Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Learning Starts in the Nervous System—Not the Quadrants artwork
Kids & family

Learning Starts in the Nervous System—Not the Quadrants

DogSpeak: Redefining Dog Training by Nikki Ivey

Apr 7, 202601:18:59Kids & family

We’ve been taught that dog training comes down to four quadrants—reinforce what you like, punish what you don’t. Clean. Simple. Effective… right? Not quite. In this episode, we’re taking a step back and looking at what a...

About This Episode

Learning Starts in the Nervous System—Not the Quadrants is an episode from DogSpeak: Redefining Dog Training by Nikki Ivey. We’ve been taught that dog training comes down to four quadrants—reinforce what you like, punish what you don’t. Cle...

Podcast

This episode belongs to DogSpeak: Redefining Dog Training.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published Apr 7, 2026, 01:18:59 long, audio available.

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from DogSpeak: Redefining Dog Training.

Building a Dog Who Wants to Return

Jun 9, 2026 - 35:37

What makes a dog choose to come back? Many people think recall starts with teaching the cue "come," but r...

Beyond the Six-Month Rule

Jun 2, 2026 - 47:33

For decades, dog owners were routinely told to spay or neuter their dogs at six months of age. It was a s...

Don't Train Me, Raise Me. (Part 2)

May 26, 2026 - 01:10:51

Don’t Train Me, Raise Me explores the difference between creating a dog that simply follows commands and...