Posts Tagged ‘ awareness ’

Dogs Can Teach Us Intuitive Awareness

08/04/2010
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Results “Each individual needs to be aware of what type of results they are getting from the actions they are implementing. If the results are not what is needed, change what you are doing. What will you do different tomorrow?” Andrew Ledford © 2000 -2009 In dog obedience training we can usually see if...

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Awareness

07/22/2010
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Awareness is a key ingredient in dog training. When training a dog the handler needs to be aware of what the dog is doing and what they are doing. It’s also important for the handler to be aware of the surroundings. It’s undesirable to step in front of a moving car while training your...

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Controlling Signals Dog Training and Human Learning

07/09/2010
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Controlling signals are the cues that prompt us to behave in certain ways. Controlling signals can also reward behavior. A traffic light is a controlling signal. The traffic light controls how we drive. When we respond appropriately we’re also rewarded. Traffic lights present an interesting example because sometimes stopping is aversive yet it’s also...

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Dog Training, Mindfulness and Awareness

04/21/2010
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Mindfulness is part of the eight fold path in Buddhism. The eight fold path is often represented as a dharma wheel. The dharma wheel has eight spokes representing the eight elements of the path. The eight spokes of the dharma wheel resembles the eight paths of movement in my dog training system.

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