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Creating Great Grooming Dogs — 220 episodes
Why Isn't That Perfect Face Happening? Ep217
Counterconditioning and Desensitization Basics Ep216
Grooming Those Senior Dogs Ep215
The Bite Scale Ep214
Should You Always End on a Good Note? Ep 213
Owner Q & A Ep212
5 Positive Reinforcement Mistakes You Could Be Making Ep211
What Does "Specializing In Behavior" Mean? Ep210
Calm or Learned Helplessness? Ep209
The Groom Pod & Creating Great Grooming Dogs Behavior Chat!
But Is It Kind? Ep208
Getting Your Boss Onboard Ep207
The Coffee Table Game Ep206
If He "Hates It" Why Do It More Often? Ep205
Emotional Wellbeing in Pet Grooming Ep204
More Than Just “Get It Done!” Ep203
Cooperative Care In The Real World Ep202
Communicating for Pet Care: Finding Common Ground Ep201
Behavior Cases Shouldn’t Be Frustrating Ep200
Let's Talk About Drying Ep199
Repetition Ep198
Scratch Boards: What They Solve & What They Don’t Solve Ep197
Kayce Cover Behavior Chat
Unseen Signals: Understanding Sudden Bites in Dog Grooming Ep196
The Owner Who Doesn't Understand Ep195
When It’s Your Own Dog Ep194
The "Hard" Dogs Ep193
Stephanie Zikmann Behavior Chat
Meds For Behavior Issues Ep192
Train Your Dog Month Ep191
Warnings and Bites Ep190
The 4 Stages of Learning Ep 189
Is Punishment Necessary? Ep188
Desensitization, This Moment Matters Ep 187
Emotions And The "Why?" Ep 186
6 Reasons Why Some Dogs Get Worse Every Time Ep185
But We Touch Their Feet! Ep184
The Customer Service Angle Ep183
Science Based Training Ep182
Who Does The Teaching? Ep181
Humane Treatment Ep180
Where To Start Ep 179
What Keeps Us From Modernizing? Ep178
The Sticking Point Ep 177
The Stern "No" Ep176
Is Patience Enough? Ep175
Using Distractions Ep174
Start Button Behaviors Ep173
Memory And Repetition Ep172
Cats and Other "Non Dogs" Ep171
Conferences Ep170
No Nonsense Grooming Ep169
The Basics Ep168
Change Is Hard Ep167
Preventing Tragedy Ep166
Social Learning Ep165
Four Core Skills For Dogs Ep164
The Business End Ep163
Labels Ep162
"Ready" or "Not Ready" Ep161
Educational Opportunities Ep160
Calm Or Jolly Ep159
Burnout Ep158
What Can Owners Do? Ep157
One For The Owners Ep156
Kindness Ep155
Learning Through Grooming? Ep154
"But this doesn't hurt" Ep153
Conversations With Customers Ep152
The Fear Free Trend Ep151
Routines Ep150
Our Emotions Ep149
"Where Can I Start?" Ep148
Pain Ep147
The Podcast And A New Project Ep146
Dopamine, Counter Conditioning, and Desensitization Ep145
Holistic Grooming or Cooperative Care Ep144
"Spoiled Dogs" Ep143
Food Is A Tool Ep142
"Old School" Ep141
Nail Trimming Ep140
Maybe It's Not The Dog Ep139
What Modern Training Has To Offer Ep138
Subthreshold Ep137
Terminology Adds Clarity Ep136
Handling Fees? Ep135
Barking, Whining, and Screaming Ep134
Things That Non Groomers Don't Understand Ep133
Walking You Through The Process Ep132
The 3 Questions Continued Ep131
Three Questions To Ask Owners Ep130
Adolescent Dogs and The Function of Behavior Ep129
Stubborn, Willful, and Defiant Ep128
"Stop Struggling" is different than teaching calm. Ep127
Some Examples From My Week Ep126
Trigger Stacking Ep125
Burning Out and Wearing Out Ep124
Trusted Sources Ep123
Anthropomorphism Ep122
What And Why For Owners Ep121
Recipes or Flowcharts Ep120
Facts Or Stories Ep119
Setting The Mood Ep118
Building A Trust Account Ep117
Vets and Behaviorists Ep116
A Safety Policy and Talking To Owners Ep 115
Let Him Go Or Push Him Through? Ep114
Flooding, Habituation or Sensitization? Ep113
New Years Resolutions and Starting Fresh Ep112
The skeptics guide to handling Ep111
No Fight Means Good, Right?!? Ep110
To Talk Or Keep Quiet Ep109
Cooperative Care and Force Free Ep108
What is Desensitization? Ep107
The First Step Ep106
"It's Almost To The Point Where I Can't Get This Dog Done!" Ep105
