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Challenge Builds Commitment: A Nosework Case Study
Published with Fenzi Dog Sports Academy... June 29, 2020 What builds more intrinsic value for you? Something that you can achieve easily or something that you have to work for? I did a poll recently and 75% of people leaned towards more challenging scenarios as...
Elevation Blog Series 4: Why successive approximations might not work
Successive approximations work best in training when a discrete, conscious behavior is being shaped. In our previous installment of the Elevation Blog Series, we talked about when learning occurs with respect to elevated hides. (You can read that blog here:...
Elevation Blog Series 3: When does learning occur?
When a dog learns, emotions play a large role in their ultimate ability to apply the skills in the future. In our previous installment of the Elevation Blog Series, we talked about what makes a dog confident and how that applied to elevated hides. (You can read that...
Elevation Blog Series 2: What Makes a Dog Confident?
A Confident Dog is a dog that will take initiative knowing that they will likely be successful. In our previous installment of the Elevation Blog Series, we explored the role of confidence and trust in these hides. (You can read that blog here:...
Elevation Blog Series 1: The Role of Confidence in Sourcing High Hides
One thing separates teams who CAN find high hides from those who can't. That one thing is Confidence. Without Confidence, dogs don't know how to be successful, and handlers don't trust the dogs. Join me on my blog series on Elevation and Confidence. A HUGE amount of...
