08 JulEpisode 213 | The words dog trainers use to describe their methods online: Anamarie Johnson, MA, CBCC-KA, on her survey of top US trainer’s websites

Anamarie Johnson, a former School For The Dogs trainer and current PhD candidate in Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology at Arizona State University, returns to the podcast to discuss her research on language used by dog trainers on their websites. In addition to discussing some of her findings (like what it means when a trainer talks about "nature" and some of the stranger New Age-y language used by aversive and R+ trainers alike), they talk about what's she's learned from working in shelters and more.

Sign up for Anamarie's free presentation about her paper, August 8th at 3PM ET: http://schoolforthedogs.com/words

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Read Anamarie's blog post: How to tell what methods dog trainers use (and why looking at websites may not be helpful)

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Read the paper abstract: Training Dogs with Science or with Nature? An Exploration of Trainers’ Word Use, Gender, and Certification Across Dog-Training Methods

Related episodes:

Episode 8 | Let’s talk about classical conditioning with dog trainer Anamarie Johnson

Episode 64 | Cues & Commands: How We Communicate To Dogs What We Want From Them & Vice Versa