Our One Wild And Precious Lives (And Our Dogs)

Caden talks about using the environment itself to reinforce behaviors made difficult by the very environment. How can we teach our dogs to choose working with us over food on the ground or critters to chase? Videos mentioned in this episode: Game and squirrel: https://youtu.be/GIh4G3q_VCw Chai and cat: https://youtu.be/dMz18nttBOo Robert Sapolsky on dopamine jackpots: https://youtu.be/axrywDP9Ii0?si=yFtRA3hQ-AYGtUOb Support this podcast: ⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠ Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Get in touch with Tracy:Tracy's Facebook post that sparked this conversation: https://web.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10231542095164548&set=a.4047128985650Canine Cross Training in Palm City, Florida: https://web.facebook.com/caninecrosstrainingDog Trainer's Lounge: https://web.facebook.com/groups/1188581231610282Canine Cross Training tutorial page: https://web.facebook.com/groups/196270806681463/Get in touch with Caden:https://www.patreon.com/AdventureDogshttps://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranzhttps://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogshttps://adventuredogsanarchy.com/caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com... and find my online classes on http://www.considerthedog.com/?via=caden !Shout-outs to others in this episode:Susan FriedmanPat and Glenn on the Canine Paradigm podcastJay JackDylan JonesFenzi Dog Sports AcademyGet curious: sports trainers who successfully play in the major leagues of dog sports who, to my knowledge train "force free" ... and effectively so:Sara BrueskeShade WhiteselDenise FenziSilvia TrkmanSusan Garrett

Get in touch with Dylan: https://www.youtube.com/@DylanJones-iw6cnhttps://www.patreon.com/DaytoDayDogTraining/Podcast with Kimberli Weeks (Daredevil Working Dogs): https://youtu.be/sQ-fFP1yrgI?si=hn1ZniTVFtWXb1uXhttps://www.facebook.com/dylan.jones.782732https://www.instagram.com/daytodaydogtraining/Get in touch with Caden:https://www.patreon.com/AdventureDogshttps://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranzhttps://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogshttps://adventuredogsanarchy.com/caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] comShout outs to folks we mentioned in this episode:Jay Jack: https://www.patreon.com/nldogtalkChad Mackin: https://www.patreon.com/BarkAboutLarry Krohn: https://www.youtube.com/@LarrykrohnKimberli Weeks: https://www.facebook.com/kimberli.weeksward... plus I wanted to link to the Dog Training Conversations episodes I mentioned, but I couldn't find it. But here's the archieve of that podcast. They are all worth listening to; Chad and Jay rocked that show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dog-training-conversations/id824504967Please note:I am aware that for some dogs (and maybe mine would have been one of them—I will never know), behavioral euthanasia is the only option. Please know that I am not shaming you if you had that 1-in-a-million dog! My heart breaks for you! I would like to raise awareness that there needs to be a PROPER assessment first, and whatever "camp" you were raised in, you need to tag in someone from outside your own echo chamber before making the decision to give up on a dog. That is the moral I would my story to teach. And if you're a trainer ... know your limits. Break out of your own echo chamber to keep getting better at everything you do.

Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠Shout-outs to folks you should check out: Sue Alexander at https://www.thedogtrainerscrucible.ca/Alien Inkspiral Tattoo in Mexico City: https://www.instagram.com/alieninkspiral/Jay Jack: https://www.patreon.com/nldogtalkLarry Krohn: https://www.facebook.com/larry.krohn.9Dylan Jones: https://www.facebook.com/dylan.jones.782732https://www.patreon.com/DaytoDayDogTraining/postsDenise Fenzi: https://www.facebook.com/denise.fenzihttps://www.instagram.com/denise_fenzi/Ivan Balabanov: https://www.trainingwithoutconflict.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/training-without-conflict-podcast/id1531824522Will Bangura: https://www.facebook.com/will.glatzel... I hope I didn't forget anyone, and I hope I didn't totally mispronounce "crucible."

