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Matters of Arousal
In the past, I have done several IG lives where I talked about components of over aroused or reactive behavior in more detail. On this one, I tried t…
3 years, 11 months ago
Forging in Heeling
We covered more than that, but in effect, we had a conversation about what happens if an undesirable behavior has a reinforcing quality, even if it's…
4 years ago
Reducing Reinforcement
This is primarily aimed at dog sports competitors, but applies to pet dogs too. When reducing reinforcement, focus on your goal. What are you trying …
4 years ago
Pros and cons of pushing a dog in training.
As with most things, it's not black-and-white. Some dogs benefit from more splitting, patterns, higher rate of reinforcement, and easier training ses…
4 years ago
Singular vs. Mass Distraction
Dogs react very differently to a singular event or a mass distraction. This is another one of those personal qualities that you'll want to know about…
4 years, 1 month ago
Planning your training session
In this live, I describe how I am going to train my dog this weekend away from home. What is my route? What is my plan to ensure that we have as much…
4 years, 1 month ago
So you had a bad day
We've all been there. Watch this live to get some ideas for how to handle it when you're ready to throw in the towel over a single bad day.
4 years, 1 month ago
Classical & Operant Conditioning
Once again we covered a lot of territory! This live will introduce you to the quadrants (operant conditioning), and also classical conditioning. We d…
4 years, 2 months ago
Exercise and reactive behavior
Does your dog become more or less reactive to triggers when you increase your dog's exercise? While counterintuitive, it appears that some dogs might…
4 years, 2 months ago
Correlation is not Causation
Are you teaching what you think you're teaching?
This live covered correlation is not causation and the risks of superstitious learning in humans! W…
4 years, 2 months ago