#160: Spring Clean up for Dog Trainers, Pt 3: The Things We Overlook

This week we are finishing up our Spring Cleaning series...
you’ve already organized all your resources you’ve collected over
the weekend, you’ve worked out a new better system for your
planning and record keeping and this time you’ve got the magic
one that will actually work.


Now let’s get to the training itself! Wouldn’t it be cool if you
kept your training clean all the time? Then there would be
nothing to do here!


What are the things you put off? The built up dirt and grime
that’s been hidden or not so hidden?


What are the things where if you tackled that project finally
would make everything else easier?


In this episode, we discuss cleaning up your reinforcement
mechanics, sharpening reinforcement procedures like toy play
skills, have you found yourself rushing your “out” lately?,
managing criteria in sequences and chains, and tightening up
session structure behaviors and filling in gaps.


Are there any other places where your training baseboards are
getting grimy? Maybe a sloppy cue you’ve been meaning to address?
Some other behavior that’s been collecting dust for a while? I’d
love to know what makes your list!


For full show notes,
visit: www.hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/160
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