Podcast Episodes

Life Is Complex

Life is complex. Dogs are one piece of the puzzle of complexity.

Be open to the challenge of varied perspectives. Be respectful! And try to make thi…

2 years ago

Words Are Power!

Your words are your power. Do not take someone else's words to placate them.

Choose your words carefully. Explain what you need to explain. And rese…

2 years ago

Counterconditioning, Desensitization, and Habituation

Continuing on with basic principles around force free training.

Here I introduce counter conditioning, desensitization and habituation. Xen was alon…

2 years ago

What Drives Behavior?

Does reinforcement history or emotion/instinct drive behavior?

Both. Emotion drives "behavior" - the general category of things we do.

And reinforc…

2 years ago

Get to the Root of the Problem!

Today, I explored where most force free behaviorists would start looking at a problem behavior… At the root!

What matters less than the behavior in …

2 years, 1 month ago

Training or Management?

Today I talk about the difference between training and management, and I give several examples to help you on your way.

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2 years, 1 month ago

Pain, Discomfort, or Something Else?

So appreciate those of you who gave your thoughts about the difference between discomfort and pain in my Instagram stories!

In this live, I also exp…

2 years, 1 month ago

Showing Up On Social Media

How do you show up on social media? How do you balance your authentic self with the demands of the communities where you participate? Do you have an …

2 years, 1 month ago

So Very Random

I decided to show you what a training session looks like today. Just the flow of it in real time.

I hadn't planned to save it, but then I came in th…

2 years, 1 month ago

What's The Fastest Training Method?

No simple answer to this one. Depends on the goal, type of training. specificity of what you want, and what you mean by trained.

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2 years, 1 month ago