The Dog’s Way Podcast: Dog Training for Real Life
Kids & Family:Pets & Animals
Today I speak with Kellee Zenk, who has a very interesting origins that led her to dog training. She's the founder of Dogs Decoded, based in Minnesota.
Kellee has a background in training bears and elephants! We discuss how she got started in that area and how it led to where she is today.
Kellee got her start at private zoos in Minnesota and loved training bears and really enjoyed marker and clicker training. She talks about some early mistakes and talks about the full range of experiences.
Kellee and I contrast the dynamic of dog trainers and how you develop better communication with the dog owners as you gain more experience. We also talk about our approach to "play" with dogs, and how to help owners create certain distinctions regarding when play time is on and off, and how to establish that relationship over time as the relationship is clarified.
I ask Kellee about her method or philosophy and how it has evolved. Kellee talks about how she is not a "purely positive" trainer. She is very versed in Skinner's theory, which we've detailed in podcast episodes 73 (part 1) and 74 (part 2).
We talk about bridging signals as part of verbal markers and get deeper into Skinner's four quadrants.
Session 99: Interview with Brooke Mihajlovich
Session 98: Interview with Dr. Lori Cesario
Session 97: The Good Dog Episode!
Session 96: Interview with Vermont Dog Trainer Ian Grant
Interview with Ruth Elliott: Greyhounds and Contrast Training
Emergency Session 94: Phase Two of The "Down" Method
Emergency Session 93: Intro to Say and Show Down Challenge - Part Two
Emergency Session 92: Intro to Puppy Down - Part One of the Challenge
Emergency Session 91: Sit Part Three - Sit and Stay Progression
Emergency Session 90: Sit Part Two - Say and Show Method
Emergency Session 89: The Sit Challenge Part One
Emergency Session 88: The Place Command - Part 2
Emergency Session 87: Intro to Place Command for Puppies
Emergency Session 86: Mental and Physical Exercises for Your Dog While You're Sheltering at Home
Emergency Session 85: Puppy Socialization During Social Distancing
Emergency Session 84: Answering COVID-19 Questions
Session 83: Stop Puppy Biting and Nipping
Session 82: Remote Training Collar 101
Session 81: Stopping Jumping On You and Other People
Session 80: Love for Senior Paws with Beau Maxwell
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