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Failing Your Way to Dog Training Success
I think history has proven that learning happens primarily through mistakes, that is what “experience” is all about. Some of the world’s greatest successes have also been amongst the biggest failures. Thomas Edison, who most famous invention was the lightbulb said this when asked about all of his failures “I didn’t fail, I just found [...]
Read moreThe Question of Education
This is going to be a random collection of thoughts about Education. My series in my newsletter entitle “The Good Student” has, a bit like, Ruff Love, gotten some misinterpretations that I want to clear up. I do not condone abusive teachers or instructors that tell people to do things “just because I am the [...]
Read moreWhat Did I Come In Here For Anyway?
Have you ever walked into a room and then forgot what you went in there for? You search around, can’t figure out what you need so you leave and then 10 minutes later you remember and you go and get it? How do you deal with that mental error? Likely you do nothing. You …
Read morePlanning to Fail is the Path to Success
When you plan to fail one of the most important components of your plan is “what do I do when my dog does fail?” To answer this question, keep in mind the most critical element of training the way I do and that is you must control the access to reinforcement. So the first thing [...]
Read morePlanning to Fail
Reading through your questions and comments on recalls makes me wonder if you guys have introduced what I refer to as “Planned Failures” in your dog training. Planned failures happen in a controlled environment when the following conditions apply. Don’t fall for any cute looks when your dog fails, be strong and don’t “help” them. [...]
Read moreThe Key to Dog Training: Feeling Comfortably Stupid
I was forwarded this great research article yesterday that I thought I would share with you all. Martin Schwartz wrote about The importance of stupidity in scientific research. The article is worth the read (don’t worry it is a short one:)). In the paper, Dr. Schwartz addresses the need for us to be “productively stupid”. [...]
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