Podcast Episodes

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…

1 year, 3 months 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…

1 year, 3 months 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…

1 year, 3 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…

1 year, 3 months 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…

1 year, 3 months ago

Conversations About Reactive Dogs

I sat down with a guy at a party and we talked about his reactive dog. What happened next?

If you want to have intelligent dialogues with people tha…

1 year, 4 months ago

What is "Not Fine" For a Dog?

I talk about genetics and how dogs turn out as adults.

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The High Drive Dog

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1 year, 4 months ago

Dog Training Jargon

About those words… Punishment, consequence, choice, structure, reinforce, strengthen…

All of these words have different meanings depending on your b…

1 year, 5 months ago

Training Outcomes in the Dog World

Do balanced trainers train (fix) dogs and positive reinforcement based trainers manage them? No. Not not at all. That's a problem with words and defi…

1 year, 5 months ago

Can Dogs Be Willful?

Can dogs be willful? Can they actively choose to disobey, while understanding what you want?

Yes they can. Now what?

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1 year, 5 months ago