E20 Dog geekery: the fallout of punishment (and the question whether it can be avoided), the Coonhound breed, and hog hunting in the Southern US

Canine nerd level scale: 2.5/3: both for the engaged dog enthusiast who already knows things, and wants to learn even more, and for highly educated dog and animal training folks who love digging into the nerdy details of theory and philosophy. C talks to their former student and fellow pet professional Morgan about changing training philosophies for individual dogs, the Coonhound breed and hog hunting in the Southern US. We also touch upon the personality trait of risk-seeking versus risk-avoidance (freedom versus safety) in humans and wonder whether this influences how much freedom we want our dogs to have. Get ready for a wild and somewhat eclectic, yet all connected deep-dive into recalls, training methods, personalities and hunting! Get in touch with Morgan: Reach out to C and they'll put you in touch!  Resources mentioned in this episode: E13 Dog geekery: negative reinforcement demystified Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!