The Matching Law: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Matters | Hannah Branigan
Hannah follows up last episode's hot take on training speed with a deeper dive into the matching law, the behavioral principle that describes how learners allocate behavior in proportion to reinforcem...
14 Touko 42min
Is Positive Reinforcement Actually Slower? (A Hot Take, Revisited) | Hannah Branigan
7 Touko 40min
Can you use a leash and still be force free? | Hannah Branigan
Somewhere on the internet, someone is arguing that using a leash means you aren't really a force-free trainer. In this solo episode, Hannah unpacks the difference between impact and intent, explains w...
16 Huhti 20min
Training Faster Behaviors Without Frustration, Part 2 | Hannah Branigan
In this episode, we explore strategies to achieve faster and more precise behaviors in dog training. I discuss how clarity, timing, and reinforcement techniques can improve your dog's response times, ...
27 Elo 202432min
Training Faster Behaviors Without Frustration, Part 1 | Hannah Branigan
In this episode we discuss: Speed vs. Latency: Speed is how fast a behavior is completed from the time it starts. Latency is the response time, or the time elapsed between when the cue is perceived ...
23 Elo 202454min
What's Wrong with "Drilling"? | Hannah Branigan
In this episode we dig into the concept of drilling, and how it applies in dog training. It's pretty common for most of us to have an emotional response just to the term itself - for good reason! But ...
28 Helmi 202434min
#183: Demand Barking, Part 3, with Kiki Yablon
In this episode, we discuss the history behind Kiki's master's thesis project, Signaled Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior to Address Excessive Vocalization in Dogs, what gave her the idea -...
12 Helmi 20242h 1min
