Hold the Line
THE podcast for force-free gundog training! Hold the Line is committed to helping you to train your dog to an advanced level, using motivational methods and without the use of fear. Or pain. Or anything else nasty.
Episodes
119 episodes
Episode 119 - the implications of selecting for dogs which experience verbal aversives as strong aversives
In this episode, I talk about feeding raw on a budget. And about the ethics and implications of selecting for dogs which experience verbal aversives as strong aversives. (Thereby circumventing the banning of certain 'tools'.)
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Episode 119
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37:20
Episode 118 - (field) trials - and tribulations
In this episode, I waffle about trials as a form of assessment.
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Episode 118
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45:51
Episode 117 - what is going on with the cost of vet care and insurance?
Roche just cut her foreleg on (we think) barbed wire. The quote for sedation and stitching was astronomical. I ramble about what is going on, systemically, and about various societal factors from poverty to capitalism in a failed attempt to mak...
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Episode 117
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23:52
Episode 116 - help, my dog won't pick game!
In this episode, I talk about how to help dogs make the transition to picking up game.
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Episode 116
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34:41
Episode 115 - is your dog ready for a shoot?
How do you find a shoot? Is your dog ready to work on a shoot? What is required from them? What different kinds of shoots are there? What are the roles on a shoot? This is all things shoots 101.
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Episode 115
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33:52
Episode 114 - the recent 'chasing' research paper (e-collar vs food reinforcers)
In this episode, I look at a recent research paper called 'Comparison of the Efficacy and Welfare of Different Training Methods in Stopping Chasing Behavior in Dogs' by Johnson & Wynne https://d...
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Episode 114
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54:00
Episode 113 - the current dog training controversies and listener questions
In this episode, I talk about why the best way forwards is for us all to advance together - instead of fostering division and us/them splitting.
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Episode 113
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38:07
Episode 112 - mouthing or chomping the dummy
I talk about how to stop mouthing or rolling of the dummy (it's the clicker retrieve again, this time the part of it called 'proofing the hold against food').
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Episode 112
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31:07
Episode 111 - don't let shot get attached to retrieves!! (and listener questions...)
In this episode I answer a few listener questions and then waffle about why we need to keep shot unattached to a retrieve for as long as possible. Shot means 'sit'. Like the sit whistle means 'sit'.
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Episode 111
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Episode 110 - working with the AWOL dog
In this episode, I focus on how to weave yourself and the environment together - rather than thinking about yourself as being in 'opposition' to the environment. All those juicy reinforcers out there are not a threat to your ongoin...
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Episode 110
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Episode 109 - our experience with immunotherapy and canine allergies
I talk here about my experience with immunotherapy for Ren's extreme allergies. Whilst there seem to be so many people around with itchy dogs, it seems that not many have explored immunotherapy and there isn't much information about it out ther...
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Episode 109
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36:51
Episode 108 - interview with Collette May (another one!)
I last spoke with Collette back in 2019, pre-Covid. Her life has changed in so many ways over the last 5 years, I wanted to catch up with her again and hear about her new ventures. If you want to connect with Collette, check out her websites
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Episode 108
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Episode 107 - dropping water deliveries & straight line vs hunt it up blinds
I describe the way that one part of the Clicker Retrieve process ("Proofing the Hold Against Food") is a powerful tool for teaching a dog not to drop on exiting water. And I help a listener who wants to train both straight line bli...
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Episode 107
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33:19
Episode 106 - working with 'distractions' and reinforcers
Check out as well episodes:Episode 86 - getting focus from your dog outdoorsEpisode 78 - behavi...
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Episode 106
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44:01
Episode 105 - should we outright condemn aversives?
This episode was inspired by the debate between Zak George and Denise Fenzi on Instagram recently. Check out their Stories there if you want to hear what they had to say in their own words.
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Episode 105
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34:12
Episode 104 - retrieving problems and the importance of basics
In this episode, I answer a listener question about dogs trying to bring back multiple dummies. I also talk about the importance of having a rigorous training system which begins with the basics and doesn't just want to jump in with the sexy st...
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Episode 104
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34:20
Episode 103 - the UK's approach to blind retrieves for HPRs
Did you know that HPRs in the UK are expected to handle? That means: To hold straight lines. To be cast left, right and back. Essentially, to 'be' Retrievers. Some of you might thing that sounds insane....
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Episode 103
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44:22
Episode 102 - aversives and listener questions
In this episode, I answer listener questions about in-a-row blinds, dealing with frustration in blinds and the use of aversives.
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Episode 102
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56:57
Episode 101 - in 15mins "my dog pulls on the leash"
Check out episodes 16, 17 And take a look at my online course, Heel.
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Episode 100 - in 15mins "my dog has problems with blind retrieves"
Episodes to check out are:30, 33, 34, 36, 41, 47, 48, 62, 64, 66, 85, 88Online courses covering blind retrieves are:Blind Retrieves
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Episode 100
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17:28
Episode 99 - in 15mins "my dog doesn't recall in certain situations"
For more help on this one, check out episodes:82, 87See the Reliable Recall course, on my website forcefreegundog.comOr check out the chapter on ...
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Episode 99
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17:48
Episode 98 - in 15mins 'my dog hunts too far' or 'my dog doesn't hunt far enough'
Check out podcast episodes:57, 58, 78
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13:51
Episode 97 - in 15mins 'my dog gets over-excited'
For more help on this subject, see podcast episodes:8, 33, 78And online courses:Marking
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