Jul 28, 2018

In Episode 3, we'll finish the discussion on verbal obedience cues.  We'll talk about the use of obedience cues when aversives are used in training to address non-compliance and to enforce compliance.

Jul 15, 2018

In Episode 2, we continue the discussion of verbal obedience cues, and what these sounds really mean to a dog. We'll look at a few examples of obedience cues used in "positive-only" training approaches, and we'll discuss why these cues might not lead to the behavioral compliance levels that one might expect.

Jul 1, 2018

In Episode 1, we'll explore the question: What are verbal obedience cues, and more importantly, what do these sounds mean to a dog?  Most people would consider an obedience cue or command to be either a request or a demand for the performance of a specific behavior.  But is this really the case, from the dog's...