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More Change-Making by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine

Changing Minds...One Cookie At a Time by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine

Fostering the Four Steps by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine

Shifting Priorities by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine

How do you keep records if you are averse to spreadsheets?

Break it Down! by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine

What is a release cue, really? Do we need them? How should we be using them?

In the final installment of the NILIF series we discuss alternatives to this outdated protocol.

So if NILIF is rooted in old-school ideology, why is it working? This and more.

EPISODE FIFTY! We are talking about the popular Nothing in Life is Free (or NILIF) protocol of dog training.

A conversation about the state of dog agility, border collies, and canine fitness in New Zealand. Find Kelly here: https://www.facebook.com/hybriddogtraining/ https://hybriddogtraining.blogspot.com/

Annie Thorne of New Zealand and I talk cooperative care

A talk with Frankie Moore CCFT

What makes recalls reliable? What breaks them down? All this and more!

The final verdict on the GPS trackers for my dogs, a few points on ethics, and more decompression chat!

Let's talk about leaving the ring with your dog. Is it punishment? Is it effective? Is it fair? All this and more!

Answering your decompression walk questions!

The real story of my Christmas day nightmare. A lost dog, and the heroes that saved him.

Join Sarah on a brief decompression walk and hear about why they are so vital to your dog's mental health.

The final installment of the Synergy case study is here! In this episode I interview Carrie, Syn's handler, and we get real about Synergy's arousal levels and training.

In part two of Synergy the whippet's story we discuss start line stays, stopped contacts, and reinforcement strategies!

In part one of Synergy the whippet's case study we discuss high arousal, great dog training, and good lifestyle choices.

A quick podcast on keeping track of success in a productive way.

Do you compare yourself to others? Do you compare your dog's progress to others? It's time to stop!

In the final installment of the effective behavior change series! This time its all about the god of behavior change--reinforcement!

Road trip podcast part two! This time we discuss setting the scene for desired behaviors with smart arrangement of antecedents.

First in a series of behavior change, starting with replacement behaviors.

Should our learners be feeling frustrated during training?

I've been feeling my triggers stack up, what about you? In this episode chat with me about trigger stacking and a common misnomer in behavior modification.

Talking about what it means to be a crossover trainer with Casey Coughlin of Inspiration Canine.

A conversation about how we can best care for our sport dogs.

I talk with Katie Gingrich, owner/operator of Pets Crave Love in Austin Texas about putting the four steps to behavioral wellness to work in pet dog care.

A conversation with Dr Patti Mahoney

In a candid conversation with my friend Aimee Bonnain we talk about getting training wrong on the way to getting it right, and the nature of training as an applied science.

A podcast update where I cover seminars, my new chickens, and the recent passing of pioneer scientist Raymond Coppinger.

In the final installment about Dani the sheltie we talk to Dani's human, Graham and get his take on training a reluctant dog.

In Dani Part Two we get into the details of what we did with this special dog. Teaching her she is never wrong, showing her that she can tackle challenges, and letting her see her world in a way she never had. Enjoy!

Dani, the little sheltie that could! She was shy, scared, and shut-down. Her transformation is one of my favorites. Enjoy!

Dogs that "stress down," the difficulties of counterconditioning noises, and how play matters.

More on the reflexive (or not) nature of barking, dealing with handler-focused dogs in agility, and training your students with positive reinforcement. Plus, what's up next for The Cognitive Canine?

In this episode I discuss why barking is such a troubling thing for so many dog people, we go a little more in depth as to what a fear period is and is not, and more! Enjoy.

Answering email questions about puppies! Crate barking, separation anxiety prevention, and more!

This week I answer email questions, talk about Clicker Expo, emotions as behavior in sport dogs, and my upcoming FDSA course, "Worked Up!"

In my final installment about puppies I interview Jane Messineo-Lindquist (Jane Killion) about her comprehensive puppy raising program, Puppy Culture.

In part two of the puppy series I tell the stories of each of my three border collies.

In the first of a three part series about puppies, we discuss picking a breeder and a puppy for sports. Also covered: some confusion about one of my recommendations for Prime and an email topic about why people don't own their dogs' behavior problems.

In the final installment of the Prime saga I interview his owner, Heidi. We also discuss email questions concerning barking.

Recording from my hotel room on the way home from Cynosport World Games. Prime's owner is also on her way home, so her interview will be recorded when she gets there and will come out in two weeks. For now, listen while I answer email questions and talk about the environment at Cynosport.

Part three of four in which we continue to discuss Prime's home-life issues including hiding and compulsive pattern-seeking.

In the second of four podcasts in which I will talk about Prime the border collie learn about what we did to tackle his obsession with the seesaw, his aversion to pointing, and more.