School For The Dogs Podcast

Annie was pretty psyched to see The New Yorker had two articles in a recent issue that looked like they'd touch on the science of behavior as it relates to both training dogs and raising children. One article is about pandemic pet ownership and rescuing dogs from China; the other is about sleep training infants. Ultimately both underscore what she already knew: The science of behavior and its applications are pretty misunderstood, and few people share the kind of passion that Positive Reinforcement dog trainers have for molding behavior (canine or human) without using force and coercion.  Mentioned in this episode:  Why People Treat Their Dogs Like Humans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDFKvCL_JC8 What Will Become Of Pandemic Pets? (Note: Digital version has a different title than the print version of this article) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/28/what-will-become-of-the-pandemic-pets The Promise and Peril of a High-Priced Sleep Trainer https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/28/the-promise-a