
Counter Conditioning Less Stress More Success – YouTube
Dominance and Dog Training – Association of Professional Dog Trainers Position Statement
Happy Healthy Pup – Hierarchy of Humane Behavior Practices
The Ethics of Training Methods – The Crossover Trainer
The Importance of Choice in Animal Training – YouTube
“Crossover Trainer”?
Growing up in a family and culture where punishment – used in the general sense of hurting, or causing mental or physical pain through actions like spanking, or worse – can be the norm for many of us. Then, we come around to wanting to help our pet rats. Pet rats do not tolerate such punishments and in fact mostly react badly; they can become fearful or aggressive. Those who work towards a new understanding of what it means to affect an animal’s behavior without the use of aversives can find the path unfamiliar, confusing, and hard. Those who go through this shift, myself included, are called “Crossover Trainers”.
Animal Training Philosophy – Positive Reinforcement – Parvene Farhoody, CPDT, CABC, CDBC
Thoughts from a “Positive Reinforcement” Trainer – Ken Rameriz
Magical Breakthrough Moment with Clicker Training – Alexandra Kurland
Confessions of a recovering crossover trainer – Karen Pryor
Operant Conditioning and the Traditional Trainer – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Crossing Over – Reactivechampion
Becoming a RE-Crossover Trainer – Rallying Against the Slippery Slope – awesomedogs
Pinch Me A.K.A. Prong Me – awesomedogs
A Crossover Trainer’s Journey – mymegaedog
A Whole Different View – The Crossover Trainer
Guest Post: A Pet Owner’s Story
Guest Post: My Journey to Crossing Over – The Crossover Trainer
My Dog, My Story – The Crossover Trainer
Questions for Crossover Trainers – Clickerlessons
Reflections from the Crossover Trainer
Reflections of a Crossover Trainer
The Crossover Trainer Blog on Facebook
The Curse of Knowledge – What Force-Free Trainers Need to Understand – The Crossover Trainer
The Thinking Dog. Crossover to Clicker Training.pdf – Chapter 1 – Crossing Over, Gail Fisher
The Thinking Dog: Crossover to Clicker Training (Dogwise Training Manual)
Unashamed – The Crossover Trainer
Examples of Flooding In Non-Science-Based “Methods”
I am singling out this topic in its own box because I see examples of flooding in the pet rat world, and I want to help reduce that activity.
If we’re not careful about how we handle our pet rats, there is a risk that certain kinds of handling will result in suffering for the rat. Flooding is one example. Unfortunately there is an abundance of self-proclaimed “animal trainers” who promote these poor (and worse) methods. It can be very helpful to understand what NOT to do while understanding what TO do, with regard to affecting the behavior of our sweetie pie rats.
Below this big first group of topics is another significant list of links having to do with Stress in the Way that Is Not Good, Aversives: The Bad and Ugly, Aggression: General Issues, Flooding, Learned Helplessness, Shut-Down, and How Do You Think About “Dominance”? Antiquated, Inaccurate, Invalid, Hurtful, Unnecessary, and Just Plain Wrong Wrong Wrong Uses of the Term
Four Examples:
“Forced Socialization”
This “method” was widely promoted to work with unsocialized rats. I know the originator of the “method” had her heart in the right place. Unfortunately there are an infinite number of ways to ‘practice’ this technique, and many of them result in flooding the rat. I’ve been contacted by people who regretted what they had subjected their rat to; they wanted to undo damage caused.
“Immersion Training” – The Guide
Examples are sprinkled throughout this lengthy and often confusing thread.
“Overshadowing” – ESI Education [Horses]
The Use of the Wheat Pressure Box on Horses (Equine Restraint System) – Review, by Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin, who is both a Professor and autistic, writes in this article that she can relate to the idea of surrounding a scared horse with pressure in order to comfort him. She had already invented a ‘hugging machine’ to use on herself because it made her feel better, and went on to invent a similar machine for use on cattle moving through the lines at slaughter houses.
