The Canine Paradigm

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Episode 55: Positive First Dec 06, 2018

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Positive First is a descriptive term Glenn Cooke announced earlier in one of our episodes. He feels better describes what the Balanced dog training community have been trying to represent. Naturally, there are counter arguments that it doesn't represent the industry based on the correct scientific terms. There was additional points that it could be perceived as to closely associated with positive only. Glenn and Pat start to unpack the success of starting with positive reinforcement and then re assessing. This way if you start positive and can remain within that system of training, there is no problem. If you need to move along to adding aversive, then you can implement the LIMA system. If you have never heard of LIMA, it is the acronym for, Least Invasive Minimally Aversive. it does a very nice job of describing a better selection pathway for training when using the Operant system.

Episode 54: Moments to be proud of Nov 30, 2018

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Moments to be proud of was a hard episode for both of us to record. For Pat it was difficult to relive something that caused a lot of raw emotion. For Glenn it was a high degree of shock to hear the story. This story unfolds around a young boy and his mum that Pat helped train an assistance dog. Although it sounds simple enough, it came with some heavy baggage for everyone. The story is still far from finished, however there have been some incredible breakthroughs, both via a mothers love and Pats persistence and compassion. Mental illness is a serious issue that has serious implications requiring the right people for treatment. It also carries a stigma as people don't know how to behave or what to say. The best thing you can do though is be supportive and not judgemental. Learn more about it and how you can better help. We have done several episode now on mental health and we will definitely do more in the future for both humans and dogs. This is why having a contact like Birdy O'Sheedy is so helpful and healthy as she understand both fields. If you don't feel great and the world is getting difficult, speak to someone. You're not a burden. You're not invalid. You have people that love you and people that do want to be supportive. We would love to hear what you moments to be proud of are too. We have several episode as suggested that would be worth listening to, to support the above. http://www.thecanineparadigm.com/2018/11/24/episode-53-a-birdys-eye-view-on-anxiety/

Episode 53: A Birdy’s eye view on Anxiety Nov 24, 2018

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A Birdy's eye view on Anxiety is a welcomed episode to bring back our great friend, Birdy O'Sheedy. If you haven't listened to an episode with Birdy yet, it's important to note that she is a practising psychologist. Birdy works in both the human and pet dog realms and has fast attracted attention based on her genuine results. In this episode, we discuss the realms of anxiety and how it starts and what it looks like. It should be noted that we always recommend dealing with suitably trained professionals prior to working on this. We get to learn about the term, transgenerational transmissions and how that creates a transfer of anxiety. So all aboard ladies and gentleman. Get ready to drop your anchor and join us on this wonderful journey with our resident Psychologist. If you want to know more about Birdy the click here Be sure to check out some of our past episodes with birdy as well and if you need her, contact her.

Episode 52: Getting out of the shit Nov 15, 2018

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Getting out of the shit, although a nasty sounding title, has something relevant to do with Pat. Whilst walking through the desert one day on patrol, he got himself in a shitty situation. However, the main focus point in this show is, how to say goodbye to a dog for behavioural reasons. This is a predicament that many of us Professional trainers have had to assess and help make the right choice. We also unpack a little bit about the difference between decision and choice. The show gets a little deep and turns a few corners, however we had an interesting chat. If you enjoy our show and you would like to help us, you can donate as much as a cup of coffee. It's only once a month on our Patreon page and you get access to extra content. http://www.thecanineparadigm.com/become-a-patron/ We hope you enjoy the show and always appreciate listener feedback.

