When Choice or Structure Isn't Obvious

Which is better, choice or structure. It's not obvious. That's what this live is about.

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16 hours ago

Train the Dog in Front of You: Breed Tendencies vs. Individual Quirks

What does it mean to train the dog in front of you? Here I talk about Tye/Border Collie vs Xen/Belgian vs Brito/Terrier - Breed tendencies vs. indivi…

2 weeks ago

Your Dog Doesn't Need Intentional Aversives to Learn

Nope. You don't have to add intentional aversive so that your dog learns how to handle them.

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3 weeks ago

Accepting Misunderstanding

Learn to let misunderstandings stand - once you know someone is listening to misunderstand, you can comfortably move on.

Don't get pulled into stupid…

1 month ago

The Benefits of Management

Fearful dog? A little aggressive and forward? The vast majority of the time, you can manage the behavior and make everyone happy. Even better, often …

1 month, 1 week ago

The Dog Conversations We Avoid

Rehoming dogs. Behavioral euthanasia. And the parts of these conversations we usually avoid. If you want the honest story of the dog I rehomed… you'r…

2 months ago

Trainers Behaving Badly

Trainers behaving badly.

Force-free trainers behaving badly.
Balanced trainers behaving badly.
And what we do when people show up poorly…especia…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Least Aversive Option

If you use an aversive in training, is the goal to use the least aversive option, or the least aversive option that gets the job done and fits within…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Art of Choice in Dog Training

Sometimes I'll take choice away if I think it's the right thing for the dogs. Sometimes I'll give choice. And sometimes I'll just stop working on a p…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Are Dogs Really More Anxious Today? …And Other Things We Can't Actually Know

If we make a blanket statement like, "dogs are more anxious today than they used to be", or "more dogs are being euthanized then were in the past"…

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5 months ago