The Art of Choice in Dog Training
Fenzi Food For Thought
Sometimes I’ll take choice away if I think it’s the right thing for the dogs. Sometimes I’ll give choice. And sometimes I’ll just stop working on a problem altogether… It depends. That’s what this live is about - choices I make for Tye, depending on the circumstance. Follow my training! More online training!
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Are Dogs Really More Anxious Today? …And Other Things We Can’t Actually Know
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If we make a blanket statement like, “dogs are more anxious today than they used to be”, or “more dogs are being euthanized then were in the past”… How do you know that? And if it is true, how are you isolating the variables that might be contributing, in order to conclude that the one you’ve identified is the relevant one? Because often we make statements which rely on a foundation that is not knowable, or at least least unknown at this time. Follow my training! More online training!
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Punishment in Training: Does Safety Justify It?
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Does adding punishers to training make sense when safety is a consideration? Follow my training! More online training!
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The "Click" and Training the Dog in Front of You
Fenzi Food For Thought
Why do I both click and then use a location specific marker with Tye? I explain it here, with Xen making a cameo appearance to demonstrate! And then a few thoughts about training the dog in front of you, and why I train different dogs differently. Follow my training! More online training!
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Reading Stress in Dogs
Fenzi Food For Thought
Signs of stress all have normal variants that are not distress at all; remember that every time you’re analyzing a dog for signs of stress! and… I talked a bit about my new dog Tye. He’s making an incredible amount of progress; much faster than I could’ve predicted. That’s genetics and resilience at work. Follow my training! More online training!
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The Depth of Behavior Challenges
Fenzi Food For Thought
I’ve been noticing more honesty in the dog training world on IG lately… trainers from all camps admitting that some behavior issues aren’t “fixed” but managed for life. I love seeing balance trainers share setbacks a year later, and force free trainers talking about acceptance and structure (management) rather than change. We also talked about the depth of behavior challenges… not just is your dog sound sensitive, but HOW sound sensitive? Experience matters in how we show up online—and in how much empathy we bring to tough cases. Follow my training! More online training!
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About That Stress Inoculation...
Fenzi Food For Thought
Your dog lives such an stress-free life that you have to add more for their own good?! I talk a little bit about my dog’s lives here today. Plenty of stress, whether I want it there or not. Follow my training! More online training!
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From Sheep Crosses to Kindness in Communities
Fenzi Food For Thought
Today’s live I covered a lot… I talked about crossing Barbados sheep with Dorper—a great combo! Sometimes the cross is better than either parent. Then I shifted to what it means to admin a Facebook group. When do you allow unkind comments? What if they’re true? And that doodle hate? It’s gross. I talked about that a lot. Being mean just because the group agrees doesn’t make it okay. Not in the dog world. Not anywhere. Follow my training! More online training!
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Why You Have A Dog Will Impact Your Training Choices
Fenzi Food For Thought
Why do you have a dog? Really. Think about it. So the choices you make with raising and training your dog lineup with that end goal? That’s what this live is about. Follow my training! More online training!
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Relationship is the Key to A Bomb-Proof Recall
Fenzi Food For Thought
Why do I talk about relationship is being the primary driver of my Dog recall rather than reinforcement history? Listen and find out. Follow my training! More online training!
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Understand what motivates your dog makes training and problem-solving a lot easier. Taken further, it will set how you train each individual dog, which may be radically different than how you approached similar issues with the last dog.
By comparing my Border Collie Ice and my Belgian Xen, both showing similar issues but with very different resolutions, I hope to illustrate these points in this live.
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