Fenzi Food For Thought

Which ones are the best? Should you compete if your dog doesn't enjoy it? Should you find the sport that your dog loves, even if it's not your favorite. You decide. Take a listen. Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Is eye contact Good? Bad? Should you create continuous eye contact throughout a working session? I don't think so. Eye contact starts a conversation… I look at my dog when I want them to do something for me, and they look at me when they want me to do something for them. Anyway, there's more to it than that. Go ahead and listen to this live if you'd like to learn more about the topic! Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Reactivity training in the wild is hard. If you're working on reactivity with your dog, I hope this old live from my Facebook vaults is helpful! Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Communication or control? When trainers talk about communication on social media, they generally mean control. They do the talking. They tell the dog what to do. The dog responds to that…or else. That's not communication. Communication is a two-way street. Control? That's another matter all together! The next time you read about a trainer helping to improve your communication, ask yourself… Do they really mean control? Go ahead and do what you want with that. But be honest about it. If your dog is not part of the conversation, then calling "getting your way" communication is a marketing tool, and it's dishonest. Which brings up the next question. Have you fooled yourself? Can you differentiate communication from control? How did that happen?! Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Here's a quick and dirty set of tips for how to get a reliable recall on your dog without corrections. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

From the Facebook live vaults! We chat about reinforcement strategies for high arousal dogs. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

When addressing undesirable behavior, it's helpful to consider if the behavior is rooted at the instinctual, emotional or operant level. In this live, I consider instinctual and emotional roots, and the challenge of genuinely impacting desires that are rooted in instinct. Alternatives to removing the interest might include redirection or work, but truly changing instinctual behaviors? I question if it's even possible in some dogs under specific scenarios. Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

From the Facebook live vaults! I got a chance to sit down after a training session with a young Xen to answer some questions. Here's a little window into my thinking and analysis following a session to inform my training choices going forwards! Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

This one's from the Facebook Live vaults where I discuss classical and operant conditioning as it pertains to teaching behaviors. Enjoy! Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

This one's from the vaults! I talk about crating with Xen when he was young and prone to getting into mischief! Follow my training! The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy