Posts tagged human behavior

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

How to use positive reinforcement with people?

This blog is about applying positive reinforcement to human learners. I talk from a perspective of animal trainer teaching human clients how to train their animals. It might not be applicable to you but I would encourage you to read anyway and see if there is anything you can apply to your life and your situation. Behavioural science principles are universal, can you recognise that?

Learning, behaviourAnna BartosikFebruary 12, 2021positive reinforcement, positive dog training, positive reinforcement trainer, dog trainer, dog training, human behavior, human training, human learning, teaching humans, teachingComment

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

The truth about stress-free life and teaching

Is stress-free life about creating a life for dogs or people that will keep them in a bubble without any stress? Or is it about building skills ahead of time so when the stressful situation happens, they are equipped to cope with it?

behaviour, Learning, Dog trainingAnna BartosikDecember 5, 2020stress-free, learning, behavior, human, human training, human behavior, human behaviour, dog, dog training, dog behaviour, least intrusive most positive, shapingComment

How can we use what we learn in dog training to our own behaviour?

From this blog, you can learn steps to train your dog a 'wait' or ‘stay’ cue but also how you can transfer/use what you learn to enhance your learning and to get better at creating new habits for yourself.

Learning, Dog training, behaviourAnna BartosikSeptember 25, 2020learning, dog training, behaviour, behavior, human behavior, human training, behaviour analysis, behavior analysis, habits, changing habits Comments

We are not our labels

We don’t always behave in the same way. Nor we, nor our dogs.

How trying a vegan diet helped me overcome my negative self-talk

Behaviour principles can be applied across the species. From animal training to personal development. Changing my behaviour changed the way I talk to myself. It can be applied to any new skill you would like to learn, I applied it to changing my diet. I’ve done it, you can do it too.

We are all individuals

Animals just as much as humans are individuals with their own set of preferences and biases. What works for one will have no effect on the other. We can influence a positive change in the behaviour of any individual but the approach needs to take the individuality into consideration.

Dog training, Learning, About meAnna BartosikApril 15, 2020individuals, individuality, dog training, learning, human training, self-reflection, shaping, teaching humans, behavior, behaviour, behavior analysis, consequences drive behaviour, human behaviorComment

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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.