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Episode 190: Dr Michaela Hempen: Assessing Animal Welfare
We are joined again by Dr. Michaela Hempen, but this time, Michaela is not talking about Blondie and the cribbing project, but about her...


Episode 189: Mary Hunter Part 3: What Are You Clicking - Your Behavior or Your Animal’s Behavior?
We begin Part 3 with a discussion my favorite of Mary Hunter’s recent StaleCheerios posts: “Are you clicking for your own behavior or...


Episode 188: Mary Hunter Pt 2: Reinforcement Strategies
This is part 2 of our conversation with Mary Hunter. We are continuing to use Mary’s recent StaleCheerios blog posts as the launching...


Episode 187: Mary Hunter Pt 1: Desperation Clicks and More Problems with Punishment
We’re beginning a three part conversation with Mary Hunter. Mary has a masters degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North...


Episode 186 Spring! Pt 2: Turning “No” into “Yes”
What do you do when your horse or your dog gives you a “no” answer to a request but you really do need a “yes answer” response? That...


Episode 185 Spring! Part 1: Environmental Changes
Maple syrup buckets prompt the start of our conversation about environmental changes and the effect they can have on training. We talk...


Episode 184: Picking Criteria Pt 3: From Training Rhythms to Core Beliefs
This is part 3 of a conversation that began with a question about picking your starting criteria. Once your training session is...


Episode 183: Picking Criteria Pt 2: From Degrees of Freedom to Finding Your Starting Point
We begin this week’s conversation with degrees of freedom. What does that mean and how does that help us to choose our starting criteria?...


Episode 182: Picking Criteria - Which Way Up Is Your Training Funnel?
How do you choose your starting criterion? That’s the question that launches this week’s podcast. It takes us to the image of a funnel....


Episode 181: Spanish Walk, Building Confident Puzzle Solvers, Balance and The Stay-At-Home Clinics.
We’ve been talking about my new Stay-at-Home, Learn-from-Home clinics, but as always that’s taken us down some great rabbit holes. This...


Episode 180: Constructional Training, Building Blocks, and The New Stay At Home Clinics
We are talking about my new Stay at home Learn from Home clinics, That’s taking us down some fun rabbit holes. Last week we stopped...


Episode #179: 2022 Clinic Announcement plus The Value of Video
At long last, I have opened my 2022 Stay at Home - Learn at Home Clinics for enrollment. I have been getting daily inquiries about the...


Episode #178: The Old Debate - Nurture vs Nature - How This Impacts Training Choices
was intrigued by several of the panel discussions at the recent Clicker Expo. It sent her off into an exploration of the much debated...


Episode 177: Dr Claire St Peter Part 3: Inconsistency, Superstitious Behavior, and Solutions
In part 3 of our conversation with Dr. Claire St Peter we cover a lot of ground, including what fills the space between the larger steps...


Episode 176: Dr Claire St Peter Pt 2: What Causes Behavior To Relapse?
This week we continue our conversation with Dr. Claire St Peter. Claire received her PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavior...
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