Choice, Empowerment And Agency In Dog Training

Agency is the ability to have control of your environment, decisions and life. Agency, choice and empowerment are important words when it comes to dog training (and other animal training) and animal welfare.

Choice and empowerment are two words I have used a lot over the years when it comes to modifying behaviors AND enhancing quality of life.  Rather than using force and aversive strategies as much as possible, I prefer to teach and create change in the most positive and least intrusive ways (now called LIMA training […]