Errorless Shaping Building Behavior the LEGO Way with Agnieszka Janarek
Your Webinar Description:
Transform Your Shaping from Guesswork to Fluent Precision
Shaping is often celebrated as one of the cleanest, most empowering tools in positive reinforcement training—yet in practice, it frequently derails into handler frustration, dog confusion, and accidental extinction bursts. When steps are unclear or criteria leap too far ahead, dogs hesitate, offer unwanted behaviors, or check out entirely.
In this dynamic, science-based webinar, we break down the exact mechanics behind seamless shaping protocols. You will learn how to design structured, progressive training loops that preserve dog motivation, build razor-sharp precision, and eliminate the classic stumbling blocks that stall progress.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Build Deliberate Shaping Plans That Flow: Design structured, progressive training loops with clear criterion shifts to maintain high reinforcement rates and prevent stalls.
- Leverage Backchaining for Precision & Fluency: Strategically build behaviors from the terminal step backward to create naturally reinforcing sequences and robust final behaviors.
- Shape Without Frustration, Extinction, or Confusion: Keep error rates low by splitting criteria effectively, ensuring your learner stays confident, engaged, and eager to offer behavior.
- Recognize and Prevent Resurgence: Identify the early behavioral indicators of resurgence and adjust reinforcement mechanics before old or unwanted behaviors surface.
- Add Cues Effectively (and Know When Not To): Master clean stimulus control protocols to attach cues at the precise moment of behavioral fluency—and avoid poisoning or cluttering the learning process prematurely.
Your Presenters- Agnieszka Janarek
Agnieszka Janarek is the founder of Tromplo® and an internationally recognized educator dedicated to bridging the gap between behavioral science and practical, force-free animal training. Her mission centers on dispelling common training myths by replacing guesswork with evidence-based, ethically grounded methodologies.
She is currently pursuing her PhD at the Institute of Psychology at Jagiellonian University, conducting research on anxiety- and fear-related behaviors in dogs under the supervision of Professor Przemysław Bąbel. Combining a rigorous academic background in Applied Behavior Analysis with extensive hands-on experience, Agnieszka delivers practical frameworks that make complex behavioral science accessible and immediately applicable for trainers, sports handlers, and behavior consultants worldwide.
Background & Credentials
- Doctoral Candidate (PhD): Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University (Researching fear- and anxiety-related canine behavior)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA): Florida Institute of Technology
- Master of Laws (LL.M.): Jagiellonian University | American Law Program Certificate: UC Berkeley
- Living & Learning with Animals (LLA): Professional Certificate with Dr. Susan G. Friedman
- Trainer Accredited by Kay Laurence (TAKL): Accredited Trainer
- Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer (CPCFT): Wizard of Paws (Debbie Gross)
- Founder: Tromplo® & Nosework Polska
- Mantrailing International Instructor: Head of the first Polish branch (Andreas Ebert)
- Licensed Nosework Judge & Trainer: Polish Nosework Association
- International Speaker: Conducting evidence-based seminars and workshops across Europe and globally
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