AGA podcast

Agnieszka Janarek

Hello Behavers! Welcome to Aga Podcast. A podcast about dogs and not about dogs. It's about all things in life from the perspective of a behavior geek! My name is Agnieszka Janarek, and I'm your host. The new episode is published every other Monday!

Episodes

  1. Episode 7: Choice!

    07/12/2021

    Episode 7: Choice!

    Welcome to the seventh episode of AGA podcast! Welcome back after the break! This is the seventh episode of AGA podcast! I had a wonderful time on my vacation, and right now I have come back with more energy and ideas than ever! Thank you for sticking up with me! The topic of this episode is one of the hottest thing we discuss in the animal training world! CHOICE! When was the last time you asked your dog what he wants? If he wants to work with you? Does your dog know he has a choice not to work? Does he know how to communicate it to you? Do you know when he communicates it to you? The choice is what defines not only R+ training but merely a happy and willing work partner. Without it, we can move any further in pursuing an engaged and active dog. In this episode we will analyze the concept of choice in training but also in everyday life with our animals. 1️⃣ What is choice and how can we define it? 2️⃣ Why is choice so important? 3️⃣ How to teach choice? 4️⃣ What to do if you can’t accept NO? For those of you interested in exploring the concept of choice more thoroughly I have prepared a 10% discount for my courses in the Fall! 🤩🤩🤩  ❗️❗️Sign up for our newletter: https://mailchi.mp/38d738fe39cf/tromplo-newsletter to recieve it and use at the check out to enjoy 10% discount! The code is valid only for 48 hours! ➡️ https://tromplo.com/course/attention-please-11/ ➡️ https://tromplo.com/course/let-me-want-it-10/ See you in two weeks! In the meantime… BEHAVE yourself!

    30 min
  2. Episode 6: 8 things you can change starting today to make your dog’s life better

    05/15/2021

    Episode 6: 8 things you can change starting today to make your dog’s life better

    Welcome to the sixth episode of the AGA podcast! 📌 8 things you can change starting today to make your dog’s life better It’s not easy to be a thoughtful paw parent! Although it may seem that now, with all the access to the internet, things would have been easier but... A constant stream of information may seem overwhelming! We often do something just because “that’s how you do it,” “everyone does it this way.” But it doesn't have to be like this! Just by tweaking little things, we can make our dog’s life and our life much better! This episode is short and sweet! Just enough time to give you practical tips you can incorporate into your daily life! 📋 8 practical tips! 1️⃣ Find the rhythm of your walks! One that fits your dog and you! 2️⃣ Don't fight the things you can win! 3️⃣ Find activities your dog enjoys! 4️⃣ Your dog deserves a bowl! 5️⃣ Find the time when you give 100% undivided attention to your dog! 6️⃣ Beware of slippery surfaces! 7️⃣ Don't use collars! Harness should be your go-to choice! 8️⃣ Focus on behavior, not emotions! ✉️ Make sure you sing up to our newsletter to get free, bonus content! 😎 This is my last episode before my vacation! I'm taking three weeks offline to recharge batteries and return to you with more strength and ideas! Resources: ➡️ More on point 4: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSPCrHnqyW/?igshid=15qyr1g2z1e42 ➡️ https://www.tromplo.com See you in six weeks! In the meantime… BEHAVE yourself!

    19 min
  3. Episode 4: Attention Please! Will the real focus please stand up!

    04/17/2021

    Episode 4: Attention Please! Will the real focus please stand up!

    Welcome to the fourth episode of Aga Podcast Attention Please! Will the real focus please stand up!  Before we start teaching our learners complicated behaviors and advanced concepts, we need to teach them how to learn. This course focuses on building one of the most important skills our dogs need in training; focus. When we talk about concentration, we mean a set of behaviors. We can say that those are prerequisite behaviors that we teach not only as significant in themselves but as necessary to teach other behaviors. Their goal is to increase productivity in teaching other behaviors. We may call them “on task” behaviors. Most importantly it is a skill we need to learn and teach! Too often we take it for granted and we require our dogs to „just have it”. But unless we operationalize it and define clear criteria - there are few chances we will be successful!  6 practical tips on how you can improve your dog’s focus!  More about each point  - in the newsletter! 1️⃣ Operationalize focus! 2️⃣ Give your dog time to acclimate! 3️⃣ Rules apply both ways 4️⃣ Clarity of the training session! 5️⃣ Less is more! 6️⃣ Use food as an assessment tool!  🗒 Resources: ➡️ My Attention Please course on Tromplo https://tromplo.com/course/attention-please-11/ ➡️ Food Webinar on Tromplo https://tromplo.com/webinar/food-operant-behavior-dog-training/ ➡️ Webinar section on Tromplo (Attention Please webinar coming soon!) https://tromplo.com/webinar/food-operant-behavior-dog-training/ ⁇ Do you want to be notified about new episodes of my podcast? About IG Lives, Facebook events, and many more? ➡️ Don’t wait and sign up for this newsletter! https://mailchi.mp/38d738fe39cf/tromplo-newsletter See you in two weeks! In the meantime… BEHAVE yourself!

    35 min
  4. 03/20/2021

    Episode 2: What is the one thing successful people have in common?

    Welcome to the second episode of Aga Podcast What is the one thing successful people have in common? Intentionally or not, they have learned to use the rules that govern our behavior. 5 rules you need to know: ✔︎ Your behavior is lawful ✔︎ Focus on the observable and operationalize what you can see ✔︎ Consequences drive behavior. Antecedents set the stage! ✔︎ Errors ARE not necessary. ✔︎ DOs NOT Don’ts If you want to get a more detailed cheat sheet sign up for the newsletter, and we will send you a pdf with bullet points: 

 Resources: ✔︎ Tromplo Course with wonderful Lisa Longo about ABA in animal training https://tromplo.com/course/the-problem-solving-guide-to-your-pets-behavior-2/ ✔︎ Tromplo Course with wonderful Lisa Longo about ABA in human behavior change https://tromplo.com/instructors/lisa-longo/ ✔︎ Paul Chance Book you should read if you want to dive deeper https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Behavior-Paul-Chance/dp/1111832773 ✔︎ My Instagram IG video about errors: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIBEUoxnioQ/?igshid=1cbiwsr2m2a9z ✔︎ My Instagram IG post about errors: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIBEUoxnioQ/?igshid=1cbiwsr2m2a9z ✔︎ My article about errors: https://tromplo.com/material/an-error-occurred-try-again-later/ ✔︎ My article: https://druzynag.pl/we-teach-behaviors/ ✔︎ My article: https://druzynag.pl/education-of-choice-and-science/ See you in two weeks! In the meantime… BEHAVE yourself!

    31 min

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Hello Behavers! Welcome to Aga Podcast. A podcast about dogs and not about dogs. It's about all things in life from the perspective of a behavior geek! My name is Agnieszka Janarek, and I'm your host. The new episode is published every other Monday!