Walking You Through Ep104
Working With People Ep103
The "Bad Experience" Ep102
What Do I Say? Ep101
Some Tips For New Groomers Ep100
What Do We Want Customers To Know And Be Doing? Ep99
Discipline And Cookies Ep98
Adding Training to your Handling Skills Ep97
Adding Training Tech Talk To Grooming Ep96
"Handling Fees"? and comfort Ep95
Assess The Dog And Keep The Goal In Mind Ep94
The Crossover Groomer Ep93
Stress and Calm Ep92
Some Basic Science Ep91
Such A Silly Puppy Ep90
Teamwork Ep89
Some Simple Steps Ep88
Why Learn About Behavior or Grooming? Ep87
Injuries to Dogs and People Ep86
What Are You Trying To Accomplish & Is It Working? Ep85
"What do I do when....." and how to make progress. Ep84
Exploring The Dog's Homelife Ep83
Gentle, Kind, and Patient Handling Pays Off Ep82
Physical Prompts and Molding Ep81
Getting Back To Work With Covid-19 Ep80
When The Dog Is Having Trouble and Some Tips Ep79
Owners Should Be Able To Handle Basic Dog Care Ep78
Age Differences Ep77
Helping Owners Ep76
What if I'm not a trainer? How do I find a trainer? Ep75
Safety And Your Animal Career Ep74
Asking The Right Questions Ep73
Medications For Behavior Issues Ep72
Consent and Cooperative Care Ep71
A Trip Into "Crazy Land" Ep70
Planning For Pain And Discomfort Ep69
Why are people reluctant to try? Ep68
Every Dog, Every Time, and Every Situation Ep67
A "Quick Answer" Isn't Always A Good Idea Ep66
Train Your Dog Month! Ep65
What owners can do with puppies Ep64
Patience Ep63
Understanding other dog professions Ep62
For Owners- and the Pros Who Work With Them Ep61
What Is "Humane"? Ep60
Struggling And Fighting Ep59
A puppy grooming and touching in training lessons Ep58
Trust Starts At Home Ep57
Behavior Problems During The Holiday Rush Ep56
Scratch Boards and Lifting Dogs Ep55
Still and Wiggles Ep54
Is Mixing Methods A Good Idea? Ep53
Consent In Grooming Ep52
Observing Body Language Ep51
Three Easy Steps Ep50
Do we need to win when we work with dogs? Ep49
Using Treats For Grooming Ep48
A Dog's Lifetime In Grooming And Is The Customer Always Right? Ep47
More Restraint Or Time To Sedate? Ep46
Learned Responses and Physical Responses Ep45
Recognizing Habits and Tracking Progress Ep44
Do some dogs "take advantage of" groomers who are "too nice?" Ep43
What Can Owners Work On? Ep42
Conferences and Continuing Education Units Ep41
Punishment, Punishers, and Reducing Unwanted Behavior Ep40
Reinforcement and Rewards Ep39
The Opposition Reflex Ep38
Counter Conditioning and Desensitization Ep37
When We're Calm, Cool, and Collected Ep36
The Podcast Is For Trainers Too Ep35
Cost Breakdown Of Injuries Ep34
Face Handling Skills Ep33
Our Body Language Ep32
Do We Need To Change Grooming? Ep31
Playing "True or False" and Uncomfortable Conversations Ep30
Are Dogs Afraid of Dryers? What Can We Do to Help Them? Ep29
Is it Intuition or Observation? Ep28
Treating Grooming Like A Dog Sport Ep27
Owner Responsibilities and Shaving Dogs Ep26
Inspiring Other To Try New Methods and Types of Touching Ep25
Fear and a Safety Policy Ep24
Two Common Training Words To Avoid Ep23
Grooming Equipment and Behavior Change Outline Ep22
Body Language and Comfort Zones Ep21
Developmental Phases Ep20
Podcast Review and Examples Ep19
Dominant Dogs and Nervous Dogs Ep18
Nail Trimming Ep17
A few Seconds Of Truly Still Ep16
The Training Goal Ep15
Don't Try To Be Everything For Everyone Ep14
One Millimeter From Disaster Ep13
Communicating With The Dogs Ep12
Using Humor and Being In Charge Ep11
How Do You Use Rewards With a Dog Who's a "Jerk?" Ep10
How Training Affects Your Wallet Ep9
Can A Dog Just Not Be Ready? Ep8
The "Posable Action Figure" Ep7
Food In Training Ep6
Bijou's Law, Grooming Behaviors Transfer to Vet Visits Ep5
The Four Quadrants Ep4
Fear and Halloween Ep3
Working On Calm and Observing Behavior Ep2
Welcome To The Podcast Ep1