Posts tagged Learning

How to use trial and success learning to our own behaviour?

Many times we don’t even bother trying to learn a new skill. We convince ourselves that it’s not for us. When what we could do is to find the first successive approximation and start learning through a fun and successful process.

Learning, Habits, behaviourAnna BartosikJune 24, 2021human behavior, habit, habits, habit formation, creating habits, Learning, learning, behavior, behaviour, behavior analysisComment

Low self-confidence battles that you cannot see

Do you ever feel self-doubt and low-self confidence?

I have to admit I fought many low self-confidence battles throughout the years! It's not an easy journey but it's a process that I will continue for the rest of my life.

About me, behaviourAnna BartosikJune 3, 2021About me, self-reflection, negative self-talk, self-confidence, confident, confidence, battle, self-doubt, process, human learning, Learning, journey, human behavior, habit, habitsComment

Behaviour works across the species

Behaviour is behaviour and you can find the consequences that drive it for every species you encounter.

behaviourAnna BartosikDecember 11, 2020behaviour, behaviour analysis, dog behaviour, horse, animal, dog training, human behavior, human training, human, Learning, animal trainingComment

Unpacking labels and ability to learn

Labels can be very useful in day-to-day life to communicate with each other faster. It might get tricky once the label becomes a force that we tend to blame for certain behaviours. I would like to encourage you to start unpacking the labels to find solutions. We and our animals are not doomed to our current circumstances. We can make progress, we can learn and we can change our current behaviours.

Dog training, Learning, behaviourAnna BartosikNovember 20, 2020Learning, behaviour, behavior, dog training, label, labels, unlabel, unlabel me, impulse control, unpacking labels, ability to learn Comments

Jun 24, 2021

May 21, 2021

Tips on loose leash walking (video)

Loose leash walking has a lot of complexity to it. In reality, there are many behaviours that need to be taught but even more importantly every change in the environment can affect it! Here are a few tips and tricks that you can try while training your dog.

Nov 26, 2020

Dog training in animal shelter - dealing with mistakes (video)

We can have a training plan in mind but it's the dog who will tell us if the plan is good or not. Don’t be afraid to move back a few steps in your training plan and ask for less at any point. Work with whatever you have in front of you. Looking back at the video you've made, you might realise whose mistake that really was.

Jul 23, 2020

Are you walking your dog for yourself or your dog?

Walking your dog can be a frustrating experience. It comes from misunderstanding each other. The dog doesn’t get to read all of the news (or check his Facebook) through sniffing and you feel like he doesn’t listen to you or is disobedient. Changing the way you see the walks and lowering your expectations can be an easier and faster way to enjoy your walks again.