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English Bulldog - Teaching Cooperation

Never punish your English Bulldog for failing to obey you or try to punish him into compliance. Bribing, repeating yourself, and doing a behavior for him all avoid the real issue of dog training – his will. He must be helped to be willing, not made to achieve tasks. Good Bulldog training helps your dog want to obey. He learns that he can gain what he values most through cooperation and compliance, and can’t gain those things any other way.
Your Bulldog is learning to earn, rather than expect, the good things in life. And you’ve become much more important to him than you were before. Because you are allowing him to experiment and learn, he doesn’t have to be forced, manipulated, or bribed. When he wants something, he can gain it by cooperating with you. One of those “somethings” – and a great reward you shouldn’t underestimate – is your positive attention, paid to him with love and sincere approval!

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English Bulldog - Training For Attention

Your English Bulldog pretty much has a one-track mind. Once he is focused on something, everything else is excluded. This can be great, for instance, when he’s focusing on you! But it can also be dangerous if, for example, his attention is riveted on the bunny he is chasing and he does not hear you call – that is, not unless he has been trained to pay attention when you say his name.
When you call your dog’s name, you will again be seeking a specific response – eye contact. The best way to teach this is to trigger his alerting response by making a noise with your mouth, such as whistling or a kissing sound, and then immediately doing something he’ll find very intriguing.
You can play a treasure hunt game to help teach him to regard his name as a request for attention. As a bonus, you can reinforce the rest of his new vocabulary at the same time.

Treasure Hunt

Make a kissing sound, then jump up and find a dog toy or dramatically raid the fridge and rather noisily eat a piece of cheese. After doing this twice, make a kissing sound and then look at your Bulldog.
Of course he is looking at you! He is waiting to see if that sound – the kissing sound – means you’re going to go hunting again. After all, you’re so good at it! Because he is looking, say his name, mark with “good,” then go hunting and find his toy. Release it to him with an “OK.” At any point if he follows you, attach your “let’s go!” command; if he leaves you, give permission with “OK.”
Using this approach, he cannot be wrong – any behavior your dog offers can be named. You can add things like “take it” when he picks up a toy, and “thank you” when he happens to drop one. Many opportunities to make your new vocabulary meaningful and positive can be found within this simple training game.
Problems to watch out for when teaching the treasure hunt:
– You really do not want your English Bulldog to come to you when you call his name (later, when you try to engage his attention to ask him to stay, he’ll already be on his way toward you). You just want him to look at you.
– Saying “watch me, watch me” doesn’t teach your English Bulldog to offer his attention. It just makes you a background noise.
– Don’t lure your dog’s attention with the reward. Get his attention and then reward him for looking. Try holding a toy in one hand with your arm stretched out to your side. Wait until he looks at you rather than the toy. Now say his name then mark with “good!” and release the toy. As he goes for it, say “OK.”

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Let’s Go

Many English Bulldog owners wonder if they can retain control while walking their dogs and still allow at least some running in front, sniffing, and playing. You might worry that allowing your dog occasional freedom could result in him expecting it all the time, leading to a testy, leash-straining walk. It’s possible for both parties on the leash to have an enjoyable experience by implementing and reinforcing well-thought-out training techniques.
Begin by making word associations you’ll use on your walks. Give the Bulldog some slack on the leash, and as he starts to walk away from you say “OK” and begin to follow him.
Do not let him drag you; set the pace even when he is being given a turn at being the leader. Whenever he starts to pull, just come to a standstill and refuse to move (or refuse to allow him to continue forward) until there is slack in the leash. Do this correction without saying anything at all. When he isn’t pulling, you may decide to just stand still and let him sniff about within the range the slack leash allows, or you may even mosey along following him. After a few minutes of “recess”, it is time to work. Say something like “that’s it” or “time’s up,” close the distance between you and your dog, and touch him.
Next say “let’s go” (or whatever command you want to use to mean “follow me as we walk”). Turn and walk off, and, if he follows, mark his behavior with “good!” Then stop, squat down, and let him catch you. Make him glad he did! Start again, and do a few transitions as he gets the hang of your follow-the-leader game, speeding up, slowing down, and trying to make it fun. When you stop, he gets to catch up and receive some deserved positive reinforcement. Don’t forget that’s the reason he is following you, so be sure to make it worth his while!
Require him to remain attentive to you. Do not allow sniffing, playing, eliminating, or pulling during your time as leader on a walk. If he seems to get distracted – which, by the way, is the main reason dogs walk poorly with their people – change direction or pace without saying a word. Just help him realize “oops, I lost track of my human”. Do not jerk his neck and say “heel” – this will make the word “heel” mean pain in the neck and will not encourage him to cooperate with you. Don’t repeat “let’s go,” either. He needs to figure out that it is his job to keep track of and follow you if he wants to earn the positive benefits you provide. The best reward you can give a dog for performing an attentive, controlled walk is a few minutes of walking without all of the controls. Of course, he must remain on a leash even during the “recess” parts of the walk, but allowing him to discriminate between attentive following – “let’s go” – and having a few moments of relaxation – “OK” – will increase his willingness to work.

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English Bulldog – Practical Commands For Family Pets (Part III)

“Stay” can easily be taught as an extension of what you’ve already been practicing. To teach “stay,” you follow the entire sequence for reinforcing a “sit” or “down,” except you wait a bit longer before you give the release word, “OK!” Wait a second or two longer during each practice before saying “OK!” and releasing your dog to the positive reinforcer (toy, treat, or one of life’s other rewards).
If he gets up before you’ve said “OK,” you have two choices: pretend the release was your idea and quickly interject “OK!” as he breaks; or, if he is more experienced and practiced, mark the behavior with your correction sound – “eh!” – and then gently put him back on the spot, wait for him to lie down, and begin again. Be sure the next three practices are a success. Ask him to wait for just a second, and release him before he can be wrong. You need to keep your English Bulldog feeling like more of a success than a failure as you begin to test his training in increasingly more distracting and difficult situations.
As he gets the hang of it – he stays until you say “OK” – you can gradually push for longer times – up to a minute on a sit-stay and up to three minutes on a down-stay. You can also gradually add distractions and work in new environments. To add a minor self-correction for the down-stay, stand on the dog’s leash after he lies down, allowing about three inches of slack. If he tries to get up before you’ve said “OK,” he’ll discover it doesn’t work.
Do not step on the leash to make your dog lie down! This could badly hurt his neck, and will destroy his trust in you. Remember, we are teaching our dogs to make the best choices, not inflicting our answers upon them!

