Podcast: Karen Reads from Reaching the Animal Mind
You'll enjoy listening to Karen's own podcast (available at the bottom of this page), comprised of audio selections from her latest book, Reaching the Animal Mind. In this podcast, Karen talks about...
View ArticleFifty Years of Positive Change: An Interview with Karen Pryor
Editor's note: Karen Pryor first learned about training with positive reinforcement almost 50 years ago, in 1963, when she began her animal training career as head dolphin trainer at Sea Life Park in...
View ArticlePodcast: Aggressive Dogs: Nature or Nurture?
In this month's podcast, Aidan Bindoff discusses dogs' aggressive behavior. Aidan asks, "Are aggressive dogs born aggressive, or is the aggression a result of the dog's upbringing and training?" Listen...
View Article4-H Camp Goes to the Dogs
I'm part of a group that runs a 4-H dog camp each summer called The Ohio 4-H Teen Dog Experience. A group of teens from all parts of Ohio spends several days with their dogs and new friends in an...
View ArticleHealing the Dog that Bites: An Interview with Emma Parsons
Aggression in dogs is one of the most common and most serious concerns for dog owners, and it is the primary reason dogs are euthanized.read more
View ArticlePodcast: Excerpt from Don’t Shoot the Dog
This month's podcast is a selection from the Don't Shoot the Dog audiobook.read more
View ArticleTaking Care of Business: An Interview with Toronto’s Andre Yeu
When I was four, my mom, perhaps in response to nagging from my sister and me, bought us goldfish. We came home with eight goldfish in a tiny one-gallon tank. They all died within 48 hours, due to...
View ArticleOn My Mind: A Dolphin Dream
For some years now I've been following the work of Robin Baird, PhD, who with colleagues and students has been tracking, tagging, photographing, and counting whales and dolphins around Hawaii for...
View ArticleOn My Mind: Going to the Vet
Better safe than sorryGoing to the vet—the topic came up on the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Alumni list recently. When do you know the dog or cat is sick enough to be taken to the vet?Someone's puppy was...
View ArticleOn My Mind: The Mean Boss
Click the bossOne time at a conference I shared a breakfast table with a woman who was an executive in an oil company. Finding out what I do for a living, she expressed a firm belief in reinforcement,...
View ArticleClicking to Help the World’s Fastest Animal Outrun Extinction
Editor's noteIf you have experienced the power of clicker training, you know it has the potential to save animal lives. One Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Certified Training Partner (CTP), Jade Fountain,...
View ArticleHOPE AACR Pets Bring Smiles to Victims of Hurricane Sandy
Editor's note:Many people are familiar with the heroic stories of the search and rescue dogs that have helped victims of disasters like 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy. However, few people know about the...
View ArticleThe Dynamics of Being a Changemaker: An Interview with Michele Pouliot
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View ArticleFrom Pipe Dream to Positive: Lindsay Wood's Impact in Animal Welfare
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View ArticleCarnivorous Chairs and the Cone of Shame: Creativity in Action
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View ArticleEvery Dog, Every Day: An Interview with Kay Laurence
Editor's note:On a working farm in the English countryside, nearly a mile from the nearest road, people and dogs come together from all over the world to learn from one of the world's top trainers, Kay...
View ArticleImproving the Life of Shelter Dogs: A Conversation with Karen Pryor
Editor’s note: Dogs are relinquished to shelters for many reasons. People move, have a new baby, get divorced, lose their homes.read more
View ArticleA Raven’s Tale: Cues that Reduce Stress
A note from Karen Pryor:Sherri Lippman was an early adopter of clicker training. She is co-author and co-star, with Virginia Broitman, of the award-winning clicker training video, The How of Bow Wow!...
View ArticleThe Power of Conditioned Stimuli: Bossed Around by My Teakettle
Tea for twoYears ago Kay Laurence was visiting Boston and staying at my apartment. Kay and I both like a cup of tea in the morning. I boiled water in an old stainless steel Revere Ware kettle I...
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