While Dr. Grandin writes, “The trainer must be careful not to frighten the horse”, I saw this specific PBS special (from June 1997) myself, and in my opinion the wild mustang was in fact terrified as he was semi-buried in grain and rendered helpless. The pressure of the grain on all sides of his body immobilized him. His terror level exploded, and he broke into a full sweat. He emerged after about 30 minutes extremely lethargic, which on the surfaced appeared calm, relaxed, and cooperative.
With all due respect to Dr. Grandin’s expertise in the value of providing supportive and intense pressure at the right time and in the right measure – I personally believe this concept can helpfully apply to pet rats when done correctly – I think this “wheat method” is 100% Flooding. I have searched high and low for this video, and believe it is not currently available for viewing. PBS had a disclaimer at the end indicating the method was considered controversial. Here are some questions and concerns raised in Horse whisperers on PBS – a Google group thread discussion.
Husbandry
Wild Animals – Zoo Training (Positive Reinforcement) YouTube Playlist
An amazing playlist of videos of positive reinforcement being used in sophisticated ways for complex behaviors. I couldn't stop watching one after the other.
Dog training tutorial- Gotcha! teach your dog to be caught when loose!
Excellent video for husbandry and respondent conditioning examples of helping a little dog be okay with being picked up.
In Which My Training Priorities Surprised Me
Shedd Animal Training Seminar: Cooperative Behavior
Shedd Animal Training Seminar: Husbandry Training
Get a Handle on your Training – Kathy Sdao
Husbandry How-To’s – Kathy Sdao
Husbandry-Training Classes for Dog Owners – Kathy Sdao
Desensitization and Counterconditioning
Operant Conditioning, Amur Leopard training video, PART 1 – YouTube
Operant Conditioning, Amur Leopard training video, PART 2 – YouTube
Operant Conditioning, Amur Leopard training video, PART 3 – YouTube
Training Stingrays at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Rats Feel
A survey of some of the deep thinking about emotions in animals.
Let Rats Decide When – JoinRats
Shamelessly starting with my own page and video. :)
eileenanddogs: “Let Rats Decide”
Eileenanddogs reviewed the JoinRats’ page!
Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior in Rats – Bartal et al.
YouTube: Experiment Shows Rats Helping Other Distressed Rats – Bartal et al.
The scientific case for emotional feelings in animals – Mary Hunter
YouTube: Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior in Rats – Peggy Mason, University of Chicago
YouTube: Rats show kindness toward strangers, a new study shows – Peggy Mason, University of Chicago
YouTube: Rats with empathy? – Peggy Mason
Jaak Panksepp – from psychiatric ward to understanding happiness
Rats Laugh When You Tickle Them (YouTube) – Jaak Panksepp
The science of emotions – Jaak Panksepp at TEDxRainier – YouTube
The science of emotions: Jaak Panksepp at TEDxRainier (YouTube)
VIDEO: Experts in Emotion 3.3 – Jaak Panksepp on Animal Models of Human Emotion
VIDEO: How rats laugh – Jaak Panksepp
Why do rats laugh? Interview with Jaak Panksepp
YouTube: The science of emotions: Jaak Panksepp at TEDxRainier
The Importance of Choice in Animal Training – YouTube [Bird, Leopard Seal, Cockatoo
Emotional reactions of rats to the pain of others, Church
Emotional reactions of rats to the pain of others. J Comp Physiol Psychol – ResearchGate
Emotions are Not Bad Behavior – The Natural Child Project
Empathic Rats Spring Each Other From Jail – Not Exactly Rocket Science
Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior in Rats
Evolutionary Roots of Empathy.pdf – de Waal
Feeling the Pain of Social Loss
Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior, evidence suggests – Science Daily
Invasive Rat Research Should be Abolished Once and for All – Psychology Today
Many Animals Can Become Mentally Ill, Shreya Dasgupta, BBC Earth
Phew! It’s OK to be Anthropomorphic!
Psychological Disorders in Animals: A Review of What We Know, Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., PsychologyToday
Rats demonstrate helping behavior toward a soaked conspecific, Sato et al.
