Episodes
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Imposters! They are everywhere!
Well, I have no idea how someone was able to upload three random episodes to my podcast, but here we are!
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Vicarious Trauma: How it Affects R+ Dog Trainers
If I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me. Dog training HAS to be full of sunshine and rainbows and cute puppies, right? Well, unfortunately there is a lot of baggage included within the field and especially for those that identify as force-free/R+ for many reasons we discuss in this…
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Living with Multiple Dogs: Can It Be Done?
Jeremy Hall from www.benevolentbullyrescue.com joins us to discuss his experience as a trainer and within his rescue facilitating the care of multiple dogs at once. We discuss challenges, management and which dogs may or may not be suitable to live with housemates.
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Lili Chin: Translating Animal Behavior Through Art
If you don't know who Lili Chin is I am so happy to introduce you to her work and her story. Her generosity through providing artwork that translates animal behaviour is found through her free posters via https://www.doggiedrawings.net and her latest project the Doggie Language Book...
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What Influences Quality of Life?
Ramsey Blaze joins us from Dallas, Texas. She is a humane animal care advocate with her own geriatric & special needs pet care business, is Fear Free Certified as well as holds certifications such as CVT, CPPS, IAAHPC. Join us as we discuss what the Pillars and set standards are for assessing...
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Is Humanizing Our Dogs "Bad"?
In this episode I'm discussing my thoughts on anthropomorphizing or humanizing our pets. Is it "good" or "bad"? You'll have to listen in to find out! www.bravodog.ca www.thementorshipcollective.com ***** Leave us a 5 Star review on Apple Podcasts so I can continue to provide free, relevant dog...
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TV Dog Training: A Discussion
THANK YOU FOR OVER 200,000 DOWNLOADS! We talk to Laura Nativo of Nativo Pet Family and Don Hutton of Running Dogs TO about Dog Training on TV. What should viewers be looking for? Should the public be taking the advice given on tv verbatim? ******** We'd love your stamp of approval with a 5 Star...
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Canine Body Language
Often times humans misconstrue what our dogs are trying to tell us, or we don't recognize subtle body language indicating discomfort and stress. The great thing about understanding this more is that we can then prevent escalations, we can improve the quality of our dogs' lives and we can prevent...
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Pandemic Puppies: Will There Be A Behavioral Crisis?
Vanessa Charbonneau of https://www.sit-pretty.ca is a certified trainer and author of the book Dog Care for Puppies (available from Chapters-Indigo, Amazon and online retailers). We discuss what we have been seeing since Covid-19 has seen an increase in people bringing home puppies. If you've...
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Education and Accurate Canine Information...
Melanie Cerone, Ph.D., CPDT-KA *Canine Behavior Consultant *Psychologist *Behavior Analyst https://melanieceronephd.com https://www.instagram.com/mceronephdcaninebehavior/ Today we discuss where dog guardians can find accurate behavior information, how to screen trainers and when to run the other...
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The Concept of Control: Jenny Efimova from https://www.dogmindedboston.com
Why do humans thrive and require so much "control" with our pet dogs? We talk to Jenny Efimova of https://www.dogmindedboston.com and get her take on this interesting topic and how giving your dog more control will actually benefit both of you.
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Small Dogs in a Big World
We are joined by Juliana Willems at http://jwdogtraining.com to discuss best practices and approaches when working with small dogs. Are they really different than other dogs? We think so!
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"Positive" Gun Dog Training
Thomas Aaron discusses his work at Fetchmasters Dog Training in Boulder, CO where he and his wife Linda Aaron (both CPDT-KA certified trainers) work with gun dogs using primarily positive reinforcement without the use of shock/ecollar, prong, choke collars or heavy handed techniques commonly used...
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Committing to Force-Free Training in Animal Rescue
We talk to Mimi at CHAAMP Rescue and discuss how her rescue group commits to using humane methods and working with trainers who do the same. You can also find more resources at http://petprofessionalguild.com And http://fearfreepets.com
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Real Talk: Expectations & Motivation
Chatting with Simon Moody at https://www.themuttnut.com in Manchester, UK all about motivating the humans at the end of leash, realistic expectations and tons of other dog behaviour info. Find him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/themuttnut/ Don't forget to find our online courses at...
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What Do You Want Your Relationship to Look Like?
Most of us want a great relationship with our dogs however we may not understand that we are doing damage in some circumstances. I have some tips that may help.
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Anxiety, Depression & PTSD...
Humans suffer from a range of mental and emotional disorders and illnesses. We talk to Richard Gonzalez of the Domesticated Dog https://www.instagram.com/thedomesticateddog/ who also happens to have a Purple Heart as a result from his time in the US Marines. His wartime exposed him to numerous...
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Help! Dogs that mouth/jump/cannot settle....
Rachel Golub loves working with those dogs that tend to have a hard time “settling”. They may jump and bite at the leash and become frustrated easily. Tune into her tips and how she sets these dogs up to succeed. https://www.pspca.org
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Advocating Within Our Profession
It’s not always easy advocating for animal welfare within your profession. I talk with Mandy at www.woofcultr.com about some of the challenges one faces when doing so.
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Part 2: My Top 10 Things You Need to Know
Welcome back to the podcast this is part two where I discuss best way to ensure your dog is happy and healthy. behaviour problems are often the result of your dogs needs not being met so tune in...
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Part 1: My Top 10 Things You Need to Know
Over the next two episodes I go over some of the most important and crucial information I think will promote a healthy and happy relationship with your dog.
