The Trinity of Reinforcement:
For us to teach a new behaviour that is wanted, strengthen an existing behaviour or to substitute a more appropriate behaviour for one...
Shame, guilt, embarrassment and fear....
These are emotions that we usually have little control over but sadly they disable learning and the ability to have confidence in...
Back to Basics Part 1: Initial consult aims
I keep getting asked do I have written content to give to clients in a consult so that they can then read it later. Well...I used to have...
Snake Aversion Training
There are many trainers out there that have their own version of this concept as is to be expected, we all have our own way of interpreting information as well as delivering this info to our clients and their dogs. Like any communications between our dogs and their handlers we have to ensure clarity, consistency, ethics, as well as with building a reliable response. Foundation exercises of Markers, leash handling, commands along with the basis of Operant Learning principles a
Post Covid stressors
With all of the country gradually opening up and with the restrictions easing, then people are wanting to go back to 'normal' life and...
Finding the 'New Normal".
Well Hello there! Been a long while since the last Blog and really, at the closing stages of 2021 what can anybody really say?? What a...
Look at the Ingredients
Hello, it has been a long while since my last Blog. Life gets like that Hey? Lots of changes over the last few years, lots of travel,...
The Journeyman
The ramblings of the 3am mind. First off I apologise for the lack of posts, my life took a bit of a left hand turn back in October and...
Simply communicate...or is it communicate simply?
Today I got a message through from a client who has been incredibly pro active in training her new pound dog Murphy. The Murph had a few...
Using Luring in your training
There are so many ways that we can engage with our dog when we are training, what we use as a training aid is dependant on your dogs...