All Episodes

#166 - Your Dog is Not Symptom Spreadsheet

#165 - Juliana DeWillems: Set Your Dog Up to Succeed (Without Guilt)

#164 - When Management Turns into Micromanagement

#163 - Fears from Pets Past

#162 - Choice, Control, Agency, and Predictability

#161 - The Difference Between Safety and Security

#160 - The Skill No Protocol Can Replace

#159 - When Your Training Isn’t Showing Results in Real Life

#158 - Why Dogs Need Skills, Not Just Feelings

#157 - Haylee Heisel: Why Giving More Doesn’t Fix Resource Guarding

#156 - Q&A: All About Resource Guarding

#155 - Try It: Engaging Indoor Games for Pets

#154 - Dog Training Advice: Find What Works

#153 - Why Dogs React Suddenly: Trigger Stacking

#152 - Advocating for Your Anxious Dog as an Anxious Human

#151 - Labels: Helpful or Harmful?

#150 - If You Aren’t Doing It, It's Not Doable

#149 - The Dangers of “Enrichment”

#148 - You’re Getting Enrichment Wrong

#147 - Old Skill, New Scenario: Using What You Already Know

#146 - Try It: Create Your Enrichment Menu

#145 - Q&A: Dog Sociability

#144 - Learning Over Threshold?

#143 - Enriching Your Pet When You Feel Like You’re Drowning

#142 - Enrichment Guilt: When Enough Doesn't Feel Like It

#141 - Gratitude, But Not The Toxic Kind

#140 - Try it - Strategies for Frantic Feeders

#139 - Plentiful Enrichment: Creating a Full Life

#138 - What Horror Films Teach Us About Behavior

#137 - All Work And No Play Makes Everyone a Dull Critter

#136 - Try It: New Cue, Same Trick (and Why It Matters)

#135 - Trick or Treat? When Enrichment Isn't Enriching

#134 - Try It: Identify Your Home's Grumble & Growl Zones

#133 - How to Incorporate Kids Into Your Pet's Enrichment Plan

#132 - Are You Self-Sabotaging?

#131 - Why Training Mechanics Aren't Enough

#130 - Mike Agruss: A Nuanced Approach to Dog Bite Advocacy

#129 - Q&A: All About Anxiety in Dogs

#128 - Try it: How to Find Indoor Activities for Dogs on Hot Days

#127 - Summer Enrichment Activities

#126 - Sarah van Herpt: Healing Bears, Changing Minds

#125 - Does Comforting My Pet Reinforce the Fear?

#124 - Try It: How to Use Sound Enrichment Without Regretting It Immediately

#123 - Pet Firework Safety & Security Tips

#122 - Lili Chin: About Dog Breeds

#121 - Try it: Learn Your Pet's Ladder of De-Escalation

#120 - Why Your Pet Needs a Safe Space (and How to Make One)

#119 - Try it: Teach "Go To A Safe Space" From Behind a Barrier

#118 - Amber Quann: Biofeedback, Beer, & Backpacks

#117 - Training an Aggressive Dog Safely: The Ins and Outs of Protected Contact

#116 - Try It: Budget-Friendly Enrichment from Everyday Items

#115 - Present Over Perfect: Enrichment That Matters

#114 - Sami Griffin: Beyond Performative - Effective Gender Inclusivity for Pet Professionals

#113 - Q&A: Enrichment Overload- When Is It Too Much?

#112 - Try It: Teach Your Dog "Find It" From Scratch

#111 - Scent Work for Dogs: Enrichment That Supports the Whole Household

#110 - Q&A: Enrichment Strategies for Pets with Allergies

#109 - Assessing Risk for the Safety Enrichment Category

#108 - Debbie Martin: The Behavior Specialist You Didn't Know You Needed

#107 - How to Better Support Clients

#106 - Dr. Kelly Ballantyne: Combating Caregiver Burden

#105 - But, Like, What Even Is Training, Anyway?

