Podcast Episodes

Emotional well-being vs observable behavior

It's OK to be frustrated with your dogs behavior. And sometimes it's OK to change the dog's behavior so that you can be more comfortable. But that do…

3 years, 10 months ago

Reward Placement

In this live, we talked about how the placement of reinforcement impacts both precision and attitude. We considered this both in the realm of pet tra…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Great Book Rules

What things do you teach your dog? Why do you teach these things? How about your clients? Do you change your expectations for different dogs in diffe…

3 years, 10 months ago

Perfection Paralysis

I think preparing for Dog sports competitions is one of the best ways to push your dog training skills. We talked about that here! How to avoid perfe…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Consolation Prize

It's OK to give a motivator to a dog who has made an error. This episode is all about that process.

Follow my training!

The High Drive Dog

More onl…

3 years, 10 months ago

All about criteria

We talked about setting, raising, and lowering criteria. Using the concept of foundation skills when setting criteria, and problem-solving, with an e…

3 years, 10 months ago

Barking

In this live we discussed barking in a variety of contexts, and some options you may have to resolve it.

3 years, 11 months ago

Punishment in "degrees"

Can you find ways to use punishment where the dog always wins?

3 years, 11 months ago

The Process of Behaviour Change

Wait! You won't solve your behavior challenge in two months!

My dog brings some tremendous benefits to the table but we are far from out of the wood…

3 years, 11 months ago

Flooding & Habituation

This live explored the difference between flooding and habituation, and discusses why I choose to put out information on dog aggression, reactivity a…

3 years, 11 months ago