Recognizing and Dealing with Displacement Behavior
What to listen for: "If we're a really confusing trainer, then our dogs have to be really damn confident because they’ve got to put up...
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Oct 1
Working Up Your Behavior Chain to Find Where it Went Wrong
What to listen for: "I found that the things I taught in higher arousal have held up better in higher arousal environments. The things...
Sep 16
Developing Training Plans without In-Person Mentors
What to listen for: “It takes a dutiful trainer to show up and train in those sorts of situations all of the time. For search and rescue,...
Sep 2
Handling: When Do You, When Don't You
What to listen for: “Handling is not a recipe. It’s a craft.” Odor detection handling mastery comes down to hitting that delicate balance...
Aug 19
Encouraging Your Dog to Be Brave
What to listen for: “I think by encouraging it [confidence] and allowing it to happen and letting the dog utilize what's fun and what's...
Jul 30
The Importance of Known Hides
What to listen for: “Even if you don't give them a cookie, you don't play, the dog has been reinforced. [It’s] just the way their brain...
May 20
Functional Agility and All its Benefits
What to listen for: "Physical agility gives them some mental agility too, and so it's giving them that well-exercised brain, and then...
Apr 30
How Do You Define Success?!!?
What to listen for: “Success is the joy that we have with our dogs and the relationships that we're building.” Ever wondered how small...
Feb 20
Martha Hoffman Reflections - 5000 Hour Eyes and Kindness
What to listen for: “That's the part that just takes it over the edge for me - I know that my dog feels my excitement, my anticipation,...
Jan 23
Martha Hoffman: Bali Dogs and 5000 Hours of Observation Pt. 1
What to listen for: "The doggy daycare worker and the shelter worker who is not being touted as any kind of behaviorist or trainer, are...
Jan 16
Tinkering and Creativity in Training
What to listen for: “I look at the dog and if something goes wrong I say, ‘Thank you for the information.’ As dog trainers, we modify...
Dec 19, 2023
Questions from the Crowd - Winter 2023 Pt 1
What to listen for: “If you have a good reinforcement system, it really doesn't take long. And that reinforcement system is how you pay...
Dec 12, 2023
Puppies, Turtles, and Internships with Julia Sirois
What to listen for: “Conservation dogs have been around for maybe 20, 30 years, starting to grow in popularity. But more conversations...
Oct 30, 2023
Let's Talk About Fear on Halloween!
What to listen for: "It's about living in the now and to keep going and to keep working and keep doing. And it's almost like behavior...
Oct 2, 2023
Reflections on Ronny LeJeune, Christi Raak, and Jill Kovacevich
What to listen for: Step into the world of canine detection with the Dames of Detection, themselves - Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett, and...
Sep 26, 2023
Stupid Question Day 2023
What to listen for: The time has come, once again, for Stupid Question Day! Of course, there are no stupid questions. In fact, The Dames...
Sep 4, 2023
It's All About Time...and Training
What to listen for: “I think that it's really important for us to understand that as we're setting up hides and things of that nature, we...
Jul 17, 2023
Boundaries For Our Dogs
What to listen for: “I don’t randomly run up to people’s kids and start hugging their kids. Why are you doing it to my dog?” Listen in as...
Jul 11, 2023
Reflections on Talking with Jens Frank
What to listen for: Today, the Dames of Detection Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett and Crystal Wing break down and reflect on their...
Oct 17, 2022
How Emily Lawrence Trains Competitive Tracking And Confidence
Today, we continue our conversation with competitive tracking extraordinaire Emily Lawrence! When it comes down to it, “tracking is the...
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