Tuesday, August 5, 2008 

Hotels in Manila - Why Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila Offers Such an Exquisite Lodging Experience

The Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila provides the best access to the most exciting escapades in the heart of downtown Manila, Philippines. Just 30-minutes from the nearest airport, this five (5)-star hotel integrates gaming, business and relaxation in one exquisite lodging experience.

All of its 378 rooms, 61 specialty suites and five presidential suites has basic room amenities one would expect like a 29" colored TV with CATV and a DVD player, 2-way digital phone, electronic card lock system, a comfort room fitted with both rain and hand held shower (hot and cold) and a tempting deep-soaking bath tub whose finish invites you for a pampering bubble bath plus expect your personal workstation complete with ergonomically designed chairs and your own safety deposit box.

The Hyatt Hotel has a 24-hour room service which can serve hot and cold snacks all day, but for fine dining, the Hyatt Hotel has many restaurants and one of them is the Market Caf which offers superb breakfast, lunch and dinner all day long, for 24 hours. For fine Chinese dining, trod down to The Lily, open from 11:30am-7:30pm. And for drinks, go to The Lounge, the bar that never runs out. It is open from11:00am-9:00pm.

Aside for in-hotel attractions, the surrounding areas are also equally interesting. A kilometer away would be the Rizal Park where the Philippine's National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal was martyred. Near there would be the walls of the Old City, Intramuros. The country's capital during the Spanish occupation, it is now a historical site to behold with all of its massive old churches, old canyons and mossy stone walls. Inside, one would find the Fort Santiago, the garrison where Dr. Rizal was imprisoned before he was executed.

Along Manila's premier avenue, Roxas Boulevard, one would find the center of arts in the Philippines-the Cultural Center of the Philippines, an architectural feat in itself, plays host to a number of major film festivals, theatre productions and art exhibits. Further into its complex, just a kilometer from the Hyatt Hotel, is the Philippine International Convention Center, which is the common venue for national and international conferences, gatherings, trade shows and other big occasions.

If relaxation and leisure is what you're after, it would do well to go to the country's largest mall-the SM Mall of Asia-just off Diosdado Macapagal Avenue marked by a large Universal Studios-like globe. It features a host of stores plus a unique cinematic experience at the country's first IMAX Theater. It also has a large event center-the SM EX Activity Center. A fireworks show can also be seen at seven in the evening.

And before you go back to your rooms, why don't you explore the four floors of Casino Manila and its 123 gaming tables and 626 slot machines of 30 different kinds? Winning, and even loosing, would be an experience of extreme fun, excitement and pleasure.

Manila would never be the same if you experience it at Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila! Consider this hotel when you next visit Manila!

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Monday, August 4, 2008 

Clicker Training Introduction

Clicker training with dogs is fairly well known, but all animals can be trained with the Clicker method, cats, birds, horses and most others.

Dogs soon learn that when they perform a particular action it gets them a reward immediately after hearing the click, this is a very positive way of training, which dogs react well to. They soon start performing the action in the hope of getting another treat. The training sessions are totally pleasurable for the dog so they learn very quickly, once they have realised that they get a reward.

The difference between clicker training and other reward based training methods is that with the clicker training method the dog immediately understands which action has resulted in his receiving the reward. As he hears the click, as the correct action is performed, he immediately receives the reward.

The clicker is a more positive way of training than the spoken word simply because the dog will very rarely hear the click at any other time, except when training, but he hears spoken words all the time, most of which he does not understand.

You need to exercise a little patience when you first start, but most dogs will start to understand after hearing the click 5 or 6 times. You will know when your dog understands, as he will look up at you when you click.

Start by going somewhere quiet so your dog is not distracted by other noises. Arm your-self with some really tasty treats, that are not usually given to him, like very small pieces of roast beef or chicken, cheese, liver or hot dogs. Use your clicker and give him a treat, do this say, three times so that he associates the click with a treat. Should your dog be of a very nervous disposition, and is frightened of the click then muffle it by putting it in your pocket to begin with. You can start by playing games. Have his toys with you. Throw one and as he picks it up click and reward.

Once you know that your dog understands you can start using words to go with the action. After a short while you can introduce the words fetch and give as he performs these tasks, click and reward.

You have to wait for the action you want.
Mark that behaviour by clicking.
Reward the behaviour.
Repeat.
He then quickly learns what is required of him.

You can also teach him to react to hand signals, in the same way. Once you get to this stage you only reward him when he has responded to your commands, you no longer reward him when he performs the action without the command.

To teach sit or down you have to use the toy as a lure to encourage your dog into the correct position, as soon as he sits or goes down click and reward. Do not use any verbal instructions until you are confident that your dog will perform what you want him to. Only then do you use a command, and when you believe that he will perform to command then you can stop using the toy, or treat, as a lure.

Teaching him to stay is an important lesson to learn. Start by putting him in a sit or down, which ever is your dogs favourite position. Tell him to stay but dont move, if he holds it for a few seconds click and reward. Do this a couple of times before you try taking just one step away, if he holds it click and reward. If he moves just return to him and put him back into position. Keep practicing until you can walk unlimited distances away, but dont try to go too far too quickly.

Teach your dog the difference between stay and wait. Stay is when you are going away from him and will return to him. Wait is for a variety of occasions;

1) You dont want him to jump out of the car until you say.
2) he may be ahead of you and you want him to wait till you catch up with him.
3) he may be about to cross the road without you, and you want to check it first.

There are countless needs for the command to wait.

If your dog is not good on recall then start using the clicker to get him to respond to his name, he will soon learn that he gets a reward when he responds. No dog will come to call if you cant get his attention when you call his name. So when he looks up at you click and reward. The next step would be to call him when he is a distance away, somewhere quiet where there are no distractions, click when he looks up, call him click again and reward. You will soon be able to have good recall when you are out.

The use of the clicker is generally only used while the dog is learning the cue, as in the word or hand signal, once it is understood then you no longer need to click, but the occasional reward is always worthwhile.

Clicker trainers prefer not to reprimand their dogs as they prefer to build a strong relationship with their dogs and they dont believe they can do this if they are punishing wrong behaviour. They also think that they get more enthusiasm from their dog if it is receiving no punishment. It is believed that any bad habits will slowly stop, as they get no reward. If the bad habit persists then the habit needs to be studied to understand why it exists, remove the cause and the bad habit should go away.

Valerie Dancer

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