In this video podcast episode, I talk to master dog trainer, Nate Schoemer about truffle dog training, scent detection training and many other foundational principles to do with dog training including; free shaping, obedience training tips, positive punishment, rewarding your dog and much more.

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Nate has a fantastic YouTube channel, which you should definitely check out. His dog scent training video series are amazing and I highly recommend them.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:09 Who is Nate Schoemer? - His dog training background
00:19:32 Nate’s decision to start YouTube
00:22:32 Ben’s passion for truffles and dogs
00:27:22 Scent Detection  
00:35:30 Positive Punishment and the Four Quadrants of Operant Conditioning
00:40:55 Correcting your dog the right way
00:49:15 Search and Rescue dog training
00:50:50 Rewarding your truffle dog
00:54:50 When to start scent detection work with puppies
01:02:29 What should you reward your dog when it finds truffles?
01:06:25 Physical cues and putting behaviors on command
01:09:16 Teaching the indication when truffle dog training
01:10:50 When should you move your dog training into the field?
01:12:39 Shadowing an experienced truffle dog
01:18:30 Rushing your dog training progress
01:24:00 What is free shaping in dog training?
01:38:00 Repeating the command multiple times   

🍄 ABOUT TRUFFLE FORAGER 🍄  

Hi, my name is Ben Sweet (aka The Truffle Forager)  

I'm 33 and live in the UK with my partner Danni and my truffle dog, Buddy.   

I'm the co-founder of The UK Truffle Festival and The UK Truffle Dog Championships.  

I'm totally obsessed with foraging for truffles and mushrooms, dogs and self-improvement.   

I'm on a Quest to hunt truffles and document the journey with you on this channel.