#56: The Value of Reinforcement Procedures with Emelie and Eva

This week we are hanging out again with our Swedish dog training
buddies, Emelie and Eva, of Carpe Momentum. And we are talking
about the importance of defining, building, and maintaining our
reinforcement procedures. During our conversation, Eva shares
something that gets her a little worked up when she’s talking about
training. Of course, since these guys are the authors of the book
Agility Right From the Start, the initial examples that we discuss
are agility-focused but don’t worry because the principles are
totally applicable to good training in general. And we do get into
other examples of these concepts as we dig in. We also talk about:
• What we mean by reinforcement procedures, as well as why they are
important. • Why it might be a problem if your dog develops a habit
of LEAVING your reinforcement procedure (which you might call it a
game), but leaving it before you are ready to begin the next rep. •
What happens when you interrupt a trained sequence of behaviors,
and why that can’t be your primary training strategy. Spoiler
alert: It all keeps circling back to how important those clean
training loops are too efficient and effective learning. But I
won’t give you any more spoilers, you’ll just have to listen for
yourself. For full show notes, visit:
www.wonderpupstraining.com/podcast/56