Fenzi Food For Thought

It’s OK to be frustrated with your dogs behavior. And sometimes it’s OK to change the dog’s behavior so that you can be more comfortable. But that doesn’t mean you’ve changed how the dog feels.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

In this live, we talked about how the placement of reinforcement impacts both precision and attitude. We considered this both in the realm of pet training and competition dogs. We talked about how to do a Cue transfer, considered dogs that are good candidates for luring versus shaping, and touched on the impact of patterns vs unpredictable choices in our work. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

What things do you teach your dog? Why do you teach these things? How about your clients? Do you change your expectations for different dogs in different circumstances? Why or why not? We explored these issues in this live.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog   More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

I think preparing for Dog sports competitions is one of the best ways to push your dog training skills. We talked about that here! How to avoid perfection paralysis.   Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

It’s OK to give a motivator to a dog who has made an error. This episode is all about that process. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog   More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

We talked about setting, raising, and lowering criteria. Using the concept of foundation skills when setting criteria, and problem-solving, with an eye towards how to shift criteria.

In this live we discussed barking in a variety of contexts, and some options you may have to resolve it.

Can you find ways to use punishment where the dog always wins?

Wait! You won’t solve your behavior challenge in two months! My dog brings some tremendous benefits to the table but we are far from out of the woods! Remember, my process is not your process. Take your time, especially if you have a challenging dog, and celebrate what goes right. We also talked about managing your own anxiety with overaroused and reactive dogs.

This live explored the difference between flooding and habituation, and discusses why I choose to put out information on dog aggression, reactivity and over arousal, even though I know some of that information will be used poorly or misunderstood.