Podcast Episodes

Fallout in Dog Training

What is fallout, in the world of behavior? Can you see it in a short video clip? Does eating suggest a lack of fallout?

I talk about these topics he…

8 months ago

Crating: Different Dogs, Different Issues.

Separation anxiety? Crate anxiety? Fear of missing out? Something else related but… Not even quite sure what it might be?

Here I talk about my dogs,…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

How R+ Has Evolved Beyond the Training

Being a positive reinforcement extremist has nothing to do with how you train dogs.

It's about how you treat people.

This live dives into how R+ ha…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Good Training

In this live, I unpack common misconceptions about positive reinforcement training and explain why withholding reinforcement is still a form of clear…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Stress & Resilience

If developing resilience requires experiencing stress, does that mean humans need to stress their dogs intentionally?

Nope. We're stressing our dogs…

9 months ago

When There Are Upsides to Training We Don't Like

Do applications of adversive occasionally benefit the dog? It should be obvious that the answer is yes, but if you're struggling with that… Listen to…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Take An Extra Minute

If something needs to be said, you can say it without being rude. It just takes an extra minute… that minute makes no difference between simply expre…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Superstitious Learning? And What is Single Incident Learning?

In my last live, some people misunderstood the realities of single incident learning and superstitious learning.

You don't control these realities…t…

10 months ago

Lessons from Electric Fencing

All three of my dogs learned about electric fencing - the hard way.

This live is about their different reactions… And how that might impact them int…

10 months, 1 week ago

Beyond Reinforcement and Punishment

Learning may well be a function of reinforcers and punishers. But behavior over time? Reliability?

Habit and relationship should be the end goal.

T…

10 months, 2 weeks ago