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Hi Jeff. It's three weeks until Seamus appears in "Annie." I think he's doing well, although a little concerned about the small amount of rehearsal time we have. I keep rehearsing him anyway, hoping he can generalize when the time comes. My question is about prepping for the show night...

You can push your hand flat along the ground (as if you are pushing straight down), or take your hand and curl it towards your body (as if you are rubbing your shirt with your fingers pointed towards the ground) and then turn your hand over and show your palm. You first need to lure the behavior by moving...

Hi Jeanne, Good for you for undertaking such a fun task to give you and Seamus a training goal. I created a post for you to read about this, complete with a video of Ranger doing the final behavior. Your strategy of "catching him" doing the behavior when he stretches is very savvy and will...

Hi Jeff. This is not a behavior problem but just a silly, fun thing. Seamus is going to play "Sandy" in a lower/middle school production of "Annie." It's a small school and only one low key performance in the gym. He loves children and is used to hanging around school (and for...