The Foundations of Concept Training
Building up the mechanics that underpin concept training
JHoney
March 16, 2021
I wish I had found this course a year ago, but I am so happy I found it now! This course is amazing and has literally been life changing for my dog and I! For the first time I not only feel hope, but confident that I will be able to groom my dog and that she will want to participate. I have learned so much in this past 6 weeks and I have so many things I can work on with my dog. All of the training plans and videos Iris provided throughout the course have been very easy to understand and follow along to. I love training with my dog and I love to see that she is enjoying the process as well. She has never been this calm during any kind of grooming before and now she will lay down in her relaxed position and let me brush her, even her belly! She has NEVER done this before. We are making great strides and it is thanks to this course! I highly recommend it and I think it's a skill set any dog owner should have. If there is a next level to this course I will definitely sign up for it. Thank you so much Iris and Tromplo!
arianna tomassoli
March 14, 2021
This course is really important for me. I thought I was doing many things correctly but I discovered I wasn’t. The most important things I learned are how to describe the behavior I want to teach (we never do this. How can we teach a behavior if we don’t have in mind how it looks like? How can our dog learn it?), analyze it and divide it into small pieces. And this is really the key to shape behaviors. I really learned how to set my dog up to success. Agnieszka is an amazing teacher, her lessons are clear and so useful. I highly recommend this course even if you think you are a great trainer!
miravso
November 19, 2020
The first thing I did when I finished this course was to enrol in the next available course given by Sarah!!
I did not know very much what to expect by this course, but I was impressed by the amount of information available about Odour. I had so much fun with my dog and Sarah's feedback. What an amazing teacher and Human Being. Sarah will make sure that you don't feel bad about yourself for what went wrong in a session, but to look at it as precious information you can work on for next session. You know that feeling your dogs have when they know the treat moment is approaching?? That's me in the morning opening my email and checking for Sarah's feedback. :) she conditioned me very well!
Get ready for a lot of prep work, a lot of information, it is important to have access to different locations and places where you can set up the different odour scenarios. Think in advance if you have access to different and safe outdoor spaces, take into account the weather and light conditions for your videos. Having a proper "GoPro" camera or someone to help you with recording is super helpful.
Don't even think twice, just enrol and enjoy this amazing class where your dog will have fun and teach you so much!
Sofia & Suzy/ Premium Students
Carolmilner
November 11, 2020
This is the second course I've done that has been taught by Agnieszka and I enjoyed this one as much as R+ course. Agnieszka is an exceptional tutor demonstrating enviable patience and teaching skills and brilliant problem solving solutions! I always wanted to do nosework with Odie and I loved that the course was broken up into perfect bite size chunks with excellent video demonstrations. We got way further than I was expecting with the content, despite me really learning what works for my boy (thanks to great advice from Agnieszka!), and it has given me lots of work to do to ensure I've got fluent behaviours before we go on to Nosework Stage 2. As with my previous Tromplo course it's made me think so much about the way I train and ensuring I set my dog up for success even if that means 30 second training sessions to prevent "away with the faeries" moments! Thank you so much Aga, me and Odie had a blast! I hope we'll see you soon for Nosework Stage 2 :-)
Ambersusi
August 20, 2020
I loved this course. Me and my dog got so much out if it! Mikolaj is brilliant at explaining the why's and how's of toy training. I can't wait for Part 2!!!
STWinkler
June 27, 2020
Excellent course. I went on to take the Concepts course and found that the foundations set here made the transition to that course a smooth progression.
I appreciated that there was a real focus on figuring out what would work best for you and your dog rather than offering a cookie cutter approach.
Highly recommend.
Heather Gillihan
May 12, 2020
I absolutely cannot say enough about this course, and our instructor, Catja! This was my very first experience with Tromplo, but it definitely will not be my last! First, let me address the course itself: "In chains! Backchaining from A-Z" was phenomenal! Let me say though, that it is not for the faint of heart. It takes time each week to work on the homework, as you must create, practice, video, and upload your chains and assignments. It was not overwhelming, or too much, by any stretch, but it did take dedication. I often found myself checking the site multiple times on days that a new lesson was coming out, as I was excited to get started! Not only did we learn about the PROCESS of backchaining, but also the rationale behind why it is often the superior method to achieve the results and reliability we so often crave. I also learned the importance of REAL fluency in a behavior, and why it must be achieved prior to including it in a chain. Often, I THOUGHT a behavior was fluent, but putting it into a chain showed me that the individual behavior still needed work. This was extremely eye-opening for me.
