Fenzi Food For Thought Denise Fenzi

No simple answer to this one. Depends on the goal, type of training. specificity of what you want, and what you mean by trained.
 
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How do you teach a highly generalized concept like retrieve - where you might want the dog to retrieve a wide variety of items?

In this live, I touch on the difference between how I train behaviors for precision as opposed to more generalized concepts that I might want for life or dog sport.
 
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Disagree all you want, but don’t listen to misunderstand. That’s when I disengage.
 
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I desperately wish that training dogs was easy. I wish there was a one-size-fits-all solution. I wish all of training could be cookies and toys and general happiness.

But life is complicated and it’s not like that.

And if I come to a different place someday? If I’m able to find answers to my concerns? I will change my mind, and I will say so publicly.
 
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Do you prioritize dogs above people? How about other animals? I wonder if that has ever happened at any other time in the history of our species….

Anyway, in this live I ramble along a bit on this topic.
 
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Do biting sports make dogs more likely to misunderstand in real life, and bite at the wrong time?

Maybe. As with many things, it’s not a simple answer.
 
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