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Buoy target with handle

Meg — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:23:30 +0000

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 in the early stages of learning to go to a remote target. using-yellow-buoy-target-for-initiating-remote-targeting.JPG

You can find these buoys with a handle at www.mytrainingstore.com with the following link http://www.mytrainingstore.com/productView.asp?ID=8

Ken Ramirez Animal Training Book is widely sought after

admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:56:11 +0000

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 further.

Packed with great information for training different species of animals! Produced for professional animal trainer and animal behavior/husbandry students, this book focuses on sound operant conditioning training principals. Organized around critical skills essential to successful animal training, this experience-based book is a valuable resource for all animal training practitioners.

Shows how to develop an overall strategy for animal training
Offers an innovative and successful approach to animal training
Explains husbandry training process using operant conditioning
Uses real examples of human-animal interaction in positive reinforcement training
Provides a comprehensive collection of articles and reading on animal training “Animal Management Resources (MyTrainingStore.com) is the number one seller of my book Animal Training: Successful Animal Management through Positive Reinforcement.” – Ken Ramirez, author of Animal Training: Successful Animal Management through Positive Reinforcement.

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admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:47:09 +0000

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Animal Training Books

Meg — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:05:17 +0000

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 timing, criteria and rate of reinforcement.

I have found that no matter how many times I read Don’t Shoot the Dog, I always pick up on something I missed during my previous readings or a point becomes clearer. For this reason, I recommend the book to beginners as well as experienced trainers that may not have read it since they first started training.

The Ramirez book covers everything from an introduction to training to advanced training. We use this book in all levels of classes. The book is written very clearly and is easy to understand. The book is a wonderful resource full of articles from a variety of authors.