Not Another Dog and Pony Show

Where we sit down together to talk about Lauren's recent approach to changing her dog's behaviour, how our biases affect our categorisation of such things, and if any of it it really matters. Also, thinking about Matthias' lizard, trading autonomy for comfort, and the ethics of importing street dogs. The Dress Drama: how our differences shape our perceptions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress#:~:text=the%20following%20day.-,Real%20colours%20of%20dress%20confirmed,a%20Comic%20Relief%20charity%20auction.] ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

Where I (Lauren) sat down with Noche Miller to talk about her perspective as a rancher on training animals, the use of positive reinforcement with livestock, and what it takes to get a Guinness Book of World Records recordfor most tricks performed by a cow named Ghost. Also, teaching horses to generalize responses to pressure asLife Skill 101, the little-known power of doing a shared job with a working animal, and the role reversal of Noche’s dog’s wants compared to Matthias’ dog. Noche's new book [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSWZJTN⁠ ] Noche's website [https://horsewhorls.com/⁠ ] Horse Tricks 101 website [https://www.horsetricks101.com/⁠ ] Ghost the cow and her Guinness World Record article [https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/6/american-cow-performs-10-tricks-in-60-seconds-to-set-world-record-753794⁠]; ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions?Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

Where we sit down together to talk about the concept of sunk cost fallacy, how it might affect us as training and behaviour professionals, and how not to fall victim to this limiting cognitive bias. Also, horsemanship defined(?), Scotland talk, and Lauren's aggressive typing. ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

Where we sit down together to talk about some of the mistakes we've made with horses and dogs, Lauren's secret to having hair that people will compliment, and how Matthias was duped to give up deeply personal items - all in the name of training. Also, sketchy round pens you shouldn't use (reverse or otherwise), when being 'kinder' might be a mistake, and what not to say when a person gets bucked off. ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

Where we sit down with Erin Lynes to talk about that Fetch post making the social media rounds, how many Labradors are too many, and what "fetch" means to different people - and dogs. Also, the Fetch equivalents with horses, being mindful of what patterns we’re building with animals, and another Matthias story about why he's a lousy dog trainer. Erin's Fenzi Dog Sports Academy Classes [https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/people/786-people/faculty/30058-erin-lynes] ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