Kathy Sdao

“The article concludes by describing a phone conversation Ms. Holt had with Mathilde DeCagney, the trainer of Moose, the Jack Russell Terrier who played Eddie on the TV show Frasier.

[Kiley] has nothing wrong with him,” she said, her French accent softening the sharp words. “It’s all you.” I winced, but I knew she was right. She listed the reasons: Kiley is a working dog without a job; he’s a social dog without enough companionship; he’s a smart dog without enough mental stimulation; and he’s a hyper dog without enough exercise.

In other words, Kiley has needs!”
― Kathy Sdao, Plenty in Life is Free

“I expand on this “fifty rewards a day” protocol by giving my clients information about how to be successful behavior engineers. I suggest that they “Get SMART” —that is, that they practice “See, Mark And Reward Training.” Those three components—seeing good behavior, marking good behavior (often with a click or a “yes”) and rewarding good behavior—are the core competencies of successful trainers. This trio of skills comprises the technique called “capturing” (or “scanning” by some marine-mammal trainers): capitalizing on the numerous desirable behaviors an animal performs over the course of an average day by: 1) noticing them, 2) pointing them out to the animal, and 3) then giving the animal a reward in order to increase the strength of those behaviors. We make efforts to reinforce behaviors we like so those behaviors become more frequent, more intense and longer.”
― Kathy Sdao, Plenty in Life is Free