Discovering Clicker Training and Positive Reinforcement

In this chapter of the podcast episode, the speaker discusses their early experiences with dog training and their journey towards positive reinforcement training. They recall a negative experience with a trainer during their teenage years that shaped their perception of dog trainers. They then talk about how they began adopting rescue dogs and trying to train them using love alone, which was not successful. They eventually learned about Karen Overall and attended an APDT conference where they came across clicker training, which they immediately recognized as the path they wanted to pursue.