Fenzi Food For Thought

Does reinforcement history or emotion/instinct drive behavior? Both. Emotion drives "behavior" - the general category of things we do. And reinforcement history drives the specific behavior which the learner chooses, from amongst all of the available options. The challenge here is that the word "behavior" means both the general category and a specific choice of a specific behavior. Both are happening. I spend a few extra minutes talking about this during this live. Plus - note how adorable my dog is. I mean…I can barely stand his cuteness!

Today, I explored where most force free behaviorists would start looking at a problem behavior… At the root! What matters less than the behavior in front of you is where it's coming from. What instincts or emotion are fueling it? If you can identify that, and do some thing about it, your behavior problem might simply disappear. Obviously that's your best case scenario but… It's still where you want to start. Because more often then you might think that is the solution. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Today I talk about the difference between training and management, and I give several examples to help you on your way. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

So appreciate those of you who gave your thoughts about the difference between discomfort and pain in my Instagram stories! In this live, I also explained why I like the word adversive. I like that it centers the experience of the learner and that it recognizes how individual that experience might be. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

How do you show up on social media? How do you balance your authentic self with the demands of the communities where you participate? Do you have an internal compass to guide you? And…how did FDSA start anyway? If you struggle to find peace of social media, this live might help. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

I decided to show you what a training session looks like today. Just the flow of it in real time. I hadn't planned to save it, but then I came in the house and we just talked. We talked about all kinds of things. So if you want a random grab bag of conversation, this is your live. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

No simple answer to this one. Depends on the goal, type of training. specificity of what you want, and what you mean by trained. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

How do you teach a highly generalized concept like retrieve - where you might want the dog to retrieve a wide variety of items? In this live, I touch on the difference between how I train behaviors for precision as opposed to more generalized concepts that I might want for life or dog sport. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog

Disagree all you want, but don't listen to misunderstand. That's when I disengage. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

I desperately wish that training dogs was easy. I wish there was a one-size-fits-all solution. I wish all of training could be cookies and toys and general happiness. But life is complicated and it's not like that. And if I come to a different place someday? If I'm able to find answers to my concerns? I will change my mind, and I will say so publicly. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy