After a discussion of the current global makeup of our listenership (based on some very dubious analytics), Ari and Chris (and Ari's dog, Archer) dig into the following training-related statement: "sometimes when we try to help the animal, we hurt the behavior." This chat goes all sorts of places, including...

• The problems with prompts
• The relationship between persistance and resiliency
• The roles that biology and control (maybe) play in intrinsic reinforcement
• Motivation's role in "grit"
• The importance of getting out of the way
• The importance of consistency in building new behaviors
• Why no one should be running backstage at a bird show

If you have thoughts on this - or any other - subject and would like to share with the rest of the class, email us at [email protected]!