E303: Deb Jones, PhD - Grief, Focus, and Negative Reinforcement
Deb and I chat about her latest book, currently running workshop, and upcoming webinar... and yes, it really is possible to build better focus in just 7 days.
10 Mars 202332min
E302: Diamond in the Ruff: Loving and Living with Sensitive Dogs
Living with and loving a sensitive dog comes with pros and cons, lessons and blessings. This week Hélène Lawler, Barbara Lloyd, Amy Cook, PhD, and Dresden Graff joined me to talk all about sensitive d...
4 Mars 20231h 24min
E301: Chris Zink, DVM - "What Your Dog's Gait Can Tell You"
Why is trotting the most important gait to teach your dog? Dr. Chris Zink and I talk about why understanding gaiting is critical for the dog sports handler.
24 Feb 202330min
E300: Mari Valgma - Teaching Your Dog to Move"
Sometimes dogs totally grasp our criteria - they just can't do the thing we're asking at speed. Mari and I talk about how she works with dogs to teach them to use their bodies more skillfully... and t...
17 Feb 202326min
E299: Julie Daniels - Every Baby's a Genius
Can you create an optimistic dog? How DO you get to know a new puppy? What are the first steps to teaching quiet crating? Julie Daniels and I discuss all that and more in this episode.
10 Feb 202331min
E298: Nicole Wiebusch and Petra Ford - "Proofing for Performance"
Nicole Wiebsuch and Petra Ford joined me to talk about what goes into training fluency that will hold up under the pressures of competition.
3 Feb 202341min
E297: Julie Flanery - "Shape Up Your Shaping"
Julie and I talk about what shaping is, and how to use it effectively and efficiently... including putting behaviors under stimulus control!
28 Jan 20231h 27min
E296: Working with a Dog Sports Coach
Denise Fenzi, Nancy Gagliardi Little and Megan Foster join me to talk about working with a dog sports coach — the differences between a coach and a trainer, the advantages to having a coach, and how t...
13 Jan 202355min
