#79: Contrafreeloading with Chirag Patel

Giving animals choice in their training sounds like such a wonderful thing. But what exactly does that mean? And in real life, it doesn't feel good when your dog makes a choice to opt out of a training session by ignoring you, sniffing the ground, leaving the ring, etc… That's not very reinforcing. In this episode, Chirag Patel and I discuss how we should we handle these behaviors while still maintaining our positive reinforcement framework. For full show notes, visit: www.wonderpupstraining.com/podcast/79 For info on our affiliate partner, visit: smartanimaltraining.com/?aff=95