Earlier in the week I said I would post some pictures of the buoy target I am using. The first picture shows how the buoy can be used with the handle. using-buoy-target-with-handle.JPG While the stallion is targeting calmly now, the handle helped me keep all my fingers! The other picture is with a mare that is [...]

The book,  Animal Training: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement by: Ken Ramirez is very popular. We sell an abundance of them in our online animal training shopping store called MyTrainingStore.com . Whether you are looking to increase your knowledge in dog training, cat training, as a professional animal trainer or one in training yourself, look no [...]

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I was recently asked what books do we use when we are teaching an introductory course on animal training. We use two books for our assigned reading; Animal Training: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement by Ken Ramirez and Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor. Both books provide a solid foundation for understanding basic principles including [...]