by Kay Laurence | Jun 4, 2018
7 min read Just because it is better than it was, does that make it the best we can do? This is part of the “good enough” resolution or avoid-any-more-hard-work ethos. Is time so precious that we cannot invest in doing better? Much of the material we integrate into...
by Kay Laurence | Jun 3, 2018
8 min read The origins of the protocol were first documented over 50 years ago, but it is not a well-known or frequently selected protocol. Susan Friedman explains the original experiment succinctly in her article Clearing the Path to Reinforcement with an Errorless...
by Kay Laurence | Apr 2, 2020
Cup on a Stick Foundation Skills 10 min read Course Content Expand All 1. Equipment and key skills 4 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/4 Steps Perfect cups, great sticks Cup games Load the cup place here Why are you learning this? 2. What we want the dog to...
by Kay Laurence | Feb 29, 2020
More than words 3 min read We expect our dogs to understand the meaning of words and signals, but if you have ever worked with computers you will know that what you say doesn’t always turn into an actionable response. (The customer seeking advice from the support...
by Kay Laurence | Dec 30, 2019
Can’t not learn 4 min read Dog, puppy or person, we can’t not learn. The environment is “playing on us” all the time, when we are watching TV, FaceBooking, listening to a podcast, in a lesson, we cannot not learn. Are you aware of what learning is happening?...
by Kay Laurence | Nov 1, 2019
Blog 10 min read To think - coming up to 20 years since I designed this game for my college students in computing - to improve communication! Who knew it would become a future piece of technology for (dog training and) behaviour world! ... and cruises of course...
by Kay Laurence | Oct 31, 2019
Kay Laurence 10 min read A bonded hen Chick Pea is a lone survivor. July saw a pen of 12 happy birds of various backgrounds, September left just one. A visiting Johnny-Come-Lately of athletic heritage dined a couple of times a week at the expense of my girls. A...
by Kay Laurence | Oct 27, 2019
Must read 7 min read I know what I am, as a trainer. But does my view of “A Trainer” coincide with, or even overlap with yours? First we have to look at what is “training”? Training is the process of learning the skills that you need for a particular job or activity....
by Kay Laurence | Oct 15, 2019
5 min read How we label, refer and view a process will have an effect on how we employ it. Words have powerful meanings that can be quite different depending on your culture, your background and your experience. If we regard an activity as a hobby then we probably...
by Kay Laurence | Oct 4, 2019
10 min read Introducing Rewards Aloud Most dog sports have evolved from either competitions for purposely bred skills in dogs (such as sheepdog trials, shooting, hunting) or from military activities in the post-war 1950s. The original rules were based on the views of...
by Kay Laurence | Sep 11, 2019
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