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This is the secret to getting your puppy or dog to opt into training with full attention, and to stay connected for long stretches of time. It works. Really. Take a listen. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

As with most things, it’s not black-and-white. Some dogs benefit from more splitting, patterns, higher rate of reinforcement, and easier training sessions with less puzzling than other dogs. Those dogs might benefit from more lumping, more behavior chains, and more unpredictable/challenging training sessions with plenty of puzzling. In all cases, you need to watch your learner to determine how your interventions are being received. As a general rule, force free trainers err on the side of patterns and high rates of reinforcement for too long, making behavior chain goals hard to reach, and balanced trainers err on the side of the unpredictable and challenging training with too much frustration and lack of clarity in the work. You could pick your poison, or better still, watch your learner carefully and pick that just right path!   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

We had a great talk! We talked about relationship, playing with dogs, what Dante has learned working with other species, preparing for dog sports competition, and more! I hope you enjoy this.   Follow Dante on Tik Tok @dantedogworks   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Do you have a relationship with your dog or a dependency? Does your dog want to spend time with you, or are they trying to avoid the alternatives? We explored questions like that in this Instagram live. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Are you against medication for your dog? Take a listen to this Instagram live recording where we talk about just that! Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Here we have a short discussion of personal play, food play, and toy play, specifically in relation to changing the dogs emotional state. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Dice gave a perfect example of controlling his behavior without impacting the underlying emotion. This goes along with the fact that we can control external behavior but we need the learner’s cooperation to change emotions. Take a listen; this one is short.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy    

It is critically important to know the difference between an emotion and a behavior. Changing a behavior to look the way you want does not mean the dog’s emotion has changed. It means you changed the behavior! Are you sure that’s what you want? Are you sure you understand what you’ve done? Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Handling errors of impulse, quality and understanding! There are many reasons why dog make errors. In this live, I covered the three that showed up in my training session that morning: errors of impulse, errors quality of work, and errors of understanding. They are different, and require different approaches. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Guest Sharon Carroll and Denise chat about sensitive dogs I have spent a lot of time talking about dogs who express arousal through high levels of energy, movement, and sometimes even aggression. Today I talked with Sharon and we looked at another kind of display; dogs that are also experiencing great arousal, but who internalize that experience through freezing, low energy, or simply poor performance. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy