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 59: Is a Dog’s Aggression your Fault?
SESSION 58: Fetch! – Teaching your puppy the rules
Session 57: Train your Puppy to get along with Baby better
SESSION 56: Aggression Cases: Sean’s approach
SESSION 55: Diabetic Alert Service Dog Training with Ron Pace
SESSION 54: Hidden Fence Systems – Interview with David Van Kirk of Dogwatch Hidden Fence
SESSION 53: AVOID THESE 3 DOG TRAINING MISTAKES
SESSION 52: Adding a Second Dog? – Tips and a game plan
SESSION 51: Service Dog Work – Interview with Canine Partners for Life
SESSION 50: Deaf Dog Training 101
SESSION 49: King County Search Dogs Interview
SESSION 48: Cesar Millan, aggression and the pig – Sean’s commentary
SESSION 47: Puppy Vaccines 101 with Dr. Jake Tedaldi
SESSION 46: Responding to Disagreements and some Hate Mail
SESSION 45: FIX BACKYARD MISBEHAVIOR
SESSION 44: Prevent Your Puppy from Chasing Your Kids
SESSION 43: How to Focus Your Puppy Before Group Class
SESSION 42: IMPROVE YOUR FEEDING RITUAL FOR MULTIPLE DOGS
SESSION 41: Teach your dog to accept petting and handling more neutrally
SESSION 40: How to Settle your Dog More at Feeding Time
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