Rats Feel Each Other’s Pain – Science
Rats free each other from cages – Nature
Rats Laugh When You Tickle Them – YouTube – Jaak Panksepp
Rats Like Tickling – Why Is the Animal Welfare Act So Lame – Psychology Today
Rats Will Save Their Friends From Drowning
Receiving of emotional signal of pain from conspecifics in laboratory rats – Nakashima et al.
Receiving of emotional signal of pain from conspecifics in laboratory rats.pdf – Nakashima et al.
Social Modulation of Pain as Evidence for Empathy in Mice – Langford et al.
The Emotional Learning Quadrant
The Intriguing New Science That Could Change Your Mind About Rats – WIRED
VIDEO: Brené Brown on Empathy [How It Looks & Works]
YouTube: Science Claims Rats Display ‘Empathy’, Looks More Like ‘Curiosity’
Socialization, Sensitive Periods, and Developmental Stages
Starting with two powerfully good references:
L-nest – YouTube – Infant Rat-Human Touch
The videos on this YouTube site are the closest to ‘safe’ that I can identify for how to touch infant rats to help them feel good about being touched by humans
Lick Your Rats – Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah
From the University of Utah: “Some mother rats spend a lot of time licking, grooming, and nursing their pups. Others seem to ignore their pups. Highly nurtured rat pups tend to grow up to be calm adults, while rat pups who receive little nurturing tend to grow up to be anxious”.
Please do not apply the following references to pet rats. These are offered only to assist us in thinking through the issues:
Attachment, Development and Emotion – A Neurobiological Perspective
Before You Get Your Puppy.pdf – Ian Dunbar
A Good Start to a Good Bird – Barbara Heidenreich
Checklist for Socialization.pdf – Sophia Yin, DVM
Developmental Stages & Socialization – Diamondsintheruff.com
Developmental Stages of Puppy Behavior.pdf – Houston SPCA
The Neuroscience of puppy development. Start before you get him home.
Puppy Culture – LEARNING CENTER
Puppy Habituation/Socialisation Schedule.pdf &ndsash; Simplybehavior.com
Puppy Socialization from Dr. R.K. Anderson
The Science – Why It Matters (Key Stages) – The Puppy Plan
Socialising a Litter – Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
Socializing Puppies While Still With the Litter
Body Language: What Do You See Your Rat Doing? It’s About Behavior
The Importance of Choice in Animal Training – YouTube [Bird, Leopard Seal, Cockatoo
Let Rats Decide When – JoinRats
Thoughts on human and rat ethology – Ratbehavior.org
What is my rat doing – Should humans “flip and pee” a rat? – Ratbehavior.org
Canine Ethogram – Social and Agonistic Behavior – Roger Abrantes
Dominance – Making Sense of the Nonsense – Roger Abrantes
Pacifying Behavior – Origin, Function and Evolution – Roger Abrantes
Pictures illustrating canine social and agonistic behavior.pdf – Roger Abrantes
Calm Submissive – eileenanddogs
Does Your Dog REALLY Want to be Petted? – eileenanddogs
Dogs Who Like to be Petted or Touched – eileenanddogs
Group of topics: Dog Body Language Posts and Videos – eileenanddogs
You’re Too Close! Dogs and Body Pressure – eileenanddogs
INTERPRETING AND INFLUENCING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: AN ESSENTIAL KEEPER’S TOOL.pdf – Cassie Malina
“Ready?” Using meta-communication to help your dog – Patricia McConnell
Avoidance Makes for Happy (Looking) Dogs – awesomedogs
YOUR Dog is Stressed! MY Dog is Doing Calming Signals – awesomedogs
Early Stress Signals in Dogs.pdf – Vetbehaviorteam.com
We need this for assessing rats :)
Seven Stages to a Bite – Barks from the Guild
We need this for assessing rats :)
Severe Stress Signals in Dogs.pdf – Vetbehaviorteam.com
We need this for assessing rats :)
Physiological Signs of Stress.pdf – Vetbehaviorteam.com
We need this for assessing rats :)
Belly Rub Redux – Paws Abilities Dog Training
Canine Body Language: Some Dogs Don’t Want Belly Rubs! – Paws Abilities Dog Training
Does a Dog’s Body Language Tell Us How Much He Has Learned? – Psychologytoday
Dog Communication and Body Language – Center for Shelter Dogs
Dogs‘ Body Language Relevant to Learning Achievement – Hasegawa et al.