Now for our "instructor extraordinaire": Catja, is beyond words. I am a dog trainer by profession, and originally was just looking for something fun to do with my dog during the COVID down time. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but Catja blew me away from day 1! Let me give you an example: I was having trouble getting my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to take and hold a dumbbell from my hand. I have trained other dogs to retrieve, but was having difficulty with this dog. I uploaded a video for Catja to see, and I was floored by her insight! Within 5 minutes of applying her comments and suggestions on my video, my dog was willingly taking the dumbbell from my hand and holding it for several seconds before I asked for the release. And that was BEFORE we began the chaining work. Catja is thorough in her explanations, details, demos, and assignments, and even more so when replying to the videos we submit. She is patient, kind, and encouraging with her comments and suggestions, and her thoughtful manner makes you want to work harder to get results. I will definitely be back to Tromplo, and... if I'm being honest... will first look for courses taught by Catja!
Hallie.beth
February 2, 2020
I cannot recommend this course enough. Sarah is a thoughtful, organized teacher and dedicates so much time to providing information and feedback. I took the course with a GSP pup I was training for a client family. Through this training, Mellie was able to go to her home with the foundation of stimulus control and I was able to give her family games and training to continue the process. I loved being able to watch other people’s videos and see feedback, learn from the other students taking the course, and develop my ideas and training methods.
As a service dog trainer, stimulus control (what I was calling self-control and impulse control before) is the foundation for our training. Because of this course, I was able to refine and improve the methods I already had in place to give clear, consistent communication to the dogs and clients I work with. This course is absolutely wonderful for any dog trainer or owner that wants to learn more about dog behavior and providing clear information regarding stimulus control.
Michelle
January 15, 2020
Great course. My dog and I have struggled with focus and motivation and have "read all the books" but couldn't crack the code on our own.
At the end of the course I have a dog, that is happy to start work and has even started to initiate it himself when out and about.
Course material breaks it all down in manageable steps and that plus instructur feedback has given us a foundation and tools to move forward.
STWinkler
December 19, 2019
Highly recommend this course! In fact, I can't imagine any reason for anyone not to want to take it!
CII Part 1 was very lecture dense with a lot of exercises to work on. CII Part 2 is completely different - very light on lectures with heavy focus on Sarah working with each Premium student to fashion training plans using the CII principles to meet their specific goals. Mastery of all of the skills from CII was not necessary. Sarah guided each Premium student through how to apply the relevant skills. I think most if not all Premium students found their goals evolve under Sarah's guidance. She gave amazing, detailed, insightful feedback.
I took it at Premium and was amazed at how much I was able to accomplish in 6 weeks. I also followed the other Premium threads and learned an incredible amount from them as well.
CII skills and concepts are very powerful tools applicable in a wide range of situations and Part 2 helps flesh that out. Sarah is an incredible teacher. The class is the perfect combination of important subject matter and excellent instruction.
Jennifer Will
December 15, 2019
agrybicka
December 12, 2019
arianna tomassoli
August 11, 2019
casixt
June 15, 2019
Wendy Webster
June 13, 2019
casixt
May 16, 2019
Rachel Blackmer
May 15, 2019
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Let Me Want It
This course focuses on teaching our dogs that they have choice, that their behavior has power!
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This course is dedicated to getting the highest level of fluency in our behaviors by getting geeky and diving deep into each training session.
How do we do that?
The short answer is: We focus on behavior. Both ours, and our learnes behavior.
We are going to analyze everything in the session, both from the handlers position and timing, to everything the dogs does.
So I will emphasize,- this course is geeky, and it is a good thing, if you are prepared to use quite a lot of time, of practicing using the schedules, and being comfortable with just focusing on behavior.
You will, as a premium participant, be asked to fill out quite a few schedules ad homework, to get comfortable with them.
Analyzing our sessions to this degree can be slightly scary and seem overwhelming in the beginning.
Luckily, as with anything else, the more we practice doing it the right way, the more fluent in behavior we become.
And what we leave this course with, is very fine-tuned observation skills, that will help us in the future. Both when we want to improve our own sessions, and also if we are helping someone else.
Having practiced your observational skills, takes you a big step towards being a favorite training partner.
In this course, we will work on a few specific behaviors that you would like to have perfected. You can chose some, or I can suggest some. This course is not about teaching as many behaviors as possible - that is the "Off cue- off control" course. Here, we dive much deeper into fewer behaviors. We work with the learner offering the behavior off cue and perfecting it, till we have the behaviors freakishly fluent.
This is a course where there is going to be a significant amount of work, taking data, and reviewing the videos from every session, again and again. We use a lot of benchmarking schedules to track the progress, and you will learn how to take your training to the next level with this tool.
This course covers:
Freakishly fluent
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Teach size and quantity discrimination
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Concepts are defined by a set of common attributes that characterise that concept which can be applied to novel situations or objects to recognise that specific concept in the future.
