Thinking Animals

Thinking Animals is founded on the simple concept that animals do think. Perhaps they don't think in the same manner or to the same depth that humans do, but they do think. We try our best to train in such a way as to harness this ability of the animals in our lives. We believe that the best way to train an animal is to provide an incentive for them to do things the way we want them done. We try to set clear goals for the animals and let them figure out how to achieve those goals - i.e. define the "what we want to accomplish" rather than how to accomplish it. We believe that there are differing goals for different people. Some people want to compete in obedience, but most people merely want a well-mannered house pet. The goals are different, but the techniques are much the ( www.thinkinganimals.com )