To kick off Season 4 of Enrichment for the Real World, we are joined by Michelle Martiya, a certified exotic animal trainer from Boca Raton, FL. Michelle coaches people virtually in training their equids and exotic pets and specializes in working with fearful and feral equids, from those who have never been in contact with humans to those who have suffered trauma and abuse. 

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Michelle talk about:

• Zebras, servals, leopards, oh my
• Horse enrichment
• "Crate training" Kinkajous
• It doesn’t always have to be a fight

You can find the full episode show notes here.

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As we wrap up Season 3, we are excited to bring you our first Q&A Episode! In this Q&A episode, you’re going to hear Emily, Ellen, and I answer your questions, including:

• The biggest misunderstanding folks have about enrichment
• Our go-to activities
• The enrichment category we wish got more love
• And, of course, the question we named this episode after, enrichment for herding breeds in urban and suburban environments

You can find the full show notes here.

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Last week Emily and Allie skimmed the surface of how learning and behavior work. This week we’re coming back for Part 2, focusing specifically on positive reinforcement and what that means for the pets in your life.

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

• What positive reinforcement is and isn’t, and why taking a prescriptive approach might be messing up your training
• Toxic positivity
• Trends, not moments

You can find the full show notes here.

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Last week we heard from Dr. Susan Friedman and one of the topics we discussed was observation. This week we’re going to dive further into some learning foundations and talk about implementation with the animals in your life.

And, because there’s like… a lot… of learning foundations, this is part 1 of part 2. 

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

• Why we’re better together
• Why sometimes your dog barks at people and sometimes they don’t
• How to better predict your pet’s behavior

You can find the full show notes here. 

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In this week's interview episode, we are joined by Dr. Susan G Friedman Ph.D. For those of you who have had the pleasure of hearing Susan talk before, you know that this is going to be a great episode full of nuggets that you can apply to your animal training, but also just to your life in general.

Susan walks the walk when it comes to implementing what they know about behavior in all facets of life. In this episode, you're going to hear Emily and Susan talk about: 

• Learners are learners are learners
• Do you actually need to teach that behavior? 
• Unnatural solutions for natural behaviors.

Content Warning

We wanted to provide a content warning for this episode because we do discuss some difficult topics such as ABA practices with human learners and the not so great history of the development of what least intrusive practices have looked like over the past few decades. So this content warning is to empower you, our audience, with the knowledge you need to make healthy decisions about how and if you should consume this podcast content.

Discussion of ABA practices with human learners from 32:11-47:28.

You can find the full show notes here. 

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Last week we heard from Sara McLoudrey and one of the topics we discussed was care with consent. This week we’re going to dive further into predictability and talk about implementation with the animals in your life.

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

• How Emily and Allie met, in which Allie screamed at Emily and Emily decided they would be professional wives. Y’know, totally normal reactions on both ends. 
• How little, often simple, life changes can result in big predictability outcomes.
• Emily’s resource guarding soapbox.

You can find the full show notes here. 

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In this week's interview episode, we are joined by Sara McLoudrey. Sara has such a fresh perspective on cooperative care. Her Care with Consent philosophy is so in line with our work smarter not harder approach to enrichment and animal training and she puts on great emphasis on sustainability for the human. 

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Sara talk about:

• Going from cooperative care to Care with Consent
• How Sara trims her dog’s nails
• The value of predictability
• Building your dog’s team

You can find the full show notes here.

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Last week we heard from Marissa Martino and one of the topics we discussed was how your mindset impacts your behavior, and your pet’s behavior in turn. This week we’re going to dive further into what do you make behavior mean and talk about implementation with the animals in your life.

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

• How mindset is a topic that needs to be discussed way more in our industry
• How to transform harmful stories into helpful curiosity 
• How helping clients to shift their mindset helped them overcome obstacles that were getting in the way of progress 

You can find the full show notes here.

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In this episode, we are joined by Marissa Martino. Marissa has dedicated her career to the welfare of both ends of the leash and how exploring ourselves can build a stronger bond with our dogs and other pets. If you are interested in how to connect with your dog on a deeper level, you will love this one.

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Marissa talk about:

• How your stories, thoughts, and relationships impact your training
• The layers of complication in human communication
• Giving yourself grace while continuing to grow and improve
• Why everyone needs a mentor

You can find the full show notes here.

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Last week we heard from Naomi Rotenberg and one of the topics we discussed was practical management solutions. This week we’re going to dive further into creating sustainable management strategies and talk about implementation with the animals in your life.

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

• The theme for this season’s episodes
• Set it and forget-it strategies
• Simplicity

You can find the full show notes here.

Does the feast or famine client booking cycle have you stressing? 

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