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Training Without Conflict Podcast
After 40 years of breeding, raising, and training dogs, Ivan Balabanov provides his expert insights on dog training that hes developed throughout his 4 decades in the dog community. Ivan takes a deep dive into the mind of dogs with the help of incredible guests that will blow your mind and change your outlook on dog training and perhaps life in general! Language: en-us Genres: Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Conditioned “NO” Beats Reward-Only Every Time
Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Some dogs lock onto squirrels with full predatory intent, the kind that ignores treats, toys, and every force-free trick in the book.Desensitization, Counterconditioning or Predationsubstitutes? Yes, they work for play chasing... but fail hard when the drive isto kill. Once the dog is locked in, adrenaline wins, yourhigh-value rewards get out-bid.A simple "NO" paired with consequencebecomes a powerful verbal interrupt. No more endless management, just reliableoff-leash control in high stakes moments (traffic, wildlife, livestock).See the real demo: setup, chase, and instantstop with nothing but my voice. True freedom for high drive dogs starts here.If pure positive methods aren't cutting it withyour dog, this changes everything.
