Special Dogs in Our Lives and Clicker Training

Paws & Effect – Special Dogs in Our Lives and How B.F. Skinner Invented Clicker Training

This week, two pet owners talk about adopting the special dogs in their lives, and a researcher takes us back to the days when the famous psychologist B.F. Skinner invented positive reinforcement training, and trained a Dalmatian in 20 minutes to prove it would work. Paws for the News about archeological research into Stone Age man and their dogs, the first female K9 handler death in Afghanistan, and in Canada, put a leash on your cat. Snoopy Goes Shopping for the Potty Park.

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Tags: B.F. Skinner, clicker training, Paws & Effect, positive reinforcement training, Sharon Sakson, special dogs

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