In this episode, we discuss the process of certifying professional dog trainers, as the CCPDT sees it, the advantages of certification, where the CCPDT stands on regulation in the training industry, and why and what they are doing about it.

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In this episode, we discuss what is the value of having someone watch your training session, what is the value of watching someone else's training session, when watching a training session, what do you look for?, the difference in skills between doing a thing and talking about a thing, the challenge of being neutral when observing, improving your creativity as a trainer, and how to handle BEING watched and receiving feedback.

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In this episode, we discuss bad training sessions can happen for a lot of reasons, be kind to yourself (beating yourself up won't help you do better training in the future), fault is the wrong thing to focus on (you are responsible for the training session, yes, but there is a difference between fault and responsibility), do you know what went wrong?, focus on principles and ABCs to avoid getting trapped in stories or labels, don't repeat the same session; change something!, phone a friend and get an objective perspective, stop digging, essentialize - what are you really focusing on in this session?, start small - you may not need to totally ditch your whole training strategy, get a new starting point that guarantees success, look at reinforcement strategy first; did it work?, rehearse the reinforcement strategy first without ANY behavior, it is always better to start with low criteria and be in a position to raise them quickly, rather than start with a failure and be forced to lower criteria, my rule of thumb is to restart at half of whatever I *think* I can definitely get, and quit (or take a break) at half the time you think you could do.

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In this episode, we discuss the difference between normal awareness and hypervigilance, how anxious dogs perceive their environment, how to play the Look at That game (LAT), the way environmental cues can transfer and how we can use that to our advantage, and Leslie's new twist on the original LAT game, which she calls LATTE.

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In this episode, we discuss how to signal the end of a training session, why it matters, how you end a training session matters as much as how you begin one, preventing practicing good behavior without reinforcement, reducing frustration by having clear cues for when reinforcement is available and when it isn't, what to do in the last moments leading up to the end of a session, and strategies for keeping the end of a session positive without undermining your training.

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In this episode, we discuss what we mean when we say "data," the whole point of recording any data at all, quantitative vs. qualitative, why any data is better than no data, dfferent kinds of information you might want to record, and ideas to include recording data in your routine without interrupting the flow of your training session.

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In this episode, we discuss how humans tend to be visually oriented, animals might respond more significantly to other senses, what variables might influence how an animal reacts to a prop or target, how to deconstruct what sensory elements might be associated with a response, and the importance of staying curious and questioning our "stories" whether they are right or not!

**Note: I messed up in the intro. Carrie co-founded Reptelligence with Alex Konold. Peter joined in 2018. Sorry!

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In this episode, we discuss what is a LIMA being?, how did this project evolve?, why is it so hard to apply positive reinforcement principles to ourselves and other people?, and strategies for changing how your own behavior is reinforced.

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In this episode, we discuss what "enrichment" is and why we should care, whether enrichment is part of training or whether training is part of enrichment, what we mean when we say "meeting the animal's needs," whether we can just get a checklist of things to do, why behavioral diversity matters, the importance of measuring outcome, categories of enrichment, and the importance of choice and agency.

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In this episode, we discuss how we can apply dog training principles to interacting with humans, why people might think using R+ on people might be manipulative, breaking down skills for human learners just like we do for dogs, don't blow a reinforcement opportunity by using punishment, just because it took so long to get the behavior, and finding empathy for yourself and your human subjects.

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