Ken Ramirez: Opening dialogue about aversives in training
From Not Another Dog and Pony Show by Not Another Dog And Pony Show
January 30, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 2 · Episode 12
About this episode
Ken Ramirez discusses behavior change, training methodologies, and the humane hierarchy in dog training.
Where we sit down with Ken Ramirez to talk about approximating people towards behaviour change, minimizing membership extremism in your organization, and how it's OK - even good - to teach others who train differently than you. Also, Ken as cult leader, the perils of gatekeeping aversive instruction, and the humane hierarchy as guidebook, not rigid roadmap. Ken on IG KPA website The Ranch website Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com
People in this episode
Host: Not Another Dog And Pony Show
Guest: Ken Ramirez
Topics covered
- behavior change
- aversives in training
- humane hierarchy
- organizational dynamics
- training methodologies
Keywords
- aversives
- behavior change
- humane hierarchy
- training
- gatekeeping
- membership extremism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KPA, The Ranch
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