Confidence sounds so good. It’s something most of us want in our training - both for our dogs and ourselves. We talk a lot about building confidence, or at least I do. It’s a major component in my Zero to CD program because teaching behaviors on a surface level is...

Podcast Guest: Lori Stevens Lori Stevens (CPDT-KA, SAMP, CCFT, CPBC) is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a certified Small Animal Massage Practitioner; a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer, and a Certified Behavior Consultant. She is also a Senior Tellington TTouch...

In this episode we discuss: What is "errorless learning"? What is the history behind it? How does this apply in real life? What takeaways can we learn from the scientific evidence? Links mentioned: Discrimination Learning With and Without Errors by HS Terrace Teaching...

There is an important connection between your dog's motivation in a training session and your own training mechanics. Good mechanical skills are critical to communicating clearly in any training interaction. Take out all the soft skills (observing, making decisions,...

Podcast Guest: Morten Egtvedt Norwegian dog trainer Morten Egtvedt and his wife Cecilie Køste have written three best-selling books about clicker training. They have also published the Nordic dog magazine “Canis” for exactly 20 years this winter. They are the owners...

This week we are doing a sort of grab bag Q&A. You asked the questions, and I did my best to answer them. If you have a question you'd like to submit for the next round, make sure that you’re following me on Instagram here and keep your eye out for the next...

Podcast Guest: Dr. Jessica Hekman In this episode, we're diving into the connection between behavior and genetics in dogs. I'm joined by Dr. Jessica Hekman, who is a postdoctoral associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she researches how genetics...

Podcast Guests: Eva and Emelie of Carpe Momentum This week we are returning to our series all about Foundations and talking about Foundations for Agility. In fact, we are hanging out with my excellent Swedish friends again, Eva and Emelie from Carpe Momentum, and the...

This week we continue our conversation about that mystical dog training unicorn: Loose Leash Walking. Loose Leash Walking is so hard because it really is the ultimate conflict between human behavior and dog behavior. For it to work, and that leash to actually STAY...

This week we are talking about a topic that I get a TON of requests for. It is hands down, the most requested behavior of all time from pet clients, and it is a topic of much debate on dog training circles. I am talking, of course, about the holy grail of dog...

 Podcast Guests: Steve White Steve White was raised with dogs, but his love of actually working with them began in 1975 when his obedience instructor introduced him to the world of K9 Search and Rescue. Steve was hooked and soon joined the US Army as a Military...

Podcast Guests: Eva and Emelie of Carpe Momentum and Agnieska Janarek of Tromplo If you follow me on social media, you may have caught a few of the impromptu facebook live sessions I was invited into with some of my geeky training friends over in Europe in the last...

Podcast Guest: Peter Amelia Peter Amelia is from Seattle and started working with birds over 15 years ago. Peter’s goal is to improve animal welfare by creating choice and encouraging voluntary participation from learners in as many situations as possible. They began...

Podcast Guests: Bobbie Lyons Bobbie Lyons is a Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner and has been teaching Fitness for 15 years. She was an agility competitor for many years and now dabbles in Flyball, Dock Diving, and Obedience. She has a wealth of knowledge...

Podcast Guests: Emelie Johnson Vegh Emelie Johnson Vegh began riding at a young age, but in 1989 she was introduced to the world of dogs and dog sports. Emelie had the wonderful opportunity to borrow a Labrador called Kicki, and with her, she embarked on her journey...

Podcast Guests: Lena Gunnarson and Elsa Blomster Elsa Blomster is a Swedish dog trainer, instructor, and author of the book “Retrieving for all Occasions”. She has one Golden Retriever and one Labrador Retriever and she trains and has competed in working tests, field...

Alliston Reid received his Ph.D. from Duke University in 1981 under the supervision of Dr. John Staddon. After 15 years of teaching and research at Duke University, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (in Mexico City), and Eastern Oregon...

In this episode, I go over some tips to apply to your training so that you can successfully build distance into your behaviors.1. Use pre-measured visual markers2. Decide on specific criteria for success3. Keep good recordsAnd for that last one,...