Examples of concepts that we can teach our dogs include:The Foundations of Concept Training
Building up the mechanics that underpin concept training
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Control Is An Illusion: Rethinking How We Teach for “Impulse Control”
What do we really mean when we talk about impulse control?
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This course will dive deeper into the topic of shaping behaviors for beginners and advanced students. We started this journey during "Shaping inside out" Webinar, and now we are going to geek out into six weeks of practical work.
The course will cover:Distance control – front anchored positions!
Position changes for precision geeks!
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R+
Mechanics of positive reinforcement, delivery protocols and use of marker cues
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Training is a skill we need to learn. Teaching animals is not magic, nor common sense. It's a combination of science and practical skills we need to master. Don't worry if you don't know where to start! I have prepared this course for you. It will guide you through the foundations of training. Step by step journey for anyone wishing to learn more!
Too often, we end up in a position of being teacher and learner at the same time, because we hadn't had a chance to work on our mechanics, clicker skills, delivery patterns before we started working with our learners.
This course is a compendium of knowledge and practice for animal trainers. Focusing on the scientific approach to animal training we will cover ABA (applied behavior analysis) principles and how they resonate with what we do with animals, we will cover the mechanics and techniques of teaching behaviors! It's a perfect place to start your training journey, but it is also an appropriate course for more advanced students who want to geek in the depths of thoughtful training. Get ready for discussions, practical exercises, and thorough insight into the animal training world.
Throughout six weeks of online learning, we will cover:
Trainer’s Toolbox
Foundation course focusing on a scientific approach to animal training.
$112.90
In this course, you can work with multiple animals within the weekly time frame (twelve minutes of video submission per week).
This course is multispecies friendly! You can join with any animal you wish! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5AXY6MUiYs&feature=youtu.beAttention Please
Before we start teaching our learners complicated behaviors we need to teach them how to learn.
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Clicker Training Principles Are For Teaching Humans, Too!
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Food for thought: approaching eating as an operant behavior and food as more than just a reinforcer
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Science!
Training at Tromplo is based on a scientific approach to learning and its application in animal training. We use applied behavior analysis principles to understand why animals behave the way they do. Positive reinforcement is what we do!
Choice!
Because it is empowering! For you and your animal. You choose what you want to learn. Your animal chooses to engage in a learning journey with you.
Always!
Because you never stop learning. That’s why we are always available, from the comfort of your home.
Tromplo is something different, something special. We believe in science and experience, not common knowledge.
You will learn the principles used by the top training professionals in the world, because that’s what your animal deserves. Because we apply science, our work is ethical, effective, practical, reinforcing and brings clarity to your training sessions. Animal training and learning science is our passion!
Welcome to Tromplo World!
Welcome to Tromplo World! We are happy to see you here! Tromplo is an online training platform dedicated to animal training. We are a group of trainers dedicated to animal’s welfare. We want to share our knowledge and experience with you, to help you become the best teacher for your animal. We come from different […]
Tromplo - animal training platform
Tromplo is an online animal training platform. We teach you and your animal, but we are not just a dog training school. Tromplo offers learning opportunities for all species, humans included. Our students are dogs, cats, horses, goats, pigs, parrots, turtles, hamsters, and human learners.
We offer six weeks online courses, webinars for animal training and a broad range of free content - facebook lives, articles, videos, and our popular podcast - The Dog Real Talk.
Professional trainings for your animal
Tromplo is a place where you will learn up to date, science-based methods in animal training. All our instructors are respected professionals in the field. At Tromplo, we only use positive reinforcement-based protocols, and our team has very high ethical standards.
It doesn't matter if you are new to dog training or if you are already a professional in the community, Tromplo has a lot to offer to everyone. We offer animal video training courses. Whether you seek help with your pet's problem behavior, want to learn dog disc foundation, geek into the science of animal training, learn to use positive reinforcement with your kid, or find out what this clicker training is all about, Tromplo is a perfect place! Tromplo offers thoughtful and thorough education for anyone interested in the science of learning, dog training, pet training!
Animal training online courses
All our animal video training courses are online, last six weeks, and offer two options for attendance. Premium and Auditor. Both give you 24/7 access to course materials, which includes lessons, videos, homework from your instructor.
There is more! You get lifetime access to this content and a certificate of attendance! If you choose Premium Spot - you will have six weeks of daily, personalized feedback from the instructor, and up to 12 minutes weekly video, you can submit for the review! Check out our animal training platform now!
Why would you choose online learning?
As one of our students said, "With online learning, you can choose your own time to train. Also, I think online learning gives opportunities to share more of the better quality knowledge at the same price as seminars. There is no necessity to use mental shortcuts, labels, or generalization because everyone has more time to process the knowledge."
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