Cog-Dog Radio

By Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive CanineEducation

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June 02 Worked Up Finalé: Calm Down First, Feel Better Second
Throughout all the worked up material the mantra is repeated: calm down first, feel better second. But dogs don’t need to be calm all the time, and calmness is relative. So what does that actually mean, and how do we teach it?
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
22 min
May 26 Worked Up Skills: Mental Flexibility
Mental or cognitive flexibility is a vital skill to navigate life and big feelings. But we deliberately breed dogs with inflexible minds and it is our job to teach them how to bend so they do not break. A little breakdown, and some practical skills, and you’ll be off to the races to help your dog and yourself be a little more flexible.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
16 min
May 19 Worked Up Skills: Release the Bees
Some dogs are just “full of bees”--meaning they are buzzing with energy. What does sensory integration therapy have to do with dogs? It turns out, kind of a lot. If your dog is a little bit too much providing them with sensory outlets–especially the outlets they tend to seek themselves–is not only necessary for progress but vital for good welfare. Learn all about releasing the bees in this episode.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
10 min
May 12 Worked Up Skills: The Dog Training
Partnership skills go way beyond the basics of training. To be truly in partnership with your dog you need to be able to tell them how to take a reward, they need to be able to ask you if they can have a reward, and you also need to be adept at handling the dog physically in space. But in addition to those dog training skills (which should be, but are not often, commonplace) you need the skill of emotional attunement. Your dog already has that skill, in spades, so its time for you to learn, too.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
14 min
May 05 "Wrongly" Aroused
If you have heard or even used the phrase “over arousal” in reference to a dog, this one is for you. Join Sarah in her explanation of the circumplex model of emotion and what it has to do with our dogs. Should we respond to an angry dog the same way we respond to an excited one? Why is it easy to get frustrated when highly aroused, but not easy to feel joy in the same mindset? Do we have to calm down to feel better, or can we feel better by getting activated? All this and more.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
9 min
April 28 The Evolution of Worked Up
The name “Worked Up” is ten years old now, but the material Sarah teaches under that label has undergone a major evolution. From the 1.0 days of managing dogs’ feelings with food so that handlers had time and space to improve their skills, to the 2.0 material that focused on the dog training that was needed in order for dogs to manage their own feelings, to the current era that draws from neuroscience, somatics, and yes, good dog training.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
9 min
April 23 Patreon Minisode 9
Fear of airplanes, failure to get along with another dog, whether or not a head collar is better than a prong collar, and how to fulfill hunty dogs.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
18 min
April 21 Aversive Interventions
Aversive interventions are sometimes necessary, and sometimes the right answer. But within the R+landia space we often don’t discuss them, and it’s time to. Join Sarah as she rehashes her old thoughts from the first episode she did about this four years ago, revises her criteria, and shares new ideas about aversive consequences in dog training.
https://sarahstremming.com/podcasts/replay-punishment-within-lima/
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/talking-punishment-with-guest-sarah-stremming/id1727464090?i=1000648935084
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
18 min
April 14 Play
Play has a powerful role in our dogs’ lives (and in ours). It is vital to all development, and it allows the mindbody to repair and restore in ways that rival sleep. So what the hell is it, and how can we make sure our dogs are doing it?
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
14 min
April 07 Distraction vs Discomfort
Have you ever labeled a dog distracted after or during a session? Were you sure that the dog was just distracted, or might the dog have been uncomfortable? How would you know, and are there ways to respond in the two scenarios?
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
11 min