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#132: Sensory Bias in Training with Carrie Davis Feb 23, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss how humans tend to be visually oriented, animals might respond more significantly to other senses, what variables might influence how an animal reacts to a prop or target, how to deconstruct what sensory elements might be associated with a response, and the importance of staying curious and questioning our "stories" whether they are right or not!

**Note: I messed up in the intro. Carrie co-founded Reptelligence with Alex Konold. Peter joined in 2018. Sorry!

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/132 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#131: Living as a LIMA Being - Panel Discussion Feb 16, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss what is a LIMA being?, how did this project evolve?, why is it so hard to apply positive reinforcement principles to ourselves and other people?, and strategies for changing how your own behavior is reinforced.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/131 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#130: Enrichment with Allie Bender & Emily Strong Feb 02, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss what "enrichment" is and why we should care, whether enrichment is part of training or whether training is part of enrichment, what we mean when we say "meeting the animal's needs," whether we can just get a checklist of things to do, why behavioral diversity matters, the importance of measuring outcome, categories of enrichment, and the importance of choice and agency.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/130 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#129: Treat Everyone Like a Dog with Karen London Jan 26, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss how we can apply dog training principles to interacting with humans, why people might think using R+ on people might be manipulative, breaking down skills for human learners just like we do for dogs, don't blow a reinforcement opportunity by using punishment, just because it took so long to get the behavior, and finding empathy for yourself and your human subjects.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/129 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#128: Getting Behavior From No Behavior with Peter Amelia Dec 15, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss what your options are when starting from scratch trying to shape behavior, how you can get stuck when trying to shape behavior and your animal isn't offering much, considerations when making changes to the environment to get behavior started, changing the environment to stimulate new behavior, thinking about reinforcement beyond food, how to improve your observational skills to be a better trainer and not die of boredom in the process, and increasing variability and building a larger behavioral repertoire.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/128 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#127: Should I Change My Cue? Dec 08, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss when to change a cue, just because a cue doesn't seem to be working does not mean it's the cue's fault, when it's a training or fluency issue, when the cue itself is actually broken, when it's too close to an existing cue, whether your cue is poisoned, and two options for changing cues if you need to.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/127 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#126: Guide to Treats Dec 02, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss three possible treat categories - "snacks", enrichment/management, and treats for training, some basic principles for treats selection, how many treats it's ok to give a dog, how snacks matter, but they are different than training treats, what qualities make treats more or less effective for training, why mechanics, timing and delivery, matter more than the actual treat itself, and special cases of training with treats - small dogs and dogs with food allergies.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/126 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#125: Behavioral Euthanasia with Dr. Chris Pachel Nov 23, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss who makes the decision - the vet, the trainer, or the pet owner; how behavioral euthanasia is an "active choice" rather than a default decision - there is no formula, and this isn't something that someone has to do because of a specific behavior pattern or problem, but rather an option that may be actively chosen due to safety or quality of life concerns that aren't able to be mitigated; how professionals can support and guide pet owners through the process; the issues of guilt and shame associated with deciding to euthanize an otherwise healthy dog; and the importance of self-care and good boundaries.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/125 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#125: Behavioral Euthanasia with Dr. Chris Pachel Nov 23, 2020

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For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/125 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

#124: Training Eye Contact Nov 17, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss why training eye contact is so fulfilling for humans, the other benefits of training eye contact as a behavior, whether dogs hate making eye contact, the drawbacks to training eye contact, how you can make sure your dog's behavior is "voluntary," situations where eye contact might be helpful, and how you can avoid training problems associated with too much eye contact training.

For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/124 This podcast is supported by Patreon: www.patreon.com/DFTT

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