Get in touch with Chad:Chad's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BarkAboutSubstack: https://chadmackin.substack.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChadMackinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadmackin/Something to bark about podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-to-bark-about/id1439347630Dog training conversations podcast (with Jay Jack): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dog-training-conversations/id824504967Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠http://www.considerthedog.com/?via=caden

Get in touch with Denise:https://www.facebook.com/denise.fenzihttps://www.instagram.com/denise_fenziFenzi Dog Sports Academy:https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/One-day puppy conference on November 15, 2025:https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/36252Fenzi Food for Thought podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fenzi-food-for-thought/id1601526432Other resources mentioned in this podcast:Sarah Stremming's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cog-dog-radio/id1128562867Get in touch with me (Caden):caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠

Get in touch with Chad:Chad's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BarkAboutSubstack: https://chadmackin.substack.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChadMackinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadmackin/Something to bark about podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-to-bark-about/id1439347630Dog training conversations podcast (with Jay Jack): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dog-training-conversations/id824504967Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠Other resources mentioned in this episode:Jay Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nldogtalk/postsThank you to Paperclip07 for the royalty-free episode art image on pixabay.com!

Get in touch with Tyler: Consider the Dog: https://www.considerthedog.com/Coaching for dog professionals: https://tylermuto.com/Podcast with archieve recordings of live coaching sessions from the Consider the Dog community: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/consider-the-dog/id1459608007Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠... and soon also on: https://www.considerthedog.com/Other dog professionals and resources mentioned in this episode:Emily Larlham:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qnqaajTk6bfs3UZuue6IQhttps://dogmantics.com/Susan Garrett: https://susangarrettdogagility.com/Brian Agnew:https://www.thebalanceddogca.com/The Functional Dog Collaborative:https://functionalbreeding.org/

Get Calling All Dogs:Just send me an e-mail to book or get more info!caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] comGet in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] com⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠Resources mentioned in this episode:Denise Fenzi's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-you-have-a-dog-will-impact-your-training-choices/id1601526432?i=1000728632670Hidden Brain:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-2-0-how-to-fix-your-marriage-part-1/id1028908750?i=1000729164151

This episode is a 3/3 on the dog geekery scale.Jay helps me untangle the learning theoretical sense of the quadrants from the colloquial use of the word punishment ... and so much more! One of countless take-aways in a sentence: always ask myself if I'm using "punishment" as a synonym of "diminishment" when talking about learning theory! Get in touch with Jay:⁠https://nldogs.com/⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/nldogtalk/⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-level-dog-talk/id1440218916⁠Get in touch with Caden:⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/⁠

Shout out to George Elliot! Reach out to him for all your dog walking needs in Brooklyn, NYC: https://www.instagram.com/george_the_dog_walker/Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] comhttps://www.patreon.com/AdventureDogsAlso, here's a link to the recall distraction tracker. Have fun with it!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qW1zp7c2uuYosZltEt8QnPDB5aZKjpGU/view?usp=sharing

This episode is a 3/3 on the dog geekery scale.Wanna participate in geeky discussions like this one? Join me at https://www.patreon.com/AdventureDogs The video about what a fish is that I referred to a little less than 10 minutes into the podcast (highly recommend watching; this is great!): https://youtu.be/-C3lR3pczjo?si=ySGsS_CoMcAHVm3G

This episode is a 3/3 on the dog geekery scale.Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] comMy membership program:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support my projects:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠Free resources (mostly English):⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/freestuff/

Caden's thoughts about our tendency to make excuses for unwanted canine behavior based on medical issues. Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] comMy membership program:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs⁠⁠⁠⁠Support my projects:⁠⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠⁠⁠Free resources (mostly English):⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/freestuff/