How Calming Signals Opened My Eyes VERY Wide – The Crossover Trainer
Incredibly Detailed Charts Will Help You Speak Your Dog’s Language
The Many Faces of Behavior Myopia: Recognizing the Subtle Signs
Thresholds – recognize and respect them – Diamondsintheruff.com
What is your dog communicating? A Guide to Calming Signals – The Crossover Trainer
Thresholds
As you bring a scary thing to rat, or a rat to a scary thing, the rat reacts. There are types of reactions, and an escalation of reactions. “Thresholds” looks at the types and what they mean. In all cases good behavior modification has one aim with regard to thresholds: “Don’t Do Something to Your Rat that Causes Her to Go Over Threshold”.
How Can She Possibly Be Eating? – eileenanddogs
Threshold Webinar – eileenanddogs
Threshold-Movie Script – eileenanddogs
Thresholds in Dog Training … HOW Many? – eileenanddogs
Thresholds, His, Mine, and Ours – Rewarding Behaviors
Thresholds: The Movie – eileenanddogs
VIDEO: Dogs Over Threshold – Eileen Anderson
WEBINAR: Over Threshold: The Changing Definition – Eileen Anderson
Threshold Roulette or Choice – awesomedogs
Dog Training and Bite Thresholds – greenacreskennel
Fear, Fireworks & Neuroplasticity: What you should never do when your dog is afraid
What is a Threshold? – Ines Gaschot
What’s Up With “Chicken Camps”
On JoinRats? – Yes Indeedy
The History of Operant Conditioning Workshops Using the Chicken as a Behavior Model
Click and Cluck – Lesson Animal Training from Chickens
Behaviour modification … for the trainer! – The Normal Dog
Chicken Training Seminars by Robert Bailey – Historical Archive
It’s Not About The Chickens – Your Pit Bull and You
Trainers & Experts
Based in Behavior Science
(A Few of the Many)
Mary Hunter – Stale Cheerios
Starting with Mary Hunter because she’s a pet rat lover. :)
Virginia Dare – North Star Canines
A pet rat expert too!
Sue Ainsby – Mind to Mind – Main Site
Donna Hill’s Private Dog Training, BC, Canada
The Clicker Center – Alexandra Kurland
Natural Encounters, Inc. Staff – Steve Martin
Ken Rameriz Training & Consulting – Consulting
Virginia Dare – North Star Canines
Bob Bailey, One of a Kind In the History of Behavior Science
Bailey-Farhoody Operant Conditioning Chicken Workshops – BehaviorMatters
Bob Bailey, SCD – BehaviorMatters
Behavior by Bailey
Site has not been maintained but still a great resource.
Chicken Training Seminars by Robert Bailey – Historical Archive
IQ Zoo, historical archive, Robert E. Bailey and University of Central Arkansas
YouTube: IQ Zoo: Excerpts from “Patient Like the Chipmunks” by Bob Bailey and Marion Breland Bailey
Intelligence isn’t Everything (Breed differences, genes!), YouTube – Peta Clarke
The topic is species differences, but there is historical footage from ABE. Great video!
ClickerSolutions Home – Significant articles by Bob Bailey
ClickerSolutions Interviews: Bob Bailey
ClickerSolutions Training Articles – Clicker Training Rats – Bob Bailey
I had a personal conversation with Bob about some of his method – very interesting and I’d be happy to share if you are considering clicker-training your rat. Just contact me.