Rather than thinking of “come” as an action – “come to me” – think of it as a place – “the English Bulldog is sitting in front of me, facing me.” Since your Bulldog by now really likes sitting to earn your touch and other positive reinforcement, he’s likely to sometimes sit directly in front of you, facing you, all on his own. When this happens, give it a specific name: “come”.
Now follow the rest of the training steps you have learned to make him like doing it and reinforce the behavior by practicing it any chance you get. Anything your dog wants and likes could be earned as a result of his first offering the sit-in-front known as “come.”
You can help guide him into the right location. Use your hands as “landing gear” and pat the insides of your legs at his nose level. Do this while backing up a bit, to help him maneuver to the straight-in-front, facing-you position. Don’t say the word “come” while he’s maneuvering, because he hasn’t! You are trying to make “come” the end result, not the work in progress.
You can also help your English Bulldog by marking his movement in the right direction: Use your positive sound or word to promise he is getting warm. When he finally sits facing you, enthusiastically say “come,” mark again with your positive word, and release him with an enthusiastic “OK!” Make it so worth his while, with lots of play and praise, that he can’t wait for you to ask him to come again!

Building a Better Recall

Practice, practice, practice. Now, practice some more. Teach your Bulldog that all good things in life hinge upon him first sitting in front of you in a behavior named “come”. When you think he really has got it, test him by asking him to “come” as you gradually add distractions and change locations. Expect setbacks as you make these changes and practice accordingly. Lower your expectations and make his task easier so he is able to get it right. Use those distractions as rewards, when they are appropriate. For example, let him check out the interesting leaf that blew by as a reward for first coming to you and ignoring it.
Add distance and call your English Bulldog to come while he is on his retractable leash. If he refuses and sits looking at you blankly, do not jerk, tug, “pop,” or reel him in. Do nothing! It is his move; wait to see what behavior he offers. He’ll either begin to approach (mark the behavior with an excited “good!”), sit and do nothing (just keep waiting), or he’ll try to move in some direction other than toward you. If he tries to leave, use your correction marker – “eh!” – and bring him to a stop by letting him walk to the end of the leash, not by jerking him. Now walk to him in a neutral manner, and don’t jerk or show any disapproval. Gently bring him back to the spot where he was when you called him, then back away and face him, still waiting and not reissuing your command. Let him keep examining his options until he finds the one that works – yours!
If you have practiced everything I’ve suggested so far and given your dog a chance to really learn what “come” means, he is well aware of what you want and is quite intelligently weighing all his options. The only way he’ll know your way is the one that works is to be allowed to examine his other choices and discover that they don’t work.
Sooner or later every English Bulldog tests his training. Don’t be offended or angry when your dog tests you. No matter how positive you’ve made it, he won’t always want to do everything you ask, every time. When he explores the “what happens if I don’t” scenario, your training is being strengthened. He will discover through his own process of trial and error that the best – and only – way out of a command he really doesn’t feel compelled to obey is to obey it.

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English Bulldog – Practical Commands For Family Pets (Part II)

Sit Happens

Teach your English Bulldog an important new rule: From now on, he is only touched and petted when he is either sitting or lying down. You won’t need to ask him to sit; in fact, you should not. Just keep him tethered near you so there isn’t much to do but stand, be ignored, or settle, and wait until sit happens.
He may pester you a bit, but be stoic and unresponsive. Starting now, when you are sitting down, a sitting dog is the only one you see and pay attention to. He will eventually sit, and as he does, attach the word “sit” – but don’t be too excited or he’ll jump right back up. Now mark with your positive sound that promises something good, then reward him with a slow, quiet, settling pet.
Training requires consistent reinforcement. Ask others to also wait until your Bulldog is sitting and calm to touch him, and he will associate being petted with being relaxed. Be sure you train your dog to associate everyone’s touch with quiet bonding.

Reinforcing “Sit” as a Command

Since your English Bulldog now understands one concept of working for a living – sit to earn petting – you can begin to shape and reinforce his desire to sit. Hold toys, treats, his bowl of food, and turn into a statue. But don’t prompt him to sit! Instead, remain frozen and unavailable, looking somewhere out into space, over his head. He will put on a bit of a show, trying to get a response from you, and may offer various behaviors, but only one will push your button – sitting. Wait for him to offer the “right” behavior, and when he does, you unfreeze. Say “sit,” then mark with an excited “good!” and give him the toy or treat with a release command – “OK!”
When you notice spontaneous sits occurring, be sure to take advantage of those free opportunities to make your command sequence meaningful and positive. Say “sit” as you observe sit happen – then mark with “good!” and praise, pet, or reward the dog. Soon, every time you look at your dog he’ll be sitting and looking right back at you!
Now, after thirty days of purely positive practice, it’s time to give him a test. When he is just walking around doing his own thing, suddenly ask him to sit. He’ll probably do it right away. If he doesn’t, do not repeat your command, or you’ll just undermine its meaning (“sit” means sit now; the command is not “sit, sit, sit, sit”). Instead, get something he likes and let him know you have it. Wait for him to offer the sit – he will – then say “sit!” and complete your marking and rewarding sequence.

“OK” will probably rate as one of your dog’s favorite words. It’s like the word “recess” to schoolchildren. It is the word used to release your dog from a command. You can introduce “OK” during your “sit” practice. When he gets up from a sit, say “OK” to tell him the sitting is finished. Soon that sound will mean “freedom”.
Make it even more meaningful and positive. Whenever he spontaneously bounds away, say “OK!” Squeak a toy, and when he notices and shows interest, toss it for him.

I’ve mentioned that you should only pet your English Bulldog when he is either sitting or lying down. Now, using the approach I’ve just introduced for “sit,” teach your dog to lie down. You will be a statue, and hold something he would like to get but that you’ll only release to a dog who is lying down. It helps to lower the desired item to the floor in front of him, still not speaking and not letting him have it until he offers you the new behavior you are seeking.
He may offer a sit and then wait expectantly, but you must make him keep searching for the new trick that triggers your generosity. Allow your Bulldog to experiment and find the right answer, even if he has to search around for it first. When he lands on “down” and learns it is another behavior that works, he’ll offer it more quickly the next time.
Don’t say “down” until he lies down, to tightly associate your prompt with the correct behavior. To say “down, down, down” as he is sitting, looking at you, or pawing at the toy would make “down” mean those behaviors instead! Whichever behavior he offers, a training opportunity has been created. Once you’ve attached and shaped both sitting and lying down, you can ask for both behaviors with your verbal prompts, “sit” or “down.” Be sure to only reinforce the “correct” reply!

