2011 Canis Film Festival Finalists

Voting for the 2011 Canis Film Festival has ended. Thank you to everyone who voted! The winner and two runner-ups will be announced at ClickExpo Chicago at the end of March.

Judging Criteria

Videos should be judged on the following criteria:

• Clarity of teaching process and methods
• Innovation in the end behavior and teaching approach
• Entertainment value
• Use of positive training principles, especially those using operant conditioning and a marker
• Usefulness to target audience
• Production quality

The five finalists are:

Basketball Playing Beagle
by Tonji Stewart

"What Is This?" (Teaching a Visual Match to Sample)
by Elizabethanne Stevens

The Power of Premack: Fence Fighting
by Sarah Owings and Bridges Dog Training

Dogs Like Kids They Feel Safe With
by Madeline Gabriel

Maya Learns how to Roll Herself Up in a Blanket
by Sarah Owings

View all of the 2011 submissions.