About this episode

Susan Garrett discusses the evolving landscape of dog training and the hope brought by recent conversations around reinforcement-based methods.

Visit us at shapedbydog.com Is dog training about to change? In this episode, I'm sharing why a recent conversation about reinforcement-based dog training gave me something I haven't felt in a long time: hope. Looking back at an agility discussion from the mid-1990s, I reflect on how dog training shifts happen, why curiosity creates more clarity than blame or punishment, and why great results are not reserved for "special" trainers. We're talking about reinforcement, intrinsic motivation, meaningful change, and why dogs are always doing the best they can with the information we've given them in the environment we're asking them to work in In this episode, you'll hear: • About a conversation that gave me a glimmer of hope for dog training. • Why I've been feeling discouraged about the direction of dog training. • A mid-1990s agility story about weave poles, punishment, and clarity. • My thoughts on hearing "That might work for Susan Garrett, but not for the rest of us." • What I noticed listening to a balanced dog training podcast where my training was discussed. • The subtle shift happening in reinforcement-based dog training conversations. • Why ideas no longer being dismissed…

People in this episode

Host: Susan Garrett

Topics covered

• dog training
• reinforcement
• intrinsic motivation
• agility
• change
• clarity

Keywords

• dog training
• reinforcement-based
• agility
• motivation
• change
• clarity
• punishment

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