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English Bulldog - Practical Commands For Family Pets

Before you begin training your English Bulldog, let’s look at some equipment you’ll want to have on hand:
– A buckle collar is fine for most dogs. If your dog pulls very hard, try a head collar, a device similar to a horse halter that helps reduce pulling by turning the dog’s head. Do not use a choke chain (sometimes called a training collar), because they cause physical harm even when used correctly.
– Six-foot training leash and twenty-six–foot retractable leash.
– A few empty plastic soda bottles with about twenty pennies in each one. This will be used to impersonally interrupt misbehaviors before redirecting dogs to more positive activities.
– A favorite squeaky toy, to motivate, attract attention, and reward your dog during training.

Baby Steps

Allow your young English Bulldog to drag a short, lightweight leash attached to a buckle collar for a few supervised moments, several times each day. At first the leash may annoy him and he may jump around a bit trying to get away from it. Distract him with your squeaky toy or a bit of his kibble and he’ll quickly get used to his new “tail.”
Begin walking him on the leash by holding the end and following him. As he adapts, you can begin to assert gentle direct pressure to teach him to follow you. Don’t jerk or yank, or he will become afraid to walk when the leash is on. If he becomes hesitant, squat down facing him and let him figure out that by moving toward you he is safe and secure. If he remains confused or frightened and doesn’t come to you, go to him and help him understand that you provide safe harbor while he’s on the leash. Then back away a few steps and try again to lure him to you. As he learns that you are the “home base,” he’ll want to follow when you walk a few steps, waiting for you to stop, squat down, and make him feel great.

So Attached to You!

The next step in training your Bulldog – and this is a very important one – is to begin spending at least an hour or more each day with him on a four- to six-foot leash, held by or tethered to you. This training will increase his attachment to you- literally! – as you sit quietly or walk about, tending to your household business. When you are quiet, he’ll learn it is time to settle; when you are active, he’ll learn to move with you. Tethering also keeps him out of trouble when you are busy but still want his company. It is a great alternative to confining a dog, and can be used instead of crating any time you’re home and need to slow him down a bit.
Rotating your English Bulldog from supervised freedom to tethered time to some quiet time in the crate or his gated area gives him a diverse and balanced day while he is learning. Two confined or tethered hours is the most you should require of your dog in one stretch, before changing to some supervised freedom, play, or a walk.
The English Bulldog in training may, at times, be stressed by all of the changes he is dealing with. Provide a stress outlet, such as a toy to chew on, when he is confined or tethered. He will settle into his quiet time more quickly and completely. Always be sure to provide several rounds of daily play and free time (in a fenced area or on your retractable leash) in addition to plenty of chewing materials.

Dog Talk

English Bulldogs don’t speak in words, but they do have a language – body language. They use postures, vocalizations, movements, facial gestures, odors, and touch – usually with their mouths – to communicate what they are feeling and thinking.
We also “speak” using body language. We have quite an array of postures, movements, and facial gestures that accompany our touch and language as we attempt to communicate with our pets. And our dogs can quickly figure us out!
Alone, without associations, words are just noises. But, because we pair them with meaningful body language, our dogs make the connection. Dogs can really learn to understand much of what we say, if what we do at the same time is consistent.

The Positive Marker

Start your dog’s education with one of the best tricks in dog training: Pair various positive reinforcers – food, a toy, touch – with a sound such as a click on a clicker (which you can get at the pet supply store) or a spoken word like “good!” or “yes!” This will enable you to later “mark” your dog’s desirable behaviors.
It seems too easy: Just say “yes!” and give the English Bulldog his toy. (Or use whatever sound and reward you have chosen.) Later, when you make your marking sound right at the instant your dog does the right thing, he will know you are going to be giving him something good for that particular action. And he’ll be eager to repeat the behavior to hear you mark it again!
Next, you must teach your Bulldog to understand the meaning of cues you’ll be using to ask him to perform specific behaviors. This is easy, too. Does he already do things you might like him to do on command? Of course! He lies down, he sits, he picks things up, he drops them again, he comes to you. All of the behaviors you’d like to control are already part of your dog’s natural repertoire. The trick is getting him to offer those behaviors when you ask for them. And that means you have to teach him to associate a particular behavior on his part with a particular behavior on your part.

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English Bulldog Understanding Builds the Bond (Part III)

Remote Consequences

Sometimes, however, all-positive reinforcement is just not enough. That’s because not all reinforcement comes from us. An inappropriate behavior can be self-reinforcing – just doing it makes the English Bulldog feel better in some way, whether you are there to say “good boy!” or not. Some examples are eating garbage, pulling the stuffing out of your sofa, barking at passersby, or urinating on the floor.
Although you don’t want to personally punish your dog, the occasional deterrent may be called for to help derail these kinds of self-rewarding misbehaviors. In these cases, mild forms of impersonal or remote punishment can be used as part of a correction. The goal isn’t to make your dog feel bad or to “know he has done wrong,” but to help redirect him to alternate behaviors that are more acceptable to you.

The Problems with Personal Punishment
Personally punished English Bulldogs are not taught appropriate behaviors.
Personally punished dogs only stop misbehaving when they are caught or interrupted, but they don’t learn not to misbehave when they are alone. Personally punished dogs become shy, fearful, and distrusting.
Personally punished dogs may become defensively aggressive.
Personally punished dogs become suppressed and inhibited.
Personally punished dogs become stressed, triggering stress-reducing behaviors that their owners interpret as acts of spite, triggering even more punishment. Personally punished dogs have stressed owners. Personally punished dogs may begin to repeat behaviors they have been taught will result in negative, but predictable, attention.
Personally punished dogs are more likely to be given away than are positively trained English Bulldogs.

