E15 Dog geekery: marker cues, my love! A conversation with Karen Deeds, CDBC

Canine nerd level scale: 3/3: for highly educated dog and animal training folks who love digging into the nerdy details of theory and philosophy. C and Karen nerd out about about multiple marker cue systems, behavior cases, the slime factor of treats (a life quality issue!) and the all-important facts that ziplock bags are forbidden in Karen's classes and C can't stand the texture of shrimp.  Is a clicker all you ever dreamed of ... or do you want MORE? Can you HAVE more? More clarity? A greater shared vocabulary with your dog? And even MORE fun? Fear no more, my friends and strangers, for today you shall be initiated: How do marker cue systems make for clear-minded dogs? What makes them like a language? Can they help solve behavior issues and may even pet dogs benefit from them ... or are they just a sports dog thing? What's the correct order of events when marking and reinforcing? What made the number one dock diving Poodle in the United States number one? Is it blasphemy to have food in your hands? WTF is up with these hydrolized diets, and what should you name your child? These and many more questions will be covered in a fast-paced, fun and VERY nerdy episode! Come join us for a wild ride! Scatter, toss and treat FTW! "Knowledge builds confidence. Confidence is power. Power reduces anxiety." (Karen Deeds) Get in touch with Karen: https://www.facebook.com/karen.deeds https://www.deedscanineconnection.com canineconnection [at] charter.net The amazing trainers we're giving a shout-out to in this episode (chronologically ordered as their names came up; we're all standing on the shoulders of giants): Shade Whitesel (specifically her Ready To Work protocol) Sara Brueske Sarah Stremming Chad Byerly and Sarah Keegans at Posidog in Ohio, which is now CynoCentric Bob Deeds, Karen's husband Bob Bailey ("Practice makes perfect.") Hannah Branigan, who presented about eating as a behavior at ORCA Barbara Heidenreich, who did so as well ORCA conference (Art and Science of Animal Training) Leslie McDevitt (LAT and pattern games) Melissa Breau's treibball workshop Kathy Sdao (and specifically her webinar on eating)  Karen's reactive integration workshop on FB Nicole Wiebusch, who teaches heeling and rally at FDSA Sue Ailsby (who C got the paper towel trick of drying treats from) Thank you ...  Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!