What's Wrong with "Drilling"? Hannah Branigan

In this episode we dig into the concept of drilling, and how it applies in dog training. It's pretty common for most of us to have an emotional response just to the term itself - for good reason! But is there any baby in this bathwater? Drilling is significant for skill acquisition in various contexts beyond dog training, our emotional responses to drilling are shaped by personal experiences and the nature of the activity, a good drill should isolate core components of skills for focused practice and efficiency, coercive drilling methods that ignore the learner's needs lead to negative associations and even hinder learning, repetition alone is insufficient for learning; reinforcement and iterative adjustments are critical, deliberate practice involves observing, learning, and modifying activities based on feedback, mindless repetition without feedback and adjustment does not lead to improvement, continuous improvement requires proactive engagement and measured adjustments based on outcomes, and seeking help and guidance when progress stalls is essential for effective skill development. For full show notes and transcript, visit: This podcast is supported by MET Conference 2024:

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What's Wrong with "Drilling"? Hannah Branigan is an episode from Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training by Drinking from the Toilet: Real Dogs, Real Training.

This episode is 34:23 long.

This episode was published on Feb 28, 2024.

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