Caden and Melanie dig into geeky topics and (Caden's) burning questions in one of my all-time favorite episodes:+ How can dog trainers/dog enthusiasts without a science background judge the quality of a research paper?+ How relevant are studies done on rodents or humans to dog behavior?+ A sidetrack into European animal welfare laws and tool bans around the world.+ ... and a few random science-y questions I've been mulling over in my brain:+ Can a classically conditioned response (such as "drive leaking," for example a police dog vocalizing in anticipation when hearing the siren) be made conscious and then turned into an operant response by means of consequences?+ Are there ever situations where it is a good idea to use "flooding" with a fearful dog? + The difference between flooding and controlled intentional stress inoculation.+ Why it is smart to not only include reward seeking behavior (positive reinforcement) in our dogs' education, but also teach them how to avoid discomfort (negative reinforcement.)Get in touch with Melanie:Website: https://www.caninedecoded.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caninedecoded/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.melanie.uhdeYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.melanieuhdeResources, podcasts and people mentioned in this episode:Police K9 Radio podcast—link to the episode with Dr. Melanie: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/interview-with-dr-melanie/id1439541675?i=1000710803832The colleague I give a shout out to in this episode is Sharon Carroll in Australia: http://avantidogtraining.com.au/Shoutout to Game's amazing breeders (KNPV kennel van het Merlebosch in the Netherlands): https://www.vanhetmerlebosch.eu/Get in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail [dot] comMy membership program:⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs⁠⁠⁠Support my projects:⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠⁠Free resources (mostly English):⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/freestuff/

Caden's thoughts about how access to nature with dogs is one of many privileges that get normalized in Global-North pet and sports dog circles.The episode of Cog Dog Radio, Sarah Stremming's excellent podcast, I mention is this one with Tara Stillwell. Give it a listen and enjoy:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forrest-school-with-tara-stillwell-lfdm-w/id1128562867?i=1000711013693My membership program:⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogs⁠⁠Support my projects:⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠Free resources, (mostly) in English:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/freestuff/

This (PH) episode is a 2/3 on the canine nerd level scale. Caden talks about an interesting phenomenon he has observed in his students lately: the one-truth myth or the tendency to find a trainer to look up to, and try to do everything exactly the way they do it. What happens if, years later, there's another trainer with a different truth? Sue Alexander's year-long Master class for future dog trainers:https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/IPDT-Spring-2025Caden's stuff:Support me:https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogsFree resources, (mostly) in English:https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogshttps://adventuredogsanarchy.com/freestuff/

Caden talks about the difference between an "enriching" and a "fulfilling" life for our dogs ... and how the meaning of each term is ultimately up to us humans, since we can't ask the dogs!Caden's new (begrudging) "learning about methods beyond R+" patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/AdventureDogsSue Alexander's and Laura Harper's year-long Introduction to Professional Dog Training master course: https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/IPDT-Spring-2025Happy training, you all!

Caden and Anna talk about the seminar they met at and how it feels to have financially supported someone we don't politically agree with, but deeply respect as a dog trainer. The broader question becomes: how do we balance spending money on education (or other things), and financially supporting who we (all of us, including you, the listener!) believe most "deserves" or merits our support in terms of purchasing their goods or services. Hint: it's not an easy answer at all.Get in touch with Anna:NYC (Tribeca) dog walking: https://www.instagram.com/pigeonpalsllc/NYC and virtual dog training: https://www.instagram.com/annatankdogs/Linktree:https://linktr.ee/annatankdogsGet in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠Trainers mentioned in this episode:Joel Silverman: https://joelsilverman.net/Jay Jack: https://nldogs.com/Larry Krohn: https://pakmasters.com/Ivan Balabanov: https://www.trainingwithoutconflict.com/Dylan Jones: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024220454898Leslie McDevitt: https://www.facebook.com/leslie.mcdevitt.7The books Anna and I mentioned and couldn't remember the titles and authors of:Our dogs, ourselves - Alexandra HorowitzPolitics is for power: how to move beyond political hobbyism, take action, and make real change - Eitan HershThank you ...Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

That time was a great one! Thoughts about what anything you could frame as a "breakup" should (in my mind) look like: sad, sure, but also beautiful because we celebrate exploring new adventures, and with lots of appreciation on everyone's side. <3Resources recommended in this episode:https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/That Taylor Swift song:https://youtu.be/4LtQxA_ooLk?si=tQw3lvfe-jE7SiPZGet in touch or work with me: caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogsThank you ...Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!