42: Building a Relationship with our Pets & What we can learn from them | Anna Bartosik

Show Notes:

Anna's Background

• WOOF conference
• Question the things that we do. Why do we do the things we do?

Behavior is the study of 1

• More behavioral variety within 1 breed than 2 separate breeds

How we can use what we learn from animals with humans

• What to know before getting a dog
• Environment
• Dog's sense of smell - When they smell its like they’re reading the news or on Facebook

Reinforcement and Rewards

• Punishment can only modify behavior, it can't teach
• Teach an alternative that's more reinforcing than the previous habit
• Learning curve and extinction curve
• Focus on what you or the dog do want, not what you don't want
• Rate of reinforcement

Common myths about animals

Training opportunities Anna is receiving

Woofs & Purrs

• https://www.woofsandpurrs.co.uk
• @Woofsandpurrsuk on IG

Building a relationship with our pets and not just have her there to make us feel good, but to treat her as another being.

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