training Archives - Stephanie Sarkis PhD

Effective Sports Training: An Interview with Top Shot’s Gabby Franco

Gabriela Franco grew up in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. As a child she was very active, and participated in different sports such as swimming, gymnastics, and running. One day her father took her to the shooting range when she was 11 years old. Since that day, she knew she wanted to know more about the sport. At the [...]

Border collie comprehends over 1,000 object names

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-10-05T06:45:50-04:00January 8th, 2011|Categories: Dogs, Research|Tags: Border Collie, comprehension, dog, intelligence, Research, training, vocabulary|

ScienceDaily (2011-01-06) -- Researchers at Wofford College discovered that a border collie comprehends the names of over 1,000 objects, differentiating between names of objects and orders to fetch them. This research deepens the findings of researchers in Germany, who had discovered a dog that knew the names of a couple of hundred objects. Important questions were [...]