Dog Walking: Why To Start, How Often, And Where #178
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Why is it important to walk your dog daily? Besides the obvious health benefits of exercise, we're looking at the advantages of daily dog walking that many people don't ...
14 Sep 202214min
Dog Training Outside The Box: Transfer Of Value Case Study #177
Visit us at shapedbydog.com When we train dogs with layered shaping, we train with out of the box thinking. In this episode, I'm giving a glimpse of what that looks like and how it relates to the t...
9 Sep 202219min
Why Your Dog's Emotions Are A Critical Element Of Dog Training #176
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Having coached thousands of people in dog training, I've observed that their dogs seem to fall into three categories. The dogs who seem to hate training sessions, the do...
7 Sep 202222min
Food Luring VS Shaping In Dog Training: How Science Changed How I Teach Dogs #175
Visit us at shapedbydog.com I use shaping rather than luring with food or toys in my dog training. In the 80s, I was taught to food lure and correct, learned to do it well, and luring brought me a...
2 Sep 202225min
Dopamine In Dog Training: Anticipation, Rewards, And the Transfer Of Value #174
Visit us at shapedbydog.com We're geeking out the topic of dopamine in dog training and how it impacts a dog's motivation. Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter, and there's a lot of research on...
31 Aug 202214min
Target Training For Dogs: How, Why, And When To Fade Targets #173
Visit us at shapedbydog.com We use targets in our dog training, which has prompted popular questions on the best way to fade a target and when to start fading. So that's the topic of this episode, ...
26 Aug 202220min
How To Teach Your Dog Anything With My Training Plan #172
Visit us at shapedbydog.com A good dog training plan will set you and your dog up for success and protect your confidence. The planning I do for myself and my students includes 10 key elements. We...
24 Aug 202217min
Dog Training With Layered Shaping: Why Classical Conditioning Must Come First #171
Visit us at shapedbydog.com The way we dog train is different, and there are four elements that are vital to everything we do. It starts with confidence for people and their dogs and layers to gro...
19 Aug 202218min