ClickerSolutions Training Articles Contents
Bob Bailey and Animal Training – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Keller and Marian Breland Create the Field of Applied Animal Psychology – Sophia Yin, DVM
The Best Animal Trainers in History: Interview with Bob and Marian Bailey, Part 1 – Sophia Yin, DVM
History of Behavior Analysis: Animal Behavior Enterprises
History of Behavior Analysis: Dolphin Training in the 20th Century
Classes and Other Learning Tools
Sue Ainsby – The BOOK of TRAINING LEVELS (Older)
Sue Ainsby –The BOOK of TRAINING LEVELS (CURRENT)
Dolphin Training (part 1 of 2)
Dolphin Training (part 2 of 2)
Educational Opportunities in the Clicker Community – Katie Bartlett
Recallers Waitlist – Susan Garrett
Ten Charateristics – The Clicker Center
The Value Of Basic Training Skills – Patricia McConnell
The Training Game – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Volunteers Can Play the Clicker Game – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Husbandry-Training Classes for Dog Owners – Kathy Sdao
An ABA Practitioner’s Guide To Evidence-Based Staff Training
What Are These Terms You’re Using? – Behaviorist At Plan
Classical and Operant Conditioning Study Guide – AboutEducation
The Unexamined Dog – Language, literacy and learning for dog people, or any people.
What every person can learn from dog training – Noa Szefler – TEDxJaffa with subtitles – Amara
Links to More Links
Clicker Training Links – Katie Bartlett
Educational Opportunities in the Clicker Community – Katie Bartlett
Training Articles – Katie Bartlett
Consultations, Books – Fearfuldogs
Clicker Training Resources – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Best of reactive champion – Reactivechampion
Animal Behavior Links – Sophia Yin
BEYOND CESAR MILLAN - huge number of awesome articles
Legacy Canine – Dog Training – Resources
The Puppy Plan – Resources Menu, Downloads
Precision Behavior Animal Training – Resources
Aggression: General Issues
Dog Dog-Reactivity Treatment Summary – Patricia McConnell
Dog Dog-Reactivity, the Basics – Patricia McConnell
Aggression – Who’s to Blame – the Dog or the Owner? – awesomedogs
Good dog – Bad dog – Sad dog – Mad dog – awesomedogs
Flooding, Learned Helplessness, Shut-Down
7 Effects of Punishment – eileenanddogs
But It Worked for My Dog!! – eileenanddogs
Calm Submissive – eileenanddogs
Discussing Negative Reinforcement Responsibly – eileenanddogs
It’s Not Painful. It’s Not Scary. It Just Gets the Dog’s Attention! – eileenanddogs
Leaving the Scene – Clarifying the Science of Negative Reinforcement – eileenanddogs
Let’s Talk about Using Aversives in Training. I’ll Go First! – eileenanddogs
Shut Down Dogs, Part 1 – eileenanddogs
Shut Down Dogs, Part 2 – eileenanddogs
Threshold Webinar – eileenanddogs
You Can’t Cure MY Fear By Shoving Cookies at Me! – eileenanddogs
Dog Whispering in the 21st Century – Dissecting Behavior.pdf
Stress and learning – Dissecting Behavior
Fear of Being Dominated by Dogs – Academy for Dog Trainers
Fearful Dogs’ Blog – Fearful Dogs
Fearfuldogs Blog – Positive help for fearful dogs
The Facts About Punishment.pdf – Susan Friedman, Ph.D. and Bobbi Brinker, Ohio, on Behaviorworks.org
Written Works – Learning and Behavior – BehaviorWorks.com – Professor Susan Friedman, Ph.D.
Threshold Roulette or Choice – awesomedogs
Dogs Who Are Sensitive to Handling – ASPCA
Effectiveness Is Not Enough In Animal Training – So Much Petential!
Give Them Love – An Experimental Demonstration of Petting As a Reinforcer For Shelter Dogs – ORCA
Learned Helplessness – Responsible Dog – It’s all about dogs
Learned Helplessness in Horses – Thehorse
March Ask a Trainer – “Disobedience” – One Tail at a Time
The Carrot or the Stick – Decision-making in Dog Training – Your Pit Bull and You
What is the – Proper – Way to Hurt a Dog – Your Pit Bull and You
How Do You Think About “Dominance”? Antiquated, Inaccurate, Invalid, Hurtful, Unnecessary, and Just Plain Wrong Wrong Wrong Uses of the Term
(Read about the appropriate definition on JoinRats: Submission, Dominance, Appeasement)
Critically important articles.
