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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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,...
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...
Aug 6
Distraction Camp 2024 Hot Wash!
What to listen for: “Every distraction is a possible reinforcement.” Could minor changes in your training strategy routine drastically...
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...
Jun 18
Talking Detection Dogs with Adee Schoon Pt 1
What to listen for: “When you're with your dog, you're working with the dog, and when he's resting, he's resting, and don't ask him to...
Jun 3
Troubleshooting Your Detection Chain
What to listen for: "You need to give the dog a bit more space, release the pressure, so that then the dog has the option of leaving the...
Apr 2
All things Area Search/Live Find SAR
What to listen for: “We're dealing with a dog who has its own set of motivators. And so we just need to always be conscious of the fact...
Dec 25, 2023
Questions From the Crowd - Winter 2023 Pt 2
What to listen for: “How well does the dog actually understand target odor? Part of the issue is that we think we've taught the dog to...
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...
Nov 27, 2023
Summits, Certifications and Travel Part 2
What to listen for: “I think I've made a lot of personal growth. I was okay with it. I was like, ‘you know, what? Yeah, it's a bummer.’...
Nov 21, 2023
Conquering Summits and FEMA Recertifications Part 1
What to listen for: “When I'm getting ready for trials, I feel like that week before I'm not building new skills. I'm building the...
Nov 7, 2023
Reflections on Chatting with Lee Laubach
What to listen for: “I've had lots of people ask me questions about, should you train your dog to tell you that nothing's there. And I...
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 17, 2023
All Things Arson Dogs and Nosework with Lee Laubach Part 1
What to listen for: “I have a nice-looking lab that wants to come up and be friendly with you and if all of a sudden he sits next to you...
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 19, 2023
All things Nosework with Jill Kovacevich
What to listen for: “I think the story is very similar to a lot of folks who, even in our present day, are doing Nosework. We find out...
Sep 12, 2023
Kickin' Back with Christi Raak
What to listen for: “We can adjust. So, to be able to build that confidence in that handler, or dog, it’s both actually, and to be able...
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...
Aug 21, 2023
Line Handling and Dog Independence
What to listen for: “Handling a line is all about being smooth. So, slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.” Today, our hosts Robin Greubel,...
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