SFSPCA Academy for Dog Trainers graduate releases trailer for Pit Bull movie on You Tube. A short trailer for The Pit Bull Hoax DVD. Dispelling myths about Pit Bulls and educating the public and polliticians on why BSL is not a good way to address concerns about dogs. Features Dr. Ian Dunbar, Dr. Nicholas Dodman and Jean Donaldson, Jane Berkey and Diane Jessup. Check out The Pit Bull Hoax DVD at www.pitbullguru.com/hoax Produced by K9 SON MEDIA

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Or maybe the magic of neurscience? Our brain makes up much of what we think we see, simplifying a complex reality into a form we can digest. Magicians Penn and Teller discuss how magic works at their show in Las Vegas.

Pen starts with the "Seven basic principles of magic. Palm, ditch, steal, load, simulation,misdirection, and switch."

Our brains don't see everything—the world is too big, too full of stimuli. So the brain takes shortcuts, constructing a picture of reality with relatively simple algorithms for what things are supposed to look like. Magicians capitalize on those rules. "Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology," Teller says. "If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful. I've exploited the efficiencies of your mind." says Teller.

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The latest edition of the CHACO Chimes is available. The Chimes is published by SF/SPCA Academy Grad Almudena Ortiz Cué.This issue features training tips, article about Canine Freestyle, as well a nutritional information.

"A few hours training pigeons and chickens taught me more than years of working with dogs. Birds fly off if you goof.  Whine all you want about bonding, dominance, and working to please; pigeons and chickens give  an honest assessment of your rate, timing, criteria, and mechanics." - John Buginas

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