By Zazie Todd, PhD
Are you lot a blogger? Do you lot back upwards reward-based preparation for dogs in addition to other animals? Would you lot similar to accept business office inward the 4th annual #Train4Rewards spider web log party?
You are invited to write a spider web log post almost reward-based preparation of dogs or other companion animals, post it on your ain spider web log on the laid date, in addition to thence come upwards in addition to portion a link to it here. Bloggers from anywhere inward the basis are invited to accept part.
In the past, posts create got covered the preparation of dogs, cats in addition to horses. Posts on the preparation of rats, mice, ferrets, rabbits, in addition to fish are all welcome too.
Read on to uncovering out more.
On Fri 14th or Sabbatum 15th June:
1. Publish a post on your spider web log inward back upwards of the #Train4Rewards spider web log party. It tin plough over the axe hold out words, photos, video, a podcast, or a combination, in addition to relate to whatever form of companion animal. I’ve pose to a greater extent than or less suggestions below to larn you lot started.Double-check your post to brand certain the note is friendly in addition to supportive to people who mightiness non know anything almost positive reinforcement preparation – nosotros desire to hold out encouraging in addition to upbeat.
2. Include the #Train4Rewards push inward your post in addition to larn inward link to the spider web log political party page (see below for to a greater extent than info).
3. Add your spider web log to the listing on companionanimalpsychology.com here. The listing volition hold out opened upwards from 5am PST on 14th June until 8am PST on 16th June. Don’t immature adult woman the deadline!
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| The pocket-size version of the spider web log political party button |
On Lord's Day 16th June:
1. Check out the full listing of participating blogs on companionanimalpsychology.com. Visit the other blogs, in addition to larn out comments to present back upwards for your beau bloggers.2. Share your spider web log post on social media using the hashtag #Train4Rewards.
3. Share your favourite posts from other participating blogs on social media, also using the hashtag #Train4Rewards. You don’t create got to portion all the posts (unless you lot desire to), thence pick the ones you lot similar best in addition to portion those. You tin plough over the axe spread this out throughout the day.
4. Feel proud of your contribution to improving creature welfare. Reward yourself amongst a slice of cake, a bunch of flowers, a walk inward the woods, or whatever makes you lot happy.
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| Photo: Jill Wellington/Pixabay |
Ideas for posts
Blog posts tin plough over the axe hold out almost whatever appear of reward-based preparation in addition to tin plough over the axe purpose text, photo, podcast or video, thence experience complimentary to purpose your imagination. This year, the spider web log political party coincides amongst Father’s Day, thence that mightiness plough over you lot to a greater extent than or less ideas too.Here are to a greater extent than or less suggestions to larn you lot started:
- What you lot taste almost preparation using positive reinforcement
- How to purpose positive reinforcement to learn a demeanor or solve a demeanor problem
- How to prepare your truthful cat to function yesteryear into a carrier
- A video of your dog, cat, rabbit, rat or ferret doing tricks
- Reviews of books or videos that are almost reward-based training
- The fundamental affair that made you lot function yesteryear a crossover trainer
- Photos of dogs (or other animals) enjoying a preparation session
- The best treats to purpose every bit rewards
- Recipes for preparation treats
- An ode to your bait pouch, written yesteryear your dog
- Why you lot dear your Canis familiaris trainer
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| The regular Train for Rewards spider web log political party push (800 x 800 pixels) |
How to larn the most out of the spider web log party
1. Bring your best post. It’s similar wearing a beautiful clothing to a party. The people who got the most out of previous years’ spider web log parties wrote bully novel posts. If you lot must purpose an older post, you lot should update it. People are to a greater extent than probable to portion novel content.2. Take fourth dimension to edit. It’s to a greater extent than frequently than non best if you lot tin plough over the axe laid aside the kickoff draft of your post for a 24-hour interval or two, in addition to and thence come upwards dorsum to edit. Re-writing is e'er an of import business office of the writing process.
3. Use a bully photo. When you lot add together your post to the listing here, you lot volition larn the adventure to lead the photograph that volition appear every bit your thumbnail. Everyone volition create got the Train for Rewards button, thence if you lot create got your ain photograph it volition brand yours stand upwards out more. Also, photos actually help amongst sharing on social media.
You tin plough over the axe purpose your ain photo, in addition to nosotros dear to run across photos of your ain pets. Or you lot tin plough over the axe uncovering 1 that is available for complimentary purpose or pay for a stock photograph (just brand certain you’re next copyright rules). Several sites create got complimentary photos available, including Pixabay, Unsplash, in addition to Stocksnap.
The spider web log political party rules
What is allowed: anything that celebrates the reward-based preparation of companion animals.What is non allowed: preparation that uses pain, including but non express to choke in addition to prong collars, electronic daze collars, alpha rolls, or other aversive techniques; spider web log posts of a commercial or spammy nature.
I reserve the correct to take posts if they are inappropriate and/or non inside the spirit of the spider web log party. Please function yesteryear along posts family-friendly. No discussions volition hold out entered into almost posts that suspension the rules.
If you lot want, you lot tin plough over the axe allow me know that you lot are planning to accept part. I await frontwards to reading your posts!
Technical details of adding the button:
The push is already available on this page, in addition to the url it should link to volition hold out added to this page nearer the time.You tin plough over the axe download the photograph yesteryear right-clicking on it.
Ideally, you lot should brand the spider web log push link to the spider web log party; if you lot prefer, you lot tin plough over the axe include a text link every bit good or instead. Without a link somewhere inward your post, it volition non hold out possible to add together it to the link-up.
Please brand certain the link to the spider web log political party is a nofollow link. Google does non similar it if people purpose follow links inward spider web log parties in addition to tin plough over the axe apply penalties, which no-one wants. Typically, to brand a link you lot only click the ‘nofollow’ push when you lot add together it.
Technical details of adding the link to your spider web log post to the spider web log party:
You need to post the specific permalink to your spider web log post, non the master copy url of your blog.If you lot create got several pictures inward your post, you lot volition create got a pick of thumbnails. Choose the 1 you lot want.
If you lot brand a error or desire to lead a unlike thumbnail, you lot tin plough over the axe delete it in addition to start again, whatever fourth dimension upwards to the deadline.
Blog posts volition hold out displayed inward a random order, thence you lot exercise non create got to hold out the kickoff to add together your link – only don’t immature adult woman the deadline of 8am Pacific fourth dimension on Lord's Day 16th June.
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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the writer of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy
. She is the founder of the pop spider web log , where she writes almost everything from preparation methods to the human-canine relationship. She also writes a column for Psychology Today in addition to has received the prestigious Captain Haggerty Award for Best Training Article inward 2017. Todd lives inward Maple Ridge, BC, amongst her husband, 1 dog, in addition to 2 cats.Useful links:
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