You do this by pairing a slightly startling, totally impersonal sound with an equally impersonal and very mild remote consequence. The impersonal sound might be a single shake of an empty plastic pop bottle with pennies in it, held out of your dog’s sight. Or you could use a vocal expression such as “eh!” delivered with you looking away from your misbehaving dog.
Pair your chosen sound – the penny bottle or “eh!” – with either a slight tug on his collar or a sneaky spritz on the rump from a water bottle. Do this right as he touches something he should not; bad timing will confuse your dog and undermine your training success.
To keep things under your control and make sure you get the timing right, it’s best to do this as a setup. “Accidentally” drop a shoe on the floor, and then help your dog learn some things are best avoided. As he sniffs the shoe say “eh!” without looking at him and give a slight tug against his collar. This sound will quickly become meaningful as a correction all by itself – sometimes after just one setup – making the tug correction obsolete. The tug lets your English Bulldog see that you were right; going for that shoe was a bad idea! Your wise dog will be more likely to heed your warning next time, and probably move closer to you where it’s safe. Be a good friend and pick up the nasty shoe. He’ll be relieved and you’ll look heroic. Later, when he’s home alone and encounters a stray shoe, he’ll want to give it a wide berth.
Your negative marking sound will come in handy in the future, when your dog begins to venture down the wrong behavioral path. The goal is not to announce your disapproval or to threaten your dog. You are not telling him to stop or showing how you feel about his behavior. You are sounding a warning to a friend who’s venturing off toward danger – “I wouldn’t if I were you!” Suddenly, there is an abrupt, rather startling, noise! Now is the moment to redirect him and help him earn positive reinforcement. That interrupted behavior will become something he wants to avoid in the future, but he won’t want to avoid you.

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English Bulldog Understanding Builds the Bond (Part II)

What About Punishment?

Not only is it unnecessary to personally punish dogs, it is abusive. No matter how convinced you are that your English Bulldog “knows right from wrong”, in reality he will associate personal punishment with the punisher. The resulting cowering, “guilty”-looking postures are actually displays of submission and fear. Later, when the punisher isn’t around and the coast is clear, the same behavior he was punished for – such as raiding a trash can – might bring a self-delivered, very tasty result. The punished dog hasn’t learned not to misbehave; he has learned to not get caught.
Does punishment ever have a place in dog training? Many people will heartily insist it does not. But dog owners often get frustrated as they try to stick to the path of all-positive reinforcement. It sure sounds great, but is it realistic, or even natural, to never say “no” to your Bulldog?

Purely Positive Reinforcement
With positive training, we emphasize teaching dogs what they should do to earn reinforcements, rather than punishing them for unwanted behaviors.
– Focus on teaching “do” rather than “don’t.” For example, a sitting dog isn’t jumping.
– Use positive reinforcers that are valuable to your dog and the situation: A tired dog values rest; a confined dog values freedom.
– Play (appropriately)!
– Be a consistent leader.
– Set your English Bulldog up for success by anticipating and preventing problems.
– Notice and reward desirable behavior, and give him lots of attention when he is being good.
– Train ethically. Use humane methods and equipment that do not frighten or hurt your dog.
– When you are angry, walk away and plan a positive strategy.
– Keep practice sessions short and sweet. Five to ten minutes, three to five times a day is best.

A wild dog’s life is not all positive. Hunger and thirst are both examples of negative reinforcement; the resulting discomfort motivates the wild dog to seek food and water. He encounters natural aversives such as pesky insects; mats in his coat; cold days; rainy days; sweltering hot days; and occasional run-ins with thorns, brambles, skunks, bees, and other nastiness. These all affect his behavior, as he tries to avoid the bad stuff whenever possible. The wild dog also occasion-ally encounters social punishers from others in his group when he gets too pushy. Starting with a growl or a snap from Mom, and later some mild and ritualized discipline from other members of his four-legged family, he learns to modify behaviors that elicit grouchy responses.
Our pet dogs don’t naturally experience all positive results either, because they learn from their surroundings and from social experiences with other dogs. Watch a group of pet dogs playing together and you’ll see a very old educational system still being used. As they wrestle and attempt to assert themselves, you’ll notice many mouth-on-neck moments. Their playful biting is inhibited, with no intention to cause harm, but their message is clear: “Say uncle or this could hurt more!”
Observing that punishment does occur in nature, some people may feel compelled to try to be like the big wolf with their pet dogs. Becoming aggressive or heavy-handed with your pet will backfire! Your dog will not be impressed, nor will he want to follow you. Punishment causes dogs to change their behavior to avoid or escape discomfort and threats. Threatened dogs will either become very passive and offer submissive, appeasing postures, attempt to flee, or rise to the occasion and fight back. When people personally punish their dogs in an angry manner, one of these three defensive mechanisms will be triggered. Which one depends on a dog’s genetic temperament as well as his past social experiences. Since we don’t want to make our pets feel the need to avoid or escape us, personal punishment has no place in our training.

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English Bulldog Understanding Builds the Bond (Part I)

English Bulldog training is a learning adventure on both ends of the leash. Before attempting to teach their dog new behaviors or change unwanted ones, thoughtful dog owners take the time to understand why their pets behave the way they do, and how their own behavior can be either a positive or negative influence on their dog.

Canine Nature

Loving dogs as much as we do, it’s easy to forget they are a completely different species. Despite sharing our homes and living as appreciated members of our families, English Bulldogs do not think or learn exactly the same way people do. Even if you love your Bulldog like a child, you must remember to respect the fact that he is actually a dog.
English Bulldogs have no idea when their behavior is inappropriate from a human perspective. They are not aware of the value of possessions they chew or of messes they make or the worry they sometimes seem to cause. While people tend to look at behavior as good and bad or right and wrong, dogs just discover what works and what doesn’t work. Then they behave accordingly, learning from their own experiences and increasing or reducing behaviors to improve results for themselves.
You might wonder, “But don’t dogs want to please us?” My answer is yes, provided your pleasure reflects back to them in positive ways they can feel and appreciate. Dogs do things for dog reasons, and everything they do works for them in some way or they wouldn’t be doing it!

The Social Dog

Our pets descended from animals who lived in tightly knit, cooperative social groups. Though far removed in appearance and lifestyle from their ancestors, our dogs still relate in many of the same ways their wild relatives did. And in their relationships with one another, wild canids either lead or follow.
Canine ranking relationships are not about cruelty and power; they are about achievement and abilities. Competent dogs with high levels of drive and confidence step up, while deferring dogs step aside. But followers don’t get the short end of the stick; they benefit from the security of having a more competent dog at the helm.
Our domestic dogs still measure themselves against other members of their group – us! English Bulldog owners whose actions lead to positive results have willing, secure followers. But dogs may step up and fill the void or cut loose and do their own thing when their people fail to show capable leadership. When Bulldogs are pushy, aggressive, and rude, or independent and unwilling, it’s not because they have designs on the role of “master.” It is more likely their owners failed to pro-vide consistent leadership.
English Bulldogs in training benefit from their handler’s good leadership. Their education flows smoothly because they are impressed. Being in charge doesn’t require you to physically dominate or punish your dog. You simply need to make some subtle changes in the way you relate to him every day.

