Hold The Line Podcast

Hold The Line Podcast

I was happy to sit down and talk with Jo Laurens from the Hold The Line podcast recently. Our conversation was centered around: Food motivation – and how to work with dogs which lack it (especially in the field or in high arousal situations) The importance of...
Build an Accountability Exoskeleton

Build an Accountability Exoskeleton

Some people are simply born with self-discipline. I am not one of those people. Making decisions exhausts me. Commitment is hard. My brain tends to switch gears automatically like a faulty transmission when I hit a rough spot or things get difficult. Or I have to make...
Does splitting take longer?

Does splitting take longer?

Question: Does breaking down a behavior and teaching individual components take longer than teaching the whole thing in big chunks (*coughcough* lumps)? Answer: Nope! Not at all. (or not if you’re doing it right.) Most people will agree that breaking down a...
Rugby and Ryan in Reno

Rugby and Ryan in Reno

  Here, I sit (ok, lie) on the last night of my week in Reno. Oh man! Last Weds, I arrived in Reno… which is harder to get to than I expected. First on the agenda was a Clicker Expo meeting, followed by 3 days of Clicker Expo itself. Then 2 MORE days of KPA...