It’s been a minute since we talked about barking, and Sarah has a new breed that’s got a lot more voice than her border collies! Learn about the advances in Sarah’s thinking regarding barking, and how she avoids barking in a breed that generally wants to bark.

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Have you ever embarked on a training program and wondered “is this working? How will I know if it will work?” Explore these questions with Sarah through a real life training project of hers. Hint: it’s not about the dog.

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Do dogs have self-control? If they do, can we train it? What's different about self-regulation and "impulse control"? Find out in this episode!

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What does it mean for dogs to be “hidden potential”? Are they shut down dogs? Stress down dogs? Sick dogs? Unfit dogs? How can we help them?

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What are your values when it comes to competing with your dogs? Will you run a dog after an injury? Will you run a dog that is afraid of the judge? If you drove across the country for an event, what would make you scratch? Join Sarah on this deep dive of her own values, and decide your own.

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Anyone who has shared their life with an adolescent of any species knows that it’s a tough time for everyone. Learn what you can expect from your young dog and how to best support them--and your relationship--through the difficult 6 to 24 month period. You CAN survive it, and come out better for it!

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Differential reinforcement is how we build some behaviors and not others. Utilizing a hierarchy of reinforcers can allow us to create a hierarchy of chosen behaviors for our dogs. This is valuable in recalls, in tough shaping projects, and even in sport training.

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What makes recalls reliable? What breaks them down? All this and more!

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What makes recalls reliable? What breaks them down? All this and more!

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Sarah often recommends never allowing dogs to chase wildlife so that they don’t build a reinforcement history for this behavior pattern, but what about the dogs that are hardwired to chase? Do the same principles apply?

Alisa Healy is the owner and trainer at Dog Forward Training, where she specializes in helping people raise puppies for an active lifestyle through training and socialization services in the Chicago suburbs. She is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and a Licensed Family Dog Mediator and also writes for several large dog blogs. Alisa also shares her life–including off leash hiking–with two sighthounds and has a unique perspective on the subject.

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