Lead Your Pack!

Create schedules and structure daily activities. Dogs are creatures of habit and routines will create security. Feed meals at the same times each day and also try to schedule regular walks, training practices, and toilet outings. Your predictability will help your dog be patient.
Ask your Bulldog to perform a task. Before releasing him to food or freedom, have him do something as simple as sit on command. Teach him that cooperation earns great results!
Give a release prompt (such as “let’s go”) when going through doors leading outside. This is a better idea than allowing your impatient pup to rush past you.
Pet your dog when he is calm, not when he is excited. Turn your touch into a tool that relaxes and settles.
Reward desirable rather than inappropriate behavior. Petting a jumping dog (who hasn’t been invited up) reinforces jumping. Pet sitting dogs, and only invite lap dogs up after they’ve first “asked” by waiting for your invitation.
Replace personal punishment with positive reinforcement. Show a dog what to do, and motivate him to want to do it, and there will be no need to punish him for what he should not do. English Bulldogs naturally follow, without the need for force or harshness.
Play creatively and appropriately. Your dog will learn the most about his social rank when he is playing with you. During play, dogs work to control toys and try to get the best of one another in a friendly way. The wrong sorts of play can create problems: For example, tug of war can lead to aggressiveness. Allowing your dog to control toys during play may result in possessive guarding when he has something he really values, such as a bone. Bulldogs who are chased during play may later run away from you when you approach to leash them. The right kinds of play will help increase your dog’s social confidence while you gently assert your

How English Bulldogs Learn (and How They Don’t)

English Bulldog training begins as a meeting of minds – yours and your dog’s. Though the end goal may be to get your dog’s body to behave in a specific way, training starts as a mind game. Your dog is learning all the time by observing the consequences of his actions and social interactions. He is always seeking out what he perceives as desirable and trying to avoid what he perceives as undesirable.
He will naturally repeat a behavior that either brings him more good stuff or makes bad stuff go away (these are both types of reinforcement). He will naturally avoid a behavior that brings him more bad stuff or makes the good stuff go away (these are both types of punishment).
Both reinforcement and punishment can be perceived as either the direct result of something the Bulldog did himself, or as coming from an outside source.

Using Life’s Rewards

Your best friend is smart and he is also cooperative. When the best things in life can only be had by working with you, your Bulldog will view you as a facilitator. You unlock doors to all of the positively reinforcing experiences he values: his freedom, his friends at the park, food, affection, walks, and play. The trained dog accompanies you through those doors and waits to see what working with you will bring.
Rewarding your dog for good behavior is called positive reinforcement, and, as we’ve just seen, it increases the likelihood that he will repeat that behavior. The perfect reward is anything your English Bulldog wants that is safe and appropriate. Don’t limit yourself to toys, treats, and things that come directly from you. Harness life’s positives – barking at squirrels, chasing a falling leaf, bounding away from you at the dog park, pausing for a moment to sniff everything – and allow your dog to earn access to those things as rewards that come from cooperating with you. When he looks at you, when he sits, when he comes when you call – any prompted behavior can earn one of life’s rewards. When he works with you, he earns the things he most appreciates; but when he tries to get those things on his own, he cannot. Rather than seeing you as someone who always says “no,” your dog will view you as the one who says “let’s go!” He will want to follow.

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Training Your English Bulldog

Training makes your best friend better! A properly trained English Bulldog has a happier life and a longer life expectancy. He is also more appreciated by the people he encounters each day, both at home and out and about.
A trained Bulldog walks nicely and joins his family often, going places untrained dogs cannot go. He is never rude or unruly, and he always happily comes when called. When he meets people for the first time, he greets them by sitting and waiting to be petted, rather than jumping up. At home he doesn’t compete with his human family, and alone he is not destructive or overly anxious. He isn’t continually nagged with words like “no”, since he has learned not to misbehave in the first place. He is never shamed, harshly punished, or treated unkindly, and he is a well-loved, involved member of the family.
Sounds good, doesn’t it? If you are willing to invest some time, thought, and patience, the words above could soon be used to describe your dog (though per-haps changing “he” to “she”). Educating your English Bulldog in a positive way is fun and easy, and there is no better gift you can give your pet than the guarantee of improved understanding and a great relationship.

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Interview with CEO & Founder of LittlefishFX – Sam Barry

Hey Guys,

Thought I would post the full interview I did with Sam Barry, founder of LittleFishFX, on here. For those who haven’t ssen, the original posts can be found here also:

> Interview with Sam Barry Part 1
> Interview with Sam Barry Part 2

Keep an eye out for my next Trader Interview, where I will be firing questions at James Harte, an FX Analyst and Trader at LFX. Should be out soon.

But here is the interview with Sam Barry:

Having spotted the post about Guest Bloggers, I immediately thought back a few months where I had written some questions I wanted to present to Mr LFX himself.

Being an amateur trader, getting to ask my own questions I thought would draw out some interesting answers (I was not wrong), and be a great insight to someone else’s journey to becoming a successful trader, one that I could potentially learn from and be motivated by.

I hope others who are at my stage or those who are further along in the process will find Sam’s answers just as interesting, helpful and insightful as I did.

From writing his first algo on a train, flooding a brokers server causing it to shut down to explaining where the name LittleFish originated from, Sam takes us along his own trading journey. So let’s get into it:

(CJ-Chris Johnston | SB-Sam Barry)

CJ: Where did it all begin? How did you get into trading? Can you remember when you placed your first trade?

SB: Actually I started with algorithmic systems on an internship at Bloomberg in their R&D department. From there when I moved to London to work in a bank a year later I had already started playing with systems but the first system I built with a friend actually worked on horse racing essentially it was a HFT system to scalp liquidity off of the open exchanges. When I realised the limited upside to this I moved into trading. Weird thing was with trading I suspected the technology would be much more advanced but it wasn’t. My first algo I ever wrote though was actually on a train back from an event for the bank and I saw an advert for backing and laying bets and that’s where I had the idea and wrote code on my note book for the algo.

CJ: What was it about Forex that caught your eye; did you ever delve into stocks at all?