""Dominance – Making Sense of the Nonsense – Roger Abrantes
Sue Ainsby – DOMINANCE and all that jazz …
Hypoxia-Induced Calm Still Legal Apparently – Jean Donaldson
Jean Donaldson – BEYOND CESAR MILLAN
The Weasel Files Part One – Jean Donaldson
The Weasel Files Part Two – Jean Donaldson
Back In the Black: Rebuild a Bankrupt Relationship.pdf – Susan Friedman, Ph.D., Behaviorworks.org
He Said, She Said, Science Says.pdf – Susan Friedman, Ph.D.
“Does science have an answer to the current disagreement about empowerment vs. subordination?” Yes, it does.
The Struggle for Dominance: Fact or Fiction?.pdf – Susan Friedman, Ph.D. and Bobbi Brinker, Ohio
Aggressive Training Methods and Aggressive Dogs – Mary Hunter
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO “HMMM”.pdf – Steve Martin
Cesar Millan And Merial – Patricia McConnell
Dogs Dominance Whats A Person To Do? – Patricia McConnell
The Concept Formerly Described as “Dominance” – Patricia McConnell
The D Word And Social Relationships In Dogs – Patricia McConnell
Alpha status, dominance, and division of labor in wolf packs – David Mech
Alpha status, dominance, and division of labor in wolf packs – David Mech, 1999
YouTube: “Alpha” Wolf? – David Mech retracts the concept
Biscuits, Not Rolls – Pat Miller
How to Create a Reactive Human in 10 Minutes or Less – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Thoughts on human and rat ethology – Ratbehavior.org
What is my rat doing – Should humans “flip and pee” a rat? – Ratbehavior.org
Forget about being Alpha in your Pack – Kathy Sdao
The Problem with Punishment – Victoria Stilwell
The Truth About Dominace – Victoria Stilwell
How Consequences Affect Our Body, Brain, and Behavior – Sophia Yin Book Review
The Dominance Controversy – Sophia Yin
A Whole Different View – The Crossover Trainer
AVSAB Position Statement – “The Use of Punishment for Behavior Modification in Animals.pdf”
Canine Dominance Revisited – Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
Critics Challenge ‘Dog Whisperer’ Methods
Dog Whispering in the 21st Century – Dissecting Behavior.pdf
Dominance and Dog Training – The Association of Professional Dog Trainers
Dominance In Dogs – Fact or Fiction? – Barry Eaton, 2011
Dominance in domestic dogs – useful construct or bad habit? – Bradshaw et al.
Evaluating Cesar Millan’s Dog Rehabilitation Methods – Say NO to coercion and say YES to rewards
Guest Post: Alpha vs. Dominance vs. Training Relationship – The Crossover Trainer
Just another deluded cowboy? ‘The Kind and Natural Approach’
Reward vs Punishment – How should we train our dogs? – luckydogtraining.co.uk
The Rise and Fall of Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer
Using ‘dominance’ to explain dog behavior is old hat – Bio-Medicine
What are Some of the Common Myths About Dog Training? – The Association of Professional Dog Trainers
Why I Love Cesar Milan Fans – Dog Star Daily
Why Veterinary Behaviorists Can’t Stand Cesar Millan
Why Won’t Dominance Die – Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
OTHER TOPICS
Constructional Aggression Treatment
(Applies to Horses as Constructional Approach Treatment)
Treating Resource Guarding with CAT (video) – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
YOUTUBE: Constructional Approach Training for Horses – Julie Lannen
YOUTUBE: Constructional Approach Training for Horses – Overcoming your horse’s fear, part 1
YouTube: Major playlist of CAT videos with horses
YouTube: Major set of CAT videos with horses
Aggression Treatment and Context.pdf – Ken Rameriz, Clicker Expo
Fearful to Friendly (F2f) – Constructional Fear Treatment for Domestic Cats
YOUTUBE: Constructional Aggression Treatment – Jesús Rosales-Ruiz & Kellie Snider
“My dog was abused and now he’s aggressive”
Can Positive Reinforcement Overcome Fear – An Investigation of Competing Contingencies
VIDEO SERIES: Constructional Aggression Treatment – C.A.T. For Dogs (Rosales-Ruiz, Snider)
YouTube, Part 1: How to Tame an Iguana Using C.A.T.
