Latest Dogagility Podcast Episodes
#132: Sensory Bias in Training with Carrie Davis
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - February 23, 2021 17:12 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn 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...
#131: Living as a LIMA Being - Panel Discussion
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - February 16, 2021 17:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn 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. For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podc...
277: What Are Your Nerves Telling You?
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - February 11, 2021 20:04 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban share their own experiences with nerves before an agility run. You Will Learn What you can learn from your nerves. How you can alleviate your nerves by taking a closer look. How nerves change depending on the dog on a...
276: Building Success
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - February 04, 2021 21:26 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss the process of constructing a building for agility. You Will Learn What goes into building a space for agility. What factors were most important to Jennifer. The pros and cons of renting out your space. The maintenanc...
#130: Enrichment with Allie Bender & Emily Strong
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - February 02, 2021 17:58 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn 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,...
275: Handler Fitness and Agility
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - January 28, 2021 18:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (43:18) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban are joined by Chris Kerton aka Kert, Handler Fitness Coach for Team Great Britain and owner of Karma Fitness. You Will Learn How fitness training can be specialized for dog agility handlers. Why anaerobic fitness is imp...
#129: Treat Everyone Like a Dog with Karen London
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - January 26, 2021 15:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn 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 bec...
274: 21 Days to a Better 2021
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - January 21, 2021 21:12 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban share their tricks for developing new habits that will help your dog agility in 2021. You Will Learn Why you need to move past will power to create new habits. How his family locked Esteban out of eating candy. Why pe...
273: Strategy or Execution?
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - January 15, 2021 01:44 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (25:09) In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban define strategy and execution while exploring the difference between them. You Will Learn The difference between strategy and execution. How to use course maps to develop your strategies. How to develop strategies wit...
272: All About the Tunnel - Part 2
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - December 23, 2020 20:58 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (19:32) In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban show why the tunnel may be a far more complex obstacle than most competitors realize. (Click here for Part 1) You Will Learn The handling impact of curving or straightening a tunnel. How tunnels interact with different ...
271: All About the Tunnel – Part 1
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - December 17, 2020 21:18 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (31:41) In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban show why the tunnel may be a far more complex obstacle than most competitors realize. You Will Learn The handling impact of curving or straightening a tunnel. How tunnels interact with different dog heights. Whether y...
#128: Getting Behavior From No Behavior with Peter Amelia
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - December 15, 2020 17:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss what your options are when starting from scratch trying to shape behavior, how you can get stuck when trying to shape behavior and your animal isn't offering much, considerations when making changes to the environment to get behavior started, changing the environment ...
270: Winter Training
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - December 09, 2020 22:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (26:00) In this podcast episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban help you prepare for winter training! You Will Learn How to create a plan for your winter season. Why you should tailor your training to the individual dog. Which agility behaviors can be taught without equipm...
#127: Should I Change My Cue?
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - December 08, 2020 17:54 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss when to change a cue, just because a cue doesn't seem to be working does not mean it's the cue's fault, when it's a training or fluency issue, when the cue itself is actually broken, when it's too close to an existing cue, whether your cue is poisoned, and two options...
#126: Guide to Treats
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - December 02, 2020 16:49 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss three possible treat categories - "snacks", enrichment/management, and treats for training, some basic principles for treats selection, how many treats it's ok to give a dog, how snacks matter, but they are different than training treats, what qualities make treats mo...
269: Frustration Barking in Agility
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - November 30, 2020 18:08 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsDog agility training tips and discussions. We often interview agility instructors and competitors as well.
268: Are You Using Too Many Call-Offs?
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - November 18, 2020 19:02 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (20:04) In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban explain what “call-offs” are and how they impact our handling and our dogs on course. You Will Learn The definition of a “call-off”. The pros and cons of call-offs. The difference between proactive and reactive handli...
#124: Training Eye Contact
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - November 17, 2020 17:01 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss why training eye contact is so fulfilling for humans, the other benefits of training eye contact as a behavior, whether dogs hate making eye contact, the drawbacks to training eye contact, how you can make sure your dog's behavior is "voluntary," situations where eye ...
267: Finding the Motivation to Train
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - November 11, 2020 18:31 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (19:05) In this episode, Jennifer and Sarah help Esteban overcome his lack of motivation to train. You Will Learn How to motivate yourself to train when you don’t feel like. How to schedule your training. Why you should set the bar low. Mentioned/Related Episode 146: R...
#123: Herding Instinct with Ayoka Bubar
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - November 10, 2020 17:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss what is so cool about herding, what kinds of dogs can do herding, what is herding instinct, are there things we can train at home to prepare for herding, and what kinds of reinforcers are relevant in herding. For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcas...
266: Jekyll and Hyde Contacts
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - October 29, 2020 22:18 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (37:41) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban have a detailed discussion on why some dogs have better contacts in training than in trials, and how you can fix that. You Will Learn Common mistakes made when trainers try to fix contact issues. How to reward your dog f...
265: Fall Update on Agility Trials and COVID-19
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - October 23, 2020 22:39 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (50:28) In this episode, the team discusses the impact of Covid-19 on major dog agility events in the United States, highlighting various adjustments and postponements including the recently announced changes for Westminster 2021. You Will Learn How Covid-19 has impacted maj...
264: Extending Obstacles
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - October 15, 2020 18:14 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (39:25) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban highlight the challenges of dog agility’s “extending” obstacles: the tire, the double/ascending, the triple, the panel, the wall/viaduct, and the broad/long jump. You Will Learn Why these obstacles tend to cause dogs to e...
263: Cheerleading Your Agility Dog—Bring It On
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - October 08, 2020 17:22 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (19:40) In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban talk about cheerleading in dog agility. You Will Learn Why people use cheerleading in dog agility. Why cheerleading may not be the fix you think it is. When cheerleading is okay. Which BDA instructor was a cheerlead...
#121: Training Alone
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - October 07, 2020 21:16 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode we discuss what makes training alone so hard, obstacles and challenges, what is GOOD about training by yourself (it's not all doom and gloom!), some ideas for motivating yourself, tracking progress and staying on track. For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast...
262: Wise Feedback for Dog Agility
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - October 01, 2020 15:49 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (19:43) In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban discuss the three elements of “wise feedback” in dog agility. Learn how you can give yourself (or your students) more valuable feedback that leads to immediate improvement. You Will Learn What the three elements of wise f...
261: Does Your Dog Head Check?
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - September 24, 2020 20:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (23:21) In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban explain why dogs head check when they run on course, and how you can eliminate this problem. You Will Learn Why your dog head checks on course. When a head check is not a problem. How to eliminate problematic head che...
#120: Three Essential Skills for Living with a Reactive Dog with Leslie McDevitt
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - September 18, 2020 18:35 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss what makes living with a reactive dog hard in addition to the top three skills that make life easier. While we're at it, we discuss how the pandemic brought about surprising changes, too! For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/120 This podcast i...
260: Effective Use of Ring Rentals
Bad Dog Agility Podcast - September 18, 2020 18:12 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsIn this episode (15:35) In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban talk about how you can make the best possible use of your training time when you rent a facility or field for agility practice. You Will Learn Why you should have a plan before you arrive at the field. Tips for pre-trai...
#119: Using stations in training sessions
Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training - September 08, 2020 16:12 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 606 ratingsIn this episode, we talk about training stations and the multitude of ways to get geeky about laying down on a mat! For full show notes, visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/119 This podcast is supported by Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DFTT
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