SB: Liquidity and low barriers to entry. Problem with stocks is the inherent costs of placing the trades. Forex is low cost and there is enough to play with so you don’t get bored. That said I have played a lot with futures and indexes. I think the key here is with stocks you need to understand the underlying company a bit more if you are going to add real value, technicals are ok but only if you are placing trades on hundreds of stocks at a time or you are using them as a filter to then delve deeper. My passion was in the first place focused on systems that could be consistent and sustainable.

CJ: In the beginning, did you focus more on technical or fundamental analysis? Or a mix of the two?

SB: Technical. I actually love fundamentals but I never found them that useful for making money. I can argue all day about economic and monetary policy and like most people out there my knowledge will be left somewhat wanting and if I was brutally honest like 95% of the traders out there, a fundamental call that I got right would probably be more luck around timing than judgement. I also have a very strong view on the efficient market hypothesis (more on this later) and that is that it is nonsense. The market isn’t remotely efficient, this leads me to the view that you can generate alpha through technicals. That said why I say technicals worth clarifying I also include the old poker adage that you are playing the person opposite you as well and that means market psychology and behaviours also comes into technicals.

CJ: How important do you think it is to be able to understand a market technically, but also have some grip on what it is doing from a fundamental perspective?

SB: Problem for most retails traders is after they have read a few pieces of material online they become super arrogant that they know everything. Typically this is just after they have a good month or two; this is typically the phase they are actually the most stupid and when basic fundamental and technical knowledge can be killer. I think if you can keep your arrogance, ego and most importantly expectations in check (another major bug bare for me) then technicals are great, I could list off a bunch of systems that are consistently profitable in the long run, majority of retail traders out there wouldn’t listen to me and wouldn’t follow the rules though. Fundamentals are dangerous unless you honestly have a strong understanding, so many nuances and factors it can be difficult to really work out the possible outcomes and hence what the trade actually is. If you play fundamentals with less knowledge they really need to be really long term bets.

CJ: Now you are clearly a successful trader, but did you ever blow up any accounts, were there any times where you thought about sacking it in, or was failure/defeat something that spurred you to continue to tangle with the markets?

SB: Every good trader I know has blown up accounts and I’ve blown up three:

> 1st I was an egotistical idiot retail trader and deserved it but the pot was small
> 2nd I had learnt a lot and made a lot of money, 18 months in I imploded
> 3rd was an algo system I built that I forgot to cap the amount of trades on and it killed me…extremely quickly, although this was a small test account, but think I managed to knock out a brokers trade server at the same time as I flooded it…oups

The hardest thing in trading is not trading. The hardest thing is protecting your capital and managing the business of trading and your emotions. I never saw me blowing up accounts as failure more as part of the learning process and I continue to learn. The risk of failure is more in the company than the trading. I have systems now I could leave on for the rest of my life and never have to do anything with them.

CJ: Do you remember the point where you thought ‘right, I can do this, I can consistently pull profit from the market’?

SB: Yeah just before I blew up my first and second account. I then learnt never to think I can beat the market or do anything consistently. A healthy dose of reality that I will never be good enough means I am always pushing to do better. Be more accurate, find more issues with our systems, find more ways to hedge our exposure find better ways to place and manage trades. The day I think I can do it is the day I lose it all.

CJ: Did you ever have a mentor who helped you along your trading journey?

SB: Yes but not a trading mentor. I’ve never needed a person to give me feedback on trades, I am a relatively quick learner and a relatively smart guy and after listening to a few people talk about trading I quickly learnt most of them didn’t have a clue what they were on about, in fact I used to enjoy going on webinars and asking maths questions as a lot of the people presenting were idiots. Not very nice and regret that now. I’ve always surrounded myself with people better than me and who I look up to. In all parts of my life I’ve done this, it humbles you and makes you want to achieve; probably the best skill I have is to place myself amongst incredible people.

CJ: Before setting up LittleFishFX, you said you worked at a bank. Can you tell us a little bit about how you ended up there and what your role was?

SB: Decided at Bloomberg (internship) I didn’t want to be a programmer but I loved finance. Honestly though I wanted to be a pilot in the RAF and when that wasn’t possible my view was I was going to earn enough money so I could fly. After Uni I went to work for a bank. Typical grad scheme and I ended up meeting some incredible people and doing a lot of different jobs, got to travel a bit and managed some pretty big projects given my age. It was fantastic experience for me and I had incredible bosses who had a habit of throwing me in at the deep end. They were the ones that encouraged me to set-up on my own.

CJ: Do you think working for a bank, gave you a unique insight into the workings of the market and how the ‘big boys’ trade?

SB: No more than one could read about. Possibly I had a little more access to go talk to people but the reality is it isn’t that hard and there are about 1,000 books and websites out there that tell you how they do it, problem is I guess that there are a lot of people selling utter nonsense as well.

CJ: What would be the one thing you took away from working in a bank you would say has really helped whilst setting up LFX? If any.

SB: Financial company….very little; from the people I worked with and the roles I did, an awful lot; but almost all of it was on the management, people and strategy side as opposed to trading.

CJ: You set up LittleFish in 2011. Can you expand a little bit on why you decided to create the company?

SB: If I am honest that’s when I registered the name and trademarks etc… the company was actually about a year after. Interesting question. I suspect two main reasons. 1) I was pretty fed up with the educational stuff for traders online as a lot of it is just lies. These people telling nonsense stories of making millions from nothing is garbage and that wound me up enough to want to change it (my nature when I get annoyed is to fix it and I get annoyed a lot). 2) I guess the other reason is why not see what we could do. I knew I could pull together an amazing team and so there was a very good chance we could make a pretty decent company out of it.

CJ: You provide a lot excellent services, whether it be market analysis, trade set ups, course, indicators etc. for the retail side of things. However I understand you provide services for professional financial firms and hedge funds, could you expand on this a little?

SB: Not really due to NDAs. We do a lot of white label products though, in fact Littlefish FX website has always been the smallest part of what we do, hopefully over the next year or two that might change but we have really exciting plans on the other side of the business.

CJ: I know you are a big fan of Order Flow and Volume analysis. Why have you gravitated towards these two indicators/theories to apply to your strategies?

SB: I like these as they are consistent systematically. No other reason. If I am honest I equally like a lot of the other pieces we use, think order flow and volume are quite nice for traders to learn though especially if you are manually trading, they typically make a bit more sense intuitively and they are trend following in nature so support some good practices.

CJ: I know you’re also a big fan of clean data. What do you mean by clean data and how can you tell data is clean and useable?

