Fenzi Food For Thought

It makes me sad when people say medication is a last resort. It creates needless suffering in your dependents. If you would cheerfully give your dog pain medication for a broken leg, please recognize that mental pain is also suffering. This is true for people and dogs, and leads to tragic results in people who remain unmedicated and who can’t find their way. Dogs just suffer - they can’t advocate for themselves. We can do better by our pets! If your dog’s quality of life is impacted by fear, anxiety, or extreme emotions of any negative type, consider medication along with training. Not as a last resort but as a kind addition to the dog’s well being. There’s nothing to be ashamed of when you help your dog live well.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

So much of the distress in the dog industry is misunderstanding. We’re talking about different things - and suffering so much as a result.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

If your dog finds it aversive when you withhold reinforcement in training as a natural part of the learning process, re-evaluate your training. The game of training itself, the puzzle, should keep the dog well vested, regardless of whether or not each moment in time is successful. It should not feel aversive to the dog whether a reward comes or otherwise.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

The focus of this live was acquiring a dog! Maybe from a rescue, maybe from a breeder. Then we spent some time talking about purebred dogs. Honesty is everything.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Do mother dogs use food to “train” behavior in other dogs? Are dogs wolves? What can we learn from dogs and wolves in our interactions with our own dogs?   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Relationship or training? This live talked about exactly that!   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

In this live, I talked about using props within training. Why we use them, advantages and disadvantages, and how to get rid of them! Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

We train behaviors and condition emotions. In this live, I explained that in more detail.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

In this live, I talked about reinforcement. It’s a lot more complicated than just toys or food! If you understand your dog’s hierarchy of reinforcement, you can make strategic decisions that significantly increase your training success.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Whether or not you think there is a place for suppression in dog training, we need to be logical in our explanations and thinking. Not moving does not mean an animal is in a “calm state of mind” if you have punished the movement out of the dog. It simply means the dog is not moving.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy