If you were to google “help for my anxious stressed or reactive dog”, you're going to get a lot of great suggestions. Things like essential oils you should use, or nutritional supplements [...]
In podcast episode number 167 I talked about how you can set up your training so that you can avoid unnecessary stress or anxiety for your dog. And today I'm following up that [...]
I was talking to a fellow trainer on the weekend, and we were discussing how much stress and anxiety is showing up in everything from pet owners to potential sport dogs [...]
If you were to get 100 of the world's best dog trainers in a room together, there'd be a lot they would disagree about. However, I'd be willing to bet 99 of them would give [...]
A common request for this podcast that we get, especially in the summer is “How on earth can I stop my dog from barking in the car while I'm driving?” And you can see the [...]
Do you consider yourself a risk taker? I'm not like risk aversive, but I'm not like crazy, but I am a quick start. I don't tend to think things through before I jump into it, but there's [...]
If you've ever trained your dog in public, or if you've ever put a video on social media, chances are somebody has offered you unsolicited advice. Now, your immediate [...]
I have owned nine puppies and a lot of rescue dogs that have all grown up to be amazing adult dogs. Dogs that were the envy of people who met them. Dogs that people wanted [...]
I have a news flash for you. Some puppies are just bullies. I'm not talking about the cute little Bull Terrier type bullies - of course, they are cute and they're bullies. I'm talking [...]
If you like me, took an obedience class back in the 80s, you would've learned to say things like, “Ah!”, “No!”, “Hey!” to your dog. And wait a minute, you just learned [...]