SB: One of the biggest issues I found in developing systems is data. It is amazing the difference the correct spreads, slippage and costs can make to a system. A lot of issues occur when your data isn’t incredibly accurate. Drawdowns in the wrong place, incorrect behaviour that you assume is normal the list is massive. Even getting spreads wrong. You know if you are placing trades towards the close of the day, changing the time you place your trade by only 5 minutes can make the difference of an extra pip per trade. When you think most good systems have a trade expectancy on the long run maybe of 10 to 20 pips. That’s 1/10th of your profit for a 5 minute difference. When you are building systems all these tiny details make a large amount of variation. If you don’t understand all of these in detail and understand their impacts your system will perform very differently in live to back test.

CJ: You see a lot of traders on social media say they are Risk Managers first, Traders second. Would you agree with this approach?

SB: Most of them are saying this as they have heard someone else say it not because they understand it. If I am honest my role is to make as much money as possible for a given level of risk. That to me is a trader. Risk management is a fundamental part of that and it is critical especially if you ever want to manage other people’s money but so is making a return.

CJ: Is there more to managing risk on a trade than a simple 2:1 RR, stop loss and only allocating X% of capital per trade etc.? This seems to be what all retail traders get taught. How do you control risk?

SB: Risk management is a mathematical equation. % capital per trade is nonsense and it angers me, utter garbage lazy way of people managing risk who don’t understand the maths behind it. Look risk management is simple. If you win 50% of the time than your average win need to be great than your average loss to make money. If your win rate is 25% of the time then your average win needs to be greater than 3 times your average loss. I.e. if I place 4 trades and win one then that needs to cover my 3 losing trades. If you don’t do this then you won’t make money in the long run. 2:1 only makes sense for a specific win rate, if you aren’t hitting that then it makes no sense. For us it is a mathematical equation to hit specific targets and if we can’t achieve them then we don’t operate the system. I think it is great practice for people to place stop losses and you need a point where you will exit the trade but I am not one for saying that a stop loss needs to be X pips every time as that suggests the market is far more uniform than it is and you are curve fitting a system (although will note in the odd rare occasion this does work better); but you need to ensure you don’t lose more than your model can cope with otherwise you need to earn more as per equation above.

CJ: I know you love the mathematical side to trading, so would this mean you believe that the market is an efficient mathematical world that can be predicted or do you think the ‘random walk’ hypothesis is more appropriate for the market?

SB: Neither. I love mathematics though. Market is not statistical in nature as humans mess it up by playing with it every day. I like the poker analogies for this. If you put 6 simply programmed efficient computers playing poker then the outcome is simply the computer with the best hand as it will base the entire programme on probabilities. Stick 6 people round a table and typically it is the person who can lie the best. The market has way too many people messing it up to be efficient but that doesn’t mean there aren’t statistical anomalies, they are very rare and not quite what I suspect you are thinking. The market is however not random, you can show this by looking at order books.

CJ: Last year you started up a prop trading side of the company. What were the key drivers for you to do this?

SB: Was getting annoyed that a lot of these prop firms are setting stupid expectations and ripping people off. Charging £200 per month, expecting 70% win ratio and stupid targets is not how most prop firms work, all they are doing is ripping people off. It costs a lot to run a prop set-up but we will see how it goes, if it can work then we can take retail traders and mould them a bit and give them low leverage cash to see what they can do with it. I’m not sure what we can do yet but will be fun to find out.

CJ: I know you wanted to do your take on the Turtle Trading approach, does this mean you believe that anyone can trade successfully if they put in the hard work and dedicate themselves or do you find you have to have that natural ability?

SB: 100% believe you can teach people to trade. Like I said I could give anyone 5 to 10 profitable strategies that they could operate easily if they followed the rules. I think the key is finding the right people though. Not interested in helping any arrogant people who think they know better nor do I think I we can help anyone who thinks this is a get rich quick scheme but for the people with the right attitude and motivations we are more than happy to see what we can do to support. If I found someone I could get on with well I could easily teach them to trade and trade large sums of money.

CJ: Has the prop firm met / exceeded expectations?

SB: So far its meeting expectations, people are progressing quicker than I thought but we could do with a lot more clients and teachers to help.

CJ: Do you still trade day to day or are you more involved in managing the business? I guess most of your systems are automated?

SB: I tinker in my own accounts but its rare most days now, I am still heavily involved in all of the systematic trading and so know all of our positions across every system with everyone we work with at all times so still heavily involved in the markets but I am not pulling the trigger any more.

CJ: What are your working hours like? How do you manage work/life balance, as I know you guys sometimes pull late nights and work the occasional weekend?

SB: My work life balance is rubbish, but I love what I do. Hopefully it should change as we get more people on board this year.

CJ: What do you like to do outside work to relax and take your mind off the market?

SB: Gym, sports, socialize, I read quite a lot, I watch a fair few films as well. Fairly normal.

CJ: If someone wanted to work their way to becoming a full time trader, what advice would you give them?

SB: Read as much as you can and surround yourself with good traders, learn from them, be humble and set your expectations low. Stop thinking 10% per month is possible and instead aim for 2%.

CJ:> Finally what can we expect to see from LFX in 2016?

SB: We want to expand the content and get a lot more people involved and it will be fun to see where the prop group goes.

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Favourite Quote
Not a massive one for words of wisdom but more the general sentiment. A lot of great leaders are often quoted on two different topics (seriously check it out). 1) is that failure breads opportunities and should be something to be learned from and 2) that you should take risks and try new things as that’s the only way of progressing.
Pretty much summed up as
– Don’t quit
– Learn from your mistakes
– And take calculated risks, don’t play it safe
3 of the hardest things to do though, unfortunately no-one can teach you much on how to do these things as they are all against our nature, scary, upsetting, tough, difficult etc… you just have to do it.

Actually there are two quotes that do stick in my head from work experiences
1) “No-one wants to be a Littlefish” (give you a clue to where the name came from) – this was from a very inspiring boss, who was the first person I worked for in Barclays – taught me a lot about other people’s mentalities and how they change their behaviour based on this fact and how you can change yours to support this point
2) “Just f@#&%$* do it” – almost famous quote that came from Branson and someone who worked close to him reiterating this point. Probably the most inspirational person I’ve worked with (not Branson but the person who worked for him at the time). I don’t necessarily agree with Branson almost uncalculated approach as I am too analytical but I do agree with the sentiment which is pretty much, stop finding excuses or being scared, just get on with it.

