#09 - Conversation with Amy Cook

This week we spend some time hanging out with Amy Cook, PhD. Amy is
a fast-talking, tap-dancing, ultra-cool dog geek who teaches with
me at the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Amy has been training dogs for
over 20 years. She earned a PhD in Psychology from UC Berkeley. Her
research focused on the dog-human relationship and its effect on
the problem-solving strategies dogs employ. She is a Certified Dog
Behavior Consultant through the IAABC, and specializes in working
with shy and fearful dogs. In this conversation we talked about:
The importance of having empathy with your learner Considerations
when working with humans as learners The importance of putting
emotional state first, whether working with people or dogs (or
both!) A number of other stream-of-consciousness dog training
topics (as you do...) Get the show notes at:
http://www.wonderpupstraining.com/blog/podcast-09-conversation-amy-cook#.WNo3ohIrL-Y