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Listed below is a compilation of articles and outstanding posts from the mailing list. Browse through the by-topic list below or use our search feature to retrieve articles by subject, author, or other keyword. (Note: Some articles may appear in more than one section below.)

Clicker Training and Operant Conditioning

• Glossary of Clicker Training Terms, by Melissa C. Alexander (new 4/21/02)
• A Beginner's Guide to Operant Conditioning, by Doug Johnson
• A Clicker Training Primer, by Melissa Alexander (new 6/15/2002)
• Ratios, Schedules -- Why and When, by Bob and Marian Bailey

Basic Clicker Training

• Dani Weinberg's Five Steps to Train a Behavior, by Doug Johnson
• The Keys to Successful Clicker Training, by Melissa Alexander
• The Five Myths of Clicker Training, by Melissa Alexander
• Tips for Success, by Melissa Alexander
• Two-fers and Three-fers, by Melissa Alexander
• Using the Clicker, by Melissa Alexander

Advanced Clicker Training Techniques

• Ratios, Schedules -- Why and When, by Bob and Marian Bailey
• Redirection vs. Desensitization, by Doug Johnson, with additional comments by Melissa Alexander
• Reliability: Traditional vs. OC, by Doug Johnson

Shaping

• Learning About Learning: The Great Box Experience, by Deb Jones

Specific Behaviors

• Attention, by Melissa Alexander
• Crate Training, by Jos Lermyte
• Teaching Your Dog to Wait at Doorways, by Debi Davis
• Teaching "Leave It" by Debi Davis
• Loose Leash Walking: The Total Picture, by Melissa Alexander
• The Musher's Cure for Pulling, by Robin Shen
• Nailtrimming for Sensitive Dogs, by Debi Davis (plus an additional tip by Laura Van Dyne)
• The Sit Test, by Ian Dunbar
• Walking on a Loose Leash, by Laura Van Dyne

Dominance and Behavior Issues

• The History and Misconceptions of Dominance Theory, by Melissa Alexander -- revised edition
• Social Hierarchies, by Ian Dunbar
• The Macho Myth, by Ian Dunbar
• Why Can't a Dog Be More Like a Dog?, by Ian Dunbar

Chicken Training

• Introductory Chicken Training Camp Class Notes (July 23-27, 1999), by Melissa Alexander
• Intermediate Chicken Training Camp Class Notes (Oct. 27-31, 2000), by Melissa Alexander
• Diary of a Chicken Trainer, by Melissa Alexander
• Diary of a Chicken Trainer, Part 2, by Melissa Alexander
• How I Trained a Chicken, by Don Hanson

Puppy Training

• Crate Training, by Jos Lermyte
• Countdown to a Crackerjack Canine Companion, by Ian Dunbar
• Housetraining Your Puppy, by Wendy Dreyer
• Puppy Training, by Ian Dunbar

Success Stories

• You Can't Train a Catahoula with a Tootsie Roll, by Marni Fowler
• Clicker Training Saved Our Life, by Jay Johnston
• The Tale of the Vomiting Comet, by Debi Davis
• Why I Clicker Train, by Melissa Alexander

About Classes and Seminars

• Clicker Trainers: Buyer Beware, by Deb Jones
• What Makes a Good Clinician, by Jessica Jahiel
• Clicking in a Traditional Class, by Melissa Alexander

Humans and Operant Conditioning

Miscellaneous

• How to Mush on a Bike, by Robin Shen
• Index to The Culture Clash, compiled by Stacy Braslau-Schneck

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