#129: Treat Everyone Like a Dog with Karen London

Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training

Drinking from the Toilet: Real Dogs, Real Training

Dogobedience, Dogtraining, Hobbies, Kids & Family, Leisure, Showdogtraining, Puppytraining, Dogbehavior, Dogagility, Pets & Animals

4.7 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discuss how we can apply dog training principles to interacting with humans, why people might think using R+ on people might be manipulative, breaking down skills for human learners just like we do for dogs, don't blow a reinforcement opportunity by using punishment, just because it took so long to get the behavior, and finding empathy for yourself and your human subjects.

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0:00.0	Because I think when I work with people and they have a dog with a serious behavioral issue, the very most important thing I can do is like their dog, which I do.
0:09.3	Even if they had serious issues and things that were certainly not to be liked, there are plenty of things to like. Hey there, fellow training nerds.
0:30.7	You're listening to drinking from the toilet.
0:32.7	And I'm your host, Hannah Branigan, teacher, trainer, podcaster, and author of the book, Awesome Obedience, and
0:39.1	its companion, Awesome Obedience, The Field Guide, both of which are available right now at
0:44.6	clickertraining.com. And also, for those of you who might be planning ahead, we will be reopening
0:50.0	my online mentorship program, Zero to CD, again at the end of April. If you've been looking
0:55.0	to get started in obedience or looking for some direction in your training, we cover all the
0:59.0	skills needed to get into the novice obedience ring, including healing, as well as working with
1:04.9	distractions, ring routine, getting used to working with reinforcers off your body. Plus,
1:09.5	the big part of the program is support and accountability that you need to complete a training project of this size.
1:15.4	So you can find out more information about the program at zero to cd.com or by going to my website.
1:21.4	So this week, we are talking about one of my most favorite topics, for reals Treating people like dogs. And I'm being totally
1:30.9	serial here. I had a moment to sit down, actually several moments, to sit down and talk with
1:36.6	Karen London, whose new book, Treat Everyone Like a Dog, How a Dog Trainers Worldview can
1:42.2	improve your life. It is pretty cool. But first, before we get
1:45.5	into that, I got to send a shout out to these awesome folks for supporting the podcast on Patreon.
1:49.6	So thank you to Beck Z, Aaron C, Molly M, M, M-A-S, and Tatiana K. If you would like to support
1:57.4	the podcast, get your questions answered, get access to our super secret
2:01.2	extra podcast episodes. You can go to patreon.com slash dFTT. Okay, so of course, this is a podcast
2:10.5	about training and behavior. But really, this is a podcast about making the world a better place
2:16.2	for all of us. And I've always thought, as dog trainers, we already have the skills and knowledge
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