FROM: Liz Norris, Master Trainer
AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
From: Liz Norris
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:52 AM
Subject: Clicking Tough Kids
A Note of Explanation:
More and more parents are beginning to use the clicker system, and sometimes the actual clicker, to shape behavior and skills in their children. People in professional circles, however, are sometimes still nervous about the idea. Here’s a report from a teacher faced with an emergency situation who put the clicker to work in a truly imaginative way.
Stuart Harder, Ph.D., a behavior analyst in the Minnesota public school system, posted the October 6 letter, below, to a precision teaching discussion list of which I’m a member. Many people, including me, immediately sent praise and queries. In the second post, October 7, Stuart responded to some of those comments.
He is continuing this work and teaching others; other schools are also giving this a try. We will try to keep new information flowing to this site as it comes in.
Karen Pryor
From: Harder, Stuart R. [BSMTP:scred.srh@norsol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 5:28 PM
To: SClistserv@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Tough Kids & Clicker Training
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Dogs on prongs and saying "NO"
FROM: Liz Norris, Master Trainer
AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
Let me give you my impression of dongs on prongs, when I see one like this, I know it has not been trained to use its mind and be a free thinker. I also know it is not under control for YOU, but under the control of a collar. Proved that at a workshop this weekend where the lady was so proud her Doberman was on a prong......I told her to strip the dog naked and it should work for her if she were correct in her assumption that the dog would obey her without it. Dog left the country........could not wait to get away from her and force training. It did not want nor did it volunteer to be with her and part of their team. worked 15 minutes with dog on loose leash and she was right there with me, following me, would not get off me...like Velcro.
AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
Let me give you my impression of dongs on prongs, when I see one like this, I know it has not been trained to use its mind and be a free thinker. I also know it is not under control for YOU, but under the control of a collar. Proved that at a workshop this weekend where the lady was so proud her Doberman was on a prong......I told her to strip the dog naked and it should work for her if she were correct in her assumption that the dog would obey her without it. Dog left the country........could not wait to get away from her and force training. It did not want nor did it volunteer to be with her and part of their team. worked 15 minutes with dog on loose leash and she was right there with me, following me, would not get off me...like Velcro.
Teaching Vallie to walk on moving sidewalks
By Liz Norris, Master Trainer
AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
Wearing her harness and Service Dog bags with her official SD documents, food, treats, and toys inside, this Service Dog puppy, Vallie, is training to walk on a moving sidewalk. With a glob of peanut butter right by her sensitive nose to treat herself on, she is encouraged to keep walking on a treadmill.
Vallie is a very happy energetic puppy who LOVES to train with Liz, and she want to keep on doing the training session even after Liz stops. Liz and Vallie also gave us a demonstration on how she works in tunnels and slides for find and rescue jobs, and to play with children on a slide. Vallie kept returning to the tunnels and slide even after the training session ended. SHE LOVES IT!
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AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
Wearing her harness and Service Dog bags with her official SD documents, food, treats, and toys inside, this Service Dog puppy, Vallie, is training to walk on a moving sidewalk. With a glob of peanut butter right by her sensitive nose to treat herself on, she is encouraged to keep walking on a treadmill.
Vallie is a very happy energetic puppy who LOVES to train with Liz, and she want to keep on doing the training session even after Liz stops. Liz and Vallie also gave us a demonstration on how she works in tunnels and slides for find and rescue jobs, and to play with children on a slide. Vallie kept returning to the tunnels and slide even after the training session ended. SHE LOVES IT!
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Dual Service Dog
By Liz Norris, Master Trainer
AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
email Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:04 PM
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AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
Hi Maria,
...It is easy to have a dual service dog. Many dogs do more than one task in a family. Some Diabetic alert dogs will work on several members in a family, same with seizure or mobility. the dog learns what it can do for who. they are very intelligent.
Liz
email Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:04 PM
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Public image with a Service Dog
By Liz Norris, Master Trainer
AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
email Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM
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AKC-CGC Instructor and Therapy Evaluator
Pawsibilities Unleashed
Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
Don't want to mislead people. Service Dogs mean work, but you get the exchange of an alert dog. It is hard work for a lot of people, easy for others. It is something they must want enough to get past the public announcement to the world, hey, I have a disability. You can't ask me what it is, but I have one...
Liz
email Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM
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