YouTube, Part 2: How to Tame an Iguana Using C.A.T. – Spot the Iguana 6 Months Later
YouTube: Constructional Aggression Treatment with Resource Guarding
YouTube: Constructional Approach Training for Horses
Horses
Horses, like rats, are prey animals. Flooding techniques, which are also used on pet rats (either deliberately or inadvertently) have been used on horses throughout the history of human ‘domination’ (in the sad sense of the term) over them, and are still used in most mainstream training methods today. Looking at flooding as it applies to horses easily translates to pet rats.
Clicker Stages & Getting Stuck – Elaine Elmer, on Equineclickertraining.com
Reflections on a Horse Clicker Training Clinic by Peggy Hogan – The Crossover Trainer
If you give a horse a cookie – Mary Hunter, Stale Cheerios
Step-By-Step TrainingGuide – The Clicker Center
Attitudes to let go of … when you Clicker Train Horses – Hippologic’s Horse Training
CAT for Horses – Natural Horse World
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http://www.equinoxhorse.net/Articles.html
Just another deluded cowboy? ‘The Kind and Natural Approach’
Learned Helplessness in Horses – Thehorse
Oveshadowing, the most useful training tool you could learn this year! – ESI Education
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING: ADDING UP THE PLUSES AND THE MINUSES
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT: WHERE DOES IT FIT IN EQUINE TRAINING?
Researchers urge rethink of ‘Monty Roberts’ horse training method
Rethink urged of Monty Roberts’ training methods
Science Proves Round Pen Methods a Joke – Writing of Riding
Science takes on the man who listens to horses
Sliced Or Whole – Click for Balance
Training with REWARDS is SO much more than ‘Clicker Training’ – Equi-libre Horses
Hodgepodge (Not Sorted)
Is “Territorial Aggression” a Useful Term – Patricia McConnell
When to Intervene in Dog-Dog Interactions – Patricia McConnell
Pat Miller Seminar: Two Ways of Treating Aggression (and Reactivity) – Reactivechampion
Should You Use No Reward Markers – Examining the Debate – Karen Pryor Clicker Training
A Genetic Analysis of Aggressive Behavior
Animal behavior and training – The Unexamined Dog
Articles by APBC Members – Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
Behavior.org – Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
Choosing The Carrot – Reward Based Training – Your Pit Bull and You
Dog Training Services – Ruff Customers Dog Training & Behavior Consulting
DRI – The Dog Trainer’s Friend – Your Pit Bull and You
Ethology Institute Cambridge – Volution, Ethology and Animal Learning
http://www.acnp.org/Docs/G5/c118_1699-1708.pdf
Legacy Canine – Dog Training – Did you Know
Legacy Canine – Dog Training – Home
Matmor.com – References for Rat Aggression
Matmor.com – Smell and Aggression
Matmor.com – The Effect of Light on Rats
ORCA – The Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals
Publications – ORCA – The Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals
Reasons – schlaumaeuses jimdo page!
Suzanne Clothier – Relationship Centered Dog Training
The 3 Ds – Distraction, Distance and Duration – Your Pit Bull and You
The Animal Behavior Management Alliance – The ABMA
The Animal Mind Reader – Summer 2013 – Washington State Magazine
The APBC – Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
The Science Dog – By Linda P. Case
Training – Your Pit Bull and You
Use training to eliminate dog aggression – Dog’s Best Life
Virtual Pet Behaviorist – ASPCA
Welcome – Association of Animal Behavior Professionals
Links
Does she just plain like this snug spot for napping, or will she learn to look elsewhere for a better fitting pod?