Welcome to The Canine Classroom, a podcast for dog training professionals and dog enthusiasts, where we discuss training, behavior and everything in between!
We are two friends and dog trainers who share a passion for dogs. We're constantly learning, exploring, and questioning each other's ideas, as well as our own, so we can become better at what we do.
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In this episode we sit down with Matthias Lenz on some of his recent posts on social media about negative consequences, negative reinforcement and how to use these situations as learning opportunities and positive experiences. To learn more about Matthias, you can listen to his dog training podcast, Not Another Dog and Pony Show. To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below. Anthony De Marinis Website https://demarinisdogtraining.com Vinny Viola Website https://www.caninejester.com
This episode came about because our guest, Abbey White, who trains dogs using positive reinforcement based methods, took to social media to post about her journey on choosing to use an electric collar with one of her dogs for safety and quality of life reasons. Abbey received quite a bit of blow back about her decision so we figured it would be worth having her on the podcast to tell her story rather than letting social media tell it for her. Abbey is a talented and well accomplished dog trainer who explains the reasons behind her decision as well as how she uses the electric collar with her personal dog. To learn more about Abbey, you can check out her Facebook and Instagram pages. You can also visit her website by clicking here! To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below. Anthony De Marinis Website https://demarinisdogtraining.com Vinny Viola Website https://www.caninejester.com
We had the pleasure of having Denise Fenzi on the pod to discuss some of her recent posts on social media, one of them being, "Making Punishment Personal". Denise explains her thoughts on this matter and why she feels it is affective in her training with her own dog. Vinny explains his views and thoughts on the difference between "correction" and "punishment" and why distinguishing the two are important within the dog training community. We also discuss with Denise how to develop a relationship with your puppy and the sport of Mondio. If you want to learn more about Denise Fenzi, you can find her on THE HIGH DRIVE DOG. You can also find Denise and her team at the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, where dog professionals and dog owners can take a variety of online dog training courses from dog sports to basic training and more! To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below. Anthony De Marinis Website https://demarinisdogtraining.com Vinny Viola Website https://www.caninejester.com
Episode 23 is here! Vinny and Anthony sat down with dog sport coach and herding instructor, Helene Lawler to discuss modern approaches to sheep herding training. Helene also discusses the use of the quadrants, specifically negative reinforcement and its application to sheep herding. To learn more about Helene and her work check out her website! You can also find her on instagram @helene.lawler To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below. Anthony De Marinis Website https://demarinisdogtraining.com Vinny Viola Website https://www.caninejester.com
The man himself, Forrest Micke, joins us! Forrest is known for his thoughtful training strategies and breaking skills down when training. He is well known in the dog sports world, especially within bite sports. Forrest shares his thoughts on reinforcement training, how to "jackpot" correctly and effectively, and how to even move away from reinforcement when achieving your training goals. There is so much information in this episode that you will probably need to listen to this two or three times to take it all in! To learn more about Forrest Micke and his work, click here to checkout his website! You can also check out his dog training products at Micke Wear and Dog Wurks. To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below. Anthony De Marinis Website https://demarinisdogtraining.com Vinny Viola Website https://www.caninejester.com