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Kay Laurence and Frances McCormack of Learning About Dogs introduce a new member of Frances’ family: Nika, a collie pup from rescue.  You can follow Nika and Frances through their first year exploring the many questions that arise.In this episode: we talk about those tricky situations where you need to protect your pup from uninvited approaches from strangers when you feel the pressure to avoid seeming to be rude. Your contract, or loyalty is to your dog, not a stranger.  You can say "no", but thank you for admiring my puppy. Our consideration is for the long term  future of this puppy not the short term momentary pleasures of a passing stranger.  More reading: Lifestyle: Out and About A familiarisation protocol should ensure that a puppy has the time to become familiar with the weird and wonderful life that will be their future. This blog also examines verbal cues and how to handle strangers who want to touch the puppy. A range of resources and articles are on our website: Learn About Puppies

Kay Laurence and Frances McCormack of Learning About Dogs introduce a new member of Frances’ family: Nika, a collie pup from rescue.  You can follow Nika and Frances through their first year exploring the many questions that arise. In this episode: Nika’s learning is already well underway, but toileting outdoors is a work in progress. In this episode, we think about routines, management, and tackle the Great Puppy Pad Debate head on! 

Kay Laurence and Frances McCormack of Learning About Dogs introduce a new member of Frances’ family: Nika, a collie pup from rescue.  You can follow Nika and Frances through their first year exploring the many questions that arise. In this episode: "Introducing Nika we talk about choosing a puppy from a litter, introducing a new dog to an existing canine resident, and why sometimes names just fit. "We have a range of Articles and Resources to help you both survive the first year.

Kay Laurence and Frances McCormack of Learning About Dogs introduce a new member of Frances’ family: Nika, a collie pup from rescue.  You can follow Nika and Frances through their first year exploring the many questions that arise. In this episode: "First Days At Home" we talk about making the transition for the new pup, and setting up success for her first few days meeting the rest of the family. 

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.This is the final episode of Season Four, which featured short, one subject podcasts. This episode deserved a deep dive because we ask some very important questions. In this episode: "Can you identify good training? What does it look like?"Here is a treat, some wonderful training videos showing that good training stands the test of time.Learning About Dogs Video Channel.Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode: "Why it is important to incorporate irrelevant cues while teaching relevant cues."Here is a treat, some wonderful training videos showing that good training stands the test of time.Learning About Dogs Video Channel.Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue  Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode: "Keeping track of all that you have taught your dog."Here is a treat, some wonderful training videos showing that good training stands the test of time.Learning About Dogs Video Channel.Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought. In this episode: "Can we ever do enough DISCRIMINATION SKILLS?"Here is a treat, some wonderful training videos showing that good training stands the test of time.Learning About Dogs Video Channel.Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought. In this episode: "Listen to your heart. If it's not enriching for you, this competition or training thing, then it likely is not for your dog either. Being a square peg in the round hole of the training world."Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought. This episode is a bit longer because it's a passionate topic; competition.In this episode: "People who compete with their dog are right to train to standard. But this should never be at a cost to the dog."Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode: "Why it is beneficial to teach a dog to walk well, before you have them running. Walking well is a skill that will allow for a healthy life."Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Cup on a Stick as referenced in the episode. A terrific method for teaching a dog to walk well.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode: "The importance of focusing on simple moves before moving onto complex ones. This skill is vital to building strong behaviors?"Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we discuss, "How rewards and cues and linked.  Cues are predictors of rewards and reward are cues."Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode: "We settle once and for all, the controversy over, teaching sit and when to use this behavior. "Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we discuss "How can we build a stand with stillness into an important default behavior."Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we ask, "What are default behaviors and what is the value in teaching them?"Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we ask, "How can we identify when we have taught our dogs a false behavior?"Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we ask, "How to avoid getting a behavior through 98 not right repetitions. "Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we ask, "How to build resilience in behavior? What should do when teaching the behavior(s)?"Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.

Kay Laurence of Learning About Dogs and Sue McGuire of Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs, join forces for the fourth season of the hugely successful, Learning About Dogs podcast.Season four features short, one subject podcast no longer than 10 minutes. Although try as we might, we are shooting for not much over five minutes. But one salient thought.In this episode, we ask, "What should we build in the approach of the learner?"Courses:Self-directed, online with unlimited lifetime access.Build the LearningAs learning engineers we design access to rewards that shape the learning with guidance and suggestion. We cannot do the learning for our dogs, we can simply set up the situation that they learn from.Management or TrainingFind your pathway to suit your lifestyle of living with dogs. When you need management to temporarily support the learning, or choose training.Discover the power of passive learning and invest your energy to the active learning.Reward Skills CourseLearn about the fascinating landscape of rewards and make them the centre of training and relationship.Explore the different and diverse ways we can deliver rewards to bring excitement or relaxation, curiosity or confidence.Sue McGuire offers a limited number of consultations and courses for small groups human/canine learners. Contact her through Sue McGuire Teaches Dogs.