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Stress: How It Affects Your Dog
Daily stressors are normal and a part of everyday life. However, this can impact your dogs' behaviour significantly. Reducing stress levels will positively impact your dogs health and well-being. We discuss how to identify stress, common stressors and how to reduce overall stress in your dogs'...
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Racism: A Black Dog Trainers Experience
Curtis from https://petparentallies.com is located in Philadelphia, PA. He is a positive reinforcement dog trainer and business owner and faces challenges that many of us will never know. The R+ dog training industry is not very diverse at this time (which needs to change). We discuss the racism…
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Ragini Bhandari: Dog Trainer and Street Dog Saviour in India
Ragini joins us from Surat, Gujarat! We talk about how Covid19 has affected the streets dogs in her area, how street dogs live and her thoughts on how to help them without displacing them. Ragini is a certified dog trainer who uses positive reinforcement and there are not many where she lives.…
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Separation Anxiety: Myths and Covid-19
Julia Naismith of www.subthresholdtraining.com joins us to talk about separation anxiety. Is this behaviour caused by the owner? Are you doing something wrong? Join us!
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Having Too Many Training Fails?
Sometimes we just don't understand why our dog isn't responding to certain things we are attempting to teach? Do you want to become a better teacher for your dog? Of course you! In this episode I'm going over some of the things that may be holding your training back or you may have hit a plateau....
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Deprivation: How Does this Affect Our Dogs?
You may have been advised to not give your dog "human food" or they will beg. Perhaps you were told not to allow digging or it will encourage more of that? My thoughts on how deprivation can potentially cause behaviour problems you haven't thought of...
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Control, ego and relationships
Erika from www.fromdusktilldog.com joins us again to discuss ”nothing in life is free”, the concepts of control regarding behavior and how it affects the relationships we have with our companion animals.
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Social Expectations
What’s realistic to expect from our dogs in terms of social interactions with other dogs? Michelle MeGill @trainwithunderdogs chats with me on this episode.
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The Best Thing You Can Do Post Adoption
I know you’re excited. I would be too! But, keep these things in mind post-adoption...
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Dog Reactivity: Kelsey’s Journey
Kelsey @kelseymcdogtrainer shares some insight into her journey with her dog Sadie who suffers from dog reactivity. The ups, the downs and everything in between.
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If Your Dog Goes to the Groomer...
... you need to listen to this episode. Sarah Turner is a Fear Free Certified groomer. She discusses the ins and outs and what goes on behind the scenes when your dog goes for grooming. You may be surprised.
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Resource Guarding
We don’t like it when our dogs resource guard but it’s actually completely normal. We discuss the types, what to do and what not to do and when it’s serious.
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Come When Called! How To Get There
Is there a 100 percent guarantee my dog will come back to me? I give you my training tips to bet a better recall. • Sign up for our free body language course at www.bravodog.ca and don’t forget use BRAVO15 at www.woofcultr.com for your 15 percent off discount!
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Dog Parks: safe or scary?
Not sure about whether dog park are for you? We talk about what to look for and whether your dog is a good candidate! • take 15% off your order at https://woofcultr.com use BRAVO15 at check out!
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Keeping Cool During Holidays
The holidays are a busy and fun time for most of us, but is it so for our pets? A few tips to keep incidents to a minimum
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2 Trainers: Evolving in the Dog Training World
Lori Nanan chats with me about her evolution in the dog training world, her cool courses and everything in between!
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Are Puppies Blank Slates?
In this episode we discuss whether it’s possible for puppies, or any dog for that matter, to be considered a blank slate. www.project-puppy.com is live.
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The Most Important Thing You Can Teach Your Dog
It’s not sit, down, stay or come when called!
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Post Adoption
Congratulations! You have adopted a dog.... now what?
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When should we add another dog to our home?
When is the best time to add a dog to your family?
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Trigger Stacking
Trigger stacking can create large scale reactions. In this episode we discuss stressors, threshold and trigger stacking.
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Being an Advocate for Your Dog
Being an advocate for your dog can mean many things. In this episode we discuss measures you can take to empower your dog and set them up to succeed.
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Behaviour Band-Aids
Why suppressing undesirable behaviour often backfires.
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Regulation & Standards in Dog Training with Dr Karen Van Haaften
In this episode we talk to Dr Karen Van Haaften to discuss regulation in dog training and pet care. The BC SPCA has developed standards for dog trainers through the Animal Kind Accreditation program. Read about the standards here: https://bit.ly/2HoBYgu
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Notes from a Crossover Trainer
Sébastien Larabée, CPDT-KA, co-owns bravofido.com and has been working as a dog trainer and behaviour consultant for approximately 8 years. He was not always using modern, reward-based methods. Originally he was trained to use methods that were unpleasant to the dogs he worked with but made a...
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Dr Zazie Todd: Barriers to the adoption of humane dog training methods
We talk to Dr Zazie Todd of http://companionanimalpsychology.com and discuss her paper 'Barriers to the adoption of humane dog training methods'
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Babies, Children and Dogs
We talk about children and dogs today - covering baby prep, appropriate interactions and some simple tips to set your family up for success. Kathrine Mancuso Christ joins us from www.handsfulldogtraining.com in Wichita, Kansas
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Animal Welfare and Training Methods
The correlations between the training methods we use and the welfare of our animals is our topic on this episode. We discuss different methods, the 5 Freedoms and when to make changes.
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Leash Reactivity
Leash reactivity is all too common. It’s frustrating and can be embarrassing for dog owners. It can be even worse for the dogs at the end of leash. Often we make it worse by using the wrong equipment and approach.
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