Episode 837 - Beyond the Operant with Andrew Hale
Should our human obsession for teaching dogs obedience commands be moved aside for an alternative approach? Dog behavior expert Andrew Hale joins Victoria to discuss how the dog training world can move beyond obedience training to consider dogs’ emotional needs.
Although progressive dog training seeks substitutes for harsh and oppressive tools, it still uses operant techniques. At the Dog Behavior conference, Andrew will join Dr. Kathy Murphy, canine neuroscientist, to explore how understanding dogs’ underlying psychology and neurology can shift our approach and bring dogs’ relief.
In this episode, Andrew and Victoria discuss:
- Viewing a dog’s behavior as an attempt to get relief.
- Whether Champ and Major, two German Shepherds dogs sent back to Delaware from the White House, really needed more obedience training? What were these dogs experiencing and trying to communicate?
- Strategies for helping clients move past traditional operant training, even with a positive spin.
- A case study about working through a situation of excess barking.
- Options for clients seeking immediate results and relief for themselves.
- Providing support programs instead of training programs, with aim to provide relief to both people and their dogs.
- Does changing a visible behavior serve the dog? Techniques that we can use now with any dog, plus techniques to help you observe your dog more closely.
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