Fenzi Food For Thought

We’ve all been there. Watch this live to get some ideas for how to handle it when you’re ready to throw in the towel over a single bad day.

Once again we covered a lot of territory! This live will introduce you to the quadrants (operant conditioning), and also classical conditioning. We discuss when reinforcement makes the most sense and when you might consider punishment if that is in your mental paradigm. We talk about extinction, habituation, and other random topics that dog trainers might find of interest!

Does your dog become more or less reactive to triggers when you increase your dog’s exercise? While counterintuitive, it appears that some dogs might do quite a bit better if they receive less exercise!   Link to the research study mentioned in this Instagram live.

Are you teaching what you think you’re teaching? This live covered correlation is not causation and the risks of superstitious learning in humans! We talked about evaluating your training choices with care and reflection; modulating emotions in dogs; a few thoughts on how to change human behavior in life; a few thoughts on how to be happy in life; and a bit of problem-solving. Enjoy!

I hear this word used a lot in dogtraining. Usually it’s the trainer saying that the dog trusts them. How do you know that? Trust is given, not taken from another. Consider how you do, or do not, have trust within your training relationship. This is from an Instagram Live I did last year. Enjoy the replay!

Yes, bitesports can be done positively. But if you put a traditional foundation first it will be a whole lot harder, if you can do it at all. **Since my first podcast wasn’t clear and/or was widely misunderstood on the topic of instinct sports trained as force free as possible, this re-recording is designed as a summary and clarification.

Denise & I hung out with our very first guest, Erin Lynes, FDSA instructor and breeder of the most versatile labs around--in our humble opinion, that is... We talk about what temperament adds to versatility and those wrecking ball puppies we just can't resist! Plus, we get an insider look into the world of dock diving and learn about some skills you can train even before hitting the water. Enjoy!

It’s helpful to try and meet your client where they are at. Plus we talked about lots of other stuff!

Denise & Ingrid got together to discuss harmony in dog training, between the client and pet professionals, dogs and culture and we got a Della the hamster update. Unfortunately, she's not as keen on doing things for sunflower seeds as we originally hoped, but she's pretty cute :)

We’ve all been there. Listen to this episode to get some ideas for how to handle it when you’re ready to throw in the towel over a single bad day with your dog.