Liberty came to me as a six-month-old puppy. I wish I had a wonderful fairy tale to tell about our relationship but that never makes for a good story. Even how we met was quite an uneventful experience. Actually, I made the cardinal mistake of impulsively choosing a dog based on coat color. At an […]
Clicker Training Classmates
During our Behavior block during Neurology, we learned basic animal training techniques. One of the training approaches we explored was clicker training. To gain exposure to various methods, we participated in a training lab. Clicker training requires pairing a “click” with a primary positive reinforcer of behavior, such as food, via classical conditioning. Once the animal associates the “click” […]
Becoming Accredited
At the beginning of the semester, the advisor for the class of 2016 made us aware of an opportunity I had never heard of before. She told us about the Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals & Initial Accreditation Training, which is typically offered to third-year students at my school, and has the benefits of […]
