Early in my professional dog training career, I was told by "experts" that ReinforcementBased Training wouldn't work for "certain breeds" or "certain dogs" or on "certain behaviors." Today, after 30 years of evolving and finetuning my protocols, I realize why all of those people were so wrong.

It's the same reason why members of my latest free online classroom "The Connected Dog" are seeing changes in their dogs within 24 hours of applying what I'm sharing. Today I'm answering more of your questions about the revolutionary dog training games taught in The Connected Dog.

In this live Q&A:
00:00 Questions about The Connected Dog games answered.
01:32 Where do you use positive reinforcement in your dog training?
04:33 Being told in the ‘90s shaping sport dogs won’t work.
10:31 Student “aha!” on dog training fundamentals.
13:27 Why reinforcementbased dog training requires layered strategy.
16:12 3 Reasons dog owners join DogsThat online courses.
17:12 Dog training is like an iceberg.
19:44 Lessons learned from competing at elite level dog sports.
20:41 A dog’s responses and behaviors are feedback.
21:37 Recallers dogs get “wow!” reactions in public.
22:46 It’s Yer Choice at the U.S. Pug National Championship.
24:11 Deep connection with your dog requires grace.
27:30 Before and After: Trimming Tater Salad’s nails.
32:37 Should you use a clicker for Collar Grab?
34:54 Do you have to stand when playing Collar Grab?
35:45 Collar Grab for moving a dog.
37:00 How long for a dog to love nail trims?
37:54 Dogs that submissive pee playing Collar Grab.
39:24 Mechanics of Treat Diving game explained.
40:58 Adding challenge to the Search game for your dog.
42:20 Cueing ‘Search’ for dogs who do nose work.
43:03 Will dog predict Search after Collar Grab?
45:02 Dog pulls away during Search game.
45:49 Be ‘predictably unpredictable’ with the Search game.
48:26 “Leave it!” vs. “ItsYerChoice”
50:46 Myth: ItsYerChoice decreases food motivation.
54:11 What if a dog isn’t food motivated?
56:50 When the dog only listens when there’s food.
59:06 When to transition dog training games from inside to outside.
01:00:20 Dog Training Demo: Using high value and low value training treats.