Favourite Financial Themed Movie
Big Short looks ace but not seen it, I quite like Margin Call as well.

One book that everyone must read (trading or non-trading related)
Probably ought to say something like Sun Tzo Art of War but I have too many books I think people ought to read, think more important thing is that people read, whether it is online or books, it broadens your understanding.

One financial / trading themed book that everyone must read
Market Wizards series is good, or probably for fictional stuff go read Michael Lewis as they are entertaining.

Favourite currency pair at the moment
Always EURUSD for profit

Favourite holiday destination
South of France, Cape Town, too many places I want to go

Favourite City

Probably London, then New York.

Lager or Ale man
Ale, although not that fussy

I’d like to thank Sam for letting me ask so many questions and for giving me some fantastic answers; it was a great insight into how he got to where he is and his views on trading. It has certainly given me a lot to think about and what I’m expecting from my own trading in the future. I hope others have also found it equally interesting and helpful.


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Friday, 13 September 2013

Healthy Recipe – Baked Vegetable Frittata

Preparation time: 40 - 45 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 1.5 minutes

Serves: - 2

  • Low calorie cooking spray
  • 8 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 6 tbsp drained and finely chopped bottled roasted red peppers
  • 200g can sweetcorn kernels, drained
  • 200g fresh or frozen peas
  • 6 eggs, beaten
  • 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 250g cooked macaroni
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4. Spray a medium-sized ovenproof flan or pie dish with low calorie cooking spray.
  • Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix to combine. Season well and transfer to the dish.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 25-40 minutes or until the eggs have set and the frittata is golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and stand for 15-20 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve with a crisp green salad.

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Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Sixteen Years

you know, it's funny.  it's been sixteen years and yet i still see you as an 18-year-old.  i almost still see myself as a 19-year-old.  i wonder, if you were still here, what you would have become.  where you would live.  even the car you would drive.  would we talk to one another on the phone even though no one in our family talks on the phone?  would we visit one another?  would we see what one another would pin on pinterest and think, "what is she thinking?!" would our children be friends? would you zumba?  the answer to that last question is definitely no.  i don't know why i even asked.
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Hong Su-hyeon

Actress Hong Su-hyeon, who currently stars in ‘The King Dae Joyoung’ on KBS TV, will make her musical debut on October 19 on the stage of ‘Bingo.’

Hong will take on the role of Alison, who enters the world of Bingo for her mother. She will show off her singing and dancing skills on stage for the first time.

‘Bingo,’ which debuted in California in the U.S. in 2001, is the story of the friendship between Bingo-playing middle-aged women.

Hong, who is simultaneously juggling drama shoots and practices for the musical, said she wanted to seek new horizons for acting through the musical. She added that although she finds it difficult to sing and dance at the same time, the experience is helping her brush up her acting skills and she is having a great time.

‘Bingo’ will premier October 19 at the COEX Art Hall in Samsungdong, Seoul.

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Is Angelina Jolie ill?

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Tabloids and bloggers everywhere are claiming Angelina Jolie is sick with a deadly disease. Now, I'm not sure what disease she might have but from looking at recent pictures of the beauty you can see just how thin she's become.

In many pictures you can see the bones in her wrists and arms sticking out and her cheeks seem to be sinking in a bit more. This is definitely a girl that needs to eat, Brad put some food into her body. I also wonder if she isn't getting enough sleep, this is a woman that travels all over the world and back again and she has four children. Where in the world is she getting the sleep she needs. Oh and not to mention she's still doing movies. You can see the tired eyes in the picture above.

Whatever the problem is, I sure hope it isn't something deadly.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Environmental & energy bills sent to NJ Gov. Christie

Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature were busy passing environmental and energy bills on Monday, Jan. 10.  Several of them received final passage and were sent to Gov. Christie for review and possible signing. They included:

A-2215  McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Chivukula, U.J. (D-17)
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a  high performance green building.
Related Bill: S-2558
A-2529  Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Quijano, A. (D-20); Stender, L. (D-22)
Concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements. Related Bill: S-2306
A-2859  Quijano, A. (D-20); Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3); Riley, C.M. (D-3); Evans, E. (D-35)
Authorizes sale and lease of unneeded public property to certain nonprofits for gardening and urban farming and exempts such urban farms from property taxation. Related Bill: S-1964
S-483  Lesniak, R.J. (D-20); Coutinho, A. (D-29); Quigley, J.M. (D-32)
Expands availability of general development plan approvals and long-term vesting
of preliminary and final site plan approvals in Smart Growth areas.
Related Bill: A-3295
S-2126  Whelan, J. (D-2); Haines, P.E. (R-8)
Permits development of solar and wind facilities and structures on landfills and resource extraction operations under certain circumstances. Related Bill: A-3139
S-2381  Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities.
Streamlining the regulatory process

Also receiving final legislative approval were three bills designed to streamline the process used by state agencies to adopt and amend rules and regulations. The bills grew out of a review conducted in the early months of the Christie's Administration by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno's Red Tape Review Group. Praised by business organizations and criticized by the Sierra Club, they are:

A-2720  Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3); Rumana, S.T. (R-40); Caputo, R.R. (D-28
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.  Related Bill: S-2014
A-2721  Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3); Rumana, S.T. (R-40); Quijano, A. (D-20
Changes five year chapter expiration date for rules to 10 years; changes procedures
for re-adoption of rules.
Related Bill: S-2013

A-2853  Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3); Milam, M.W. (D-1); Albano, N.T. (D-1)
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related
to economic development projects.

Learn more about the legislation above in the stories below.

Controversial ratepayer subsidy bill passes both Houses The legislature gave final approval yesterday to a controversial bill meant to lower the cost of electricity in New Jersey by having ratepayers subsidize the construction of new power plants -- but it took new amendments and some behind-the-scenes lobbying to get the measure passed NJ Spotlight

Bill abolishing COAH gets final OK  Both houses of the Legislature today passed a controversial bill that overhauls the state’s affordable housing system, but it is likely to be vetoed by the governor Statehouse Bureau
Legislature clears ‘green’ developer bill A bill that would give incentives to developers for building environmentally-friendly buildings cleared both houses of the legislature Monday. The legislation would qualify developers for low-interest loans from the New Jersey Economic Development Association if they build high-performance green buildings Star-Ledger

Bills streamline the way business gets done NJ Spotlight

Bills pit business interests against environmentalists Four-bill package enjoys bipartisan support, but conservationists say it undercuts environmental regulations NJ Spotlight

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