Hosts Heidi and Tommy are joined by a guest from Down Under, Gary ‘Gaz’ Jackson, who is a world renowned dog trainer and author. Gaz does not mince words about his distaste for the so-called ‘trainers’ who claim to use positive reinforcement only and/or call themselves ‘force free’. There is in fact no scientific training method that employs only positive reinforcement. Gaz and the hosts discuss the 4 quadrants of Operant Conditioning (OP), which is the most universally known and recognized balanced training method (employed by humans as well!). Positive reinforcement is only one of the four quadrants of OP. Links below provide details regarding this legitimate, scientific training method. Gaz has also written books to assist dog owners with the training and behavior of their dogs. Tune in to hear that there is a lot more to the story about successful dog training, and how not to waste your money on a lot of hyperbole that will not likely get your dog trained!

Episode Links

Gaz Jackson Website

Positive Reinforcement training

Operant Conditioning

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