Episode 51: Interviewing Meagan Karnes Nov 07, 2018

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Meagan Karnes, otherwise known as the Collared Scholar was in Australia running a series of seminars. Glenn and Pat had the good fortune of sitting down with her to get some insight into her origin story. Prior to Meagan throwing her hat in the ring of dog training, her role was a little different. Or maybe a lot different. Meagan told us the reasons why she became so frustrated prior to starting her new career. This is why she changed her stars in the first place. She also discusses her dogs, how she came to have them and the people who inspired her. It was great to watch her work and introduce us to her style of training, which has hints of other remarkable training mentors. we also enjoyed her infectious laugh and enthusiasm into helping transform relationships between dog and owners. We also spoke briefly about puppy raising which we have spoken about here as well in the picking and raising puppies episode Meagan has her own website and on-line training programs that you can find by clicking here

Episode 50: Diagnosing problems in training Oct 31, 2018

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Diagnosing problems in training came from points our listeners were posting in our Facebook group. Given that anyone who has owned or trained or been around dogs knows that there are always going to be problems. We figure it's best to identify what they are and how we can reduce or completely extinguish them. In addition to that, it's our 50th show! We are happy to celebrate with you and appreciate all the love and support from people all over the world. We have a lot more great content to come on top of what we have already so buckle in and get ready for a wild ride. More sweat, more laugh, more education and more Glenn and Pat. A couple of good episodes to listen to in relation to this episode would be, selecting and raising puppies. If you haven't heard the box episode, that's almost a TCP staple. In closing, Pat started a new client business called Operant Canine. If you want to book some extra time with him you can find him on Facebook.

Episode 49: Dealing with difficult clients and people Oct 28, 2018

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Dealing with difficult clients and people is a show we have danced around for a while but decided to finally do it. Anyone in business or life, has moments where discussing issues with people can be difficult. We all have different ways and recommendations of managing these outcomes to attempt to better resolve the outcome. Glenn and Pat share a few of many experiences over the years of dealing with some of the more memorable people and how they worked on the outcome. Conflict resolution is a big business in this day and age with books, seminars, pod-casts and more. Add animals to that mix and you can sometimes be looking at a bigger explosion. An earlier episode we did, http://www.thecanineparadigm.com/2018/07/18/episode-36-keeping-sane-in-the-dog-industry/ helps a little for trainers and industry people when they need a time out. You can also check in with our resident psychologist, Birdie O'Sheedy for some back to sanity assistance.

Episode 48: Interviewing Jerry Bradshaw Oct 19, 2018

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Jerry Bradshaw is known around the world as the father of PSA, (Protection Sports Association). Jerry is also well known through his successful training company, Tarheel canine. The Tarheel team have been supplying and training Police and law enforcement agencies with dogs that will suit the needs for tactical street work. Along with that, Jerry has been travelling the world lecturing and teaching on canine behaviour. He has his own podcast called Controlled Aggression and also a tactical manual by the same name. If you have been a listener of the show for anytime you would know that both Glenn and Pat are involved in the sport of PSA and Pat was largely involved with successfully setting up PSA in Australia, forming a club, Iron Fist PSA with Glenn and trialling dogs. You may even recall us speaking with Shawn and Janet Edwards in an earlier episode who have worked for, decoy for and judge for Jerry.

Episode 47: Dog parks dystopia or utopia Oct 10, 2018

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Dog parks dystopia or utopia came about after Glenn had a small rant on social responsibilities and then Pat re-listened to the episode to correct a point on dog parks. As Pat has a local community dog park area that functions well, he felt the need to makes some valid contributions about how well good people and their dogs behave in some areas. Like everything, there are good and bad dog parks, so the important take home message is to ensure good research is conducted prior to taking your dog there and coming home with a bad experience. We unpack a few topics through this discussion and it goes around in a few different directions, however the modus operandi is always around being responsible and following a good duty of care when out in public with your dog. If you enjoy our shows and you want to help us out or be a part of our education community, we have a Patreon account that helps us improve our standard and produce more content. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10936632

Episode 46: Social Responsibility Oct 04, 2018

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Glenn & Pat discuss the social responsibility issue with people making poor examples of themselves and particularly their breed when out in public spaces. A lot of people want to be out in public spaces with their dog, enjoying the social environment, however there are people who are very vague about their dog and mistake excitability for aggression and problematic behaviour. As always we are advocates of training and we encourage all people who own dogs to become more educated about teaching better form of engagement so you can really enjoy your dog without being in fear of it risking public safety or an altercation with another dog. We also mention that Jay Jack's SR test through his GRC program is a very easy, very accessible platform for all dog owners, especially the ones that need it, to give them a platform to help in providing a working outlet.

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