REPLAY: True Healing from Fear
From Cog-Dog Radio by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine
March 17, 2026 · 17 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the complexities of helping dogs overcome fear and critiques the effectiveness of counter conditioning.
Dog trainers are often tasked with helping dogs feel less afraid of things in their daily environments. This can be loud noises, it can be strangers, or it can even be slick floors or novel sights. The well known stimulus-stimulus pairing approach trainers call counter conditioning is not as effective as it has been made out to be, and this complex emotion requires more nuanced planning. Be sure to check out episode 373, “When Your Dog is Afraid” as well! Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sarahstremming.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cogdogradio Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
Topics covered
- dog training
- fear
- counter conditioning
- emotional healing
- animal behavior
Keywords
- fearful dogs
- loud noises
- strangers
- slick floors
- novel sights
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: When Your Dog is Afraid
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