The Rest Of The Story
Rustic V’s Raisin Cain (Coyote) 1997-2018 I told the bare facts about the end, but that’s not the way Coyote deserves to be remembered. There was so much more to…
Read moreJust the Facts
I need to get this out and it’s easier to do it once here and then never have to say it again than to tell people separately. I owe my…
Read moreCoyotes Eye
I keep meaning to write about this. It’s been difficult. Not only because of the subject. Also I’ve been fighting Christmas, between everyone being home and trying to get ready…
Read moreSortin’ Cattle
Rusty had another chance to show what a big boy he is becoming. Before the cows went out on corn stalks we went through and picked out any that were…
Read moreDriving Horse
Sometimes I worry about how far behind we are. Of all the things Rusty should be doing by now. Of all the things he would be doing if I rode…
Read moreTAG Teaching
My very wonderful sister in law said today that I will try to clicker train anything that breaths. She may be right. But when something works why fight it? I’ve…
Read morePreparing
Coyotes eye is getting worse quite steadily. It is going to have to come out soon. There are some benefits to the slow progression of his cancer. He is becoming…
Read moreLearning To Train Through Learning
I stopped in town today to drop something off. There on the front step, a native man stood, talking, waiting while the women folk did their shopping. He was very…
Read moreFirst Training Session With Poppy
We are working on treat manners and targeting. Cows present completely different problems when it comes to treat manners than horses. With horses we mostly worry about biting. Also staying…
Read moreCognitive Dissonance? Or Functional Fixedness?
In clicker training we often hear that people don’t want to switch over from whatever their normal training method is because of cognitive dissonance, “ the mental discomfort (psychological stress)…
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