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In this episode, I talk with Nick Benger about two completely different subjects: Training dogs to focus on their handlers in distracting environments (otherwise known as 'engagement' training), which is a special interest of his - and we also talk about how (and why) to have conversations with trainers who use aversives.
Nick himself has a podcast - called Dog Talk With Nick Benger - which I highly recommend that you subscribe to, because it's one of my favourite podcasts.
Nick has a degree in Canine Behaviour and Training from the University of Hull and he is a positive reinforcement pet dog trainer, running Bark Play Teach in Bristol, UK. He is currently writing a book on engagement but, whilst we all wait for that to appear, you can download his free 'engagement guide' from his website here. -
In this episode, I talk about marking. What is good marking and why do we need it? How can we establish good marking habits? Why should the dog not look away from the location of fall unless cued to? And a few other bits and pieces.
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In this episode, I talk about how to train the Sit (or Stand) to Flush, using force-free methods. (You may also want to listen to Episode 2 - my interview with Elsa and Lena - for more on this subject.)
At the end of the podcast, I talk about how to get started with training the Back casts - Back-Left and Back-Right. -
Giving animals choice in their training sounds like such a wonderful thing. But what exactly does that mean? And in real life, it doesn’t feel good when your dog makes a choice to opt out of a training session by ignoring you, sniffing the ground, leaving the ring, etc… That’s not very reinforcing.
In this episode, Chirag Patel and I discuss how we should we handle these behaviors while still maintaining our positive reinforcement framework.
For full show notes, visit: www.wonderpupstraining.com/podcast/79
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In this episode, I talk to UK retriever trainer, Collette May. We talked in some depth about UK retriever working tests, in a bid to encourage more people to dip their toes into mainstream competition.
Collette competes with her three black labs in UK tests and trials, as well as picking up on shoots. She is a full member of the IMDT and an accredited Gundog Club instructor and assessor. Her training organisation is called 'Lead and Listen' and you can check out what she offers, here: www.leadandlisten.co.uk -
Hello to you all! This is just a quick intro to let you know what the podcast is about and what you can look forward to hearing, in future.