#104 - Ayoka Bubar: Dog Sports as Enrichment

#103 - Adaptations for [Human] Accessibility

#102 - Gabrielle Johnson: Disability Justice in Animal Welfare

#101 - How to Reduce Harm in Our Industry

#100 - Laura van Dernoot Lipsky: Trauma Stewardship for Pet Professionals

#99 - Tiffany Holmes: Living with Pets with Behavior Challenges

#98 - Q&A: E-Collars

#97 - How to Tell if Your Dog Enjoys Going to Daycare

#96 - Renato Zanetti with Isa Dadauto: How to Make Dog Daycares Enriching

#95 - How to Identify Your Own Ladder of Escalation

#94 - Ryan Cartlidge: Building Community through Crucial Conversations

#93 - When You Can’t Be Your Own Consultant

#92 - Thea Harting: Rabbit Speed Dating

#91 - Transform Your Relationships Through Good-Faith Conversations

#90 - Tiffany Chen: Empathy, Education, and Efficacy in Social Media

#89 - 5 Tips for Successful Puppy-Raising

#88 - Scotti Harvey: How to be a Mindful Puppy-Raiser

#87 - Corinne Collier: Creating Connections

#86 - Q&A: Indoor Enrichment Activities Ideas

#85 - Building Safe Spaces for Humans

#84 - Kassidi Jones: Antiracism in Animal Welfare

#83 - Enrichment for Shelters

#82 - Mara Velez: How BEAR Can Help Shelters

#81 - How to do a Sound Preference Test

#80 - Eileen Anderson: Understanding Sound Sensitivities & Phobias

#79 - If It Can Have an Effect, It Can Have a Side Effect

#78 - Kim Rose: What Behavior Consulting Can Learn From Nutrition

#77 - How to Evaluate Your Environment for Behavioral Impact

#76 - Katenna Jones: Build a Better Relationship With Your Cat

#75 - Lesley Gurule: Building Better Behavior Support in Shelters

#74 - Q&A: Why Does My Dog Only Care Sometimes?

#73 - How to Have Happier Vet Visits

#72 - Dr. Valli Parthasarathy: Cooperative Care for All Species

#71 - How to Trial Gut-Brain Health

#70 - Dr. Tim Lewis: The Biology of Dogs

#69 - How to Create an Efficient Enrichment Storage System

#68 - Jungle Jordan Veasley: Improving Welfare for All Species

#67 - Creative Solutions for Physical Exercise

#66 - Lori Stevens: Movement and Exercise as Behavioral Therapy

#65 - How to Avoid Common Enrichment Toy Mistakes

#64 - David Roberts: Getting the Most Out of Your Dog's Enrichment Toys

#63 - MaryKaye Kendrick: Creating Harmonious Households for Dogs & Kids

#62 - Q&A: Handling the Holidays

#61 - Everything in Moderation

#60 - Kalyn Holl: Sled Dogs and Reindeer

#59 - Leading with Curiosity

#58 - Christina Horne: Systems for Navigating Service Dog Training & Society

#57 - Providing Environmental Complexity

#56 - Darian Fambro: Cold-Blooded but Warm-Hearted

#55 - Enrich Thyself

#54 - Valerie Bogie: Your Self-Care is Enrichment

#53 - Are Necessary Evils Really Necessary?

#52 - Kyle Hetzel: New Alternatives to Old Solutions

#51 - Tracy Harachi: Caring for the People Who Care for Pets

#50 - Q&A: Species-Typical Behaviors

#49 - Why You Need to Video Your Pets

#48 - Lili Chin: Behind the Scenes with Doggie Drawings

#47 - Phrasing Feedback to a Vet

#46 - Dr. Micaela Young: When Medical Problems Become Behavioral Problems

#45 - Building Connection Through Touch

#44 - Katie Sulzmann: The Benefits of Massage for Your Pet

#43 - Why Your Dog Training Isn't Working

#42 - Dr. Kristina Spaulding: The Stress Factor in Dogs

#41 - How to Train Any Species

#40 - Michelle Martiya: The Benefits of Working with Multiple Species

#39 - Q&A - Enrichment for Herding Dogs

#38 - Unlocking the Behavior Matrix: Part 2

#37 - Unlocking the Behavior Matrix: Part 1

#36 - Dr. Susan Friedman: Become a Better Animal Trainer

#35 - Implementing Predictability for Security

#34 - Sara McLoudrey: Care With Consent

#33 - What Do You Make Behavior Mean?

#32 - Marissa Martino: Cultivating Connections for Behavior Change

#31 - Creating Sustainable Management

#30 - Naomi Rotenberg: Creating Harmonious Dog & Cat Households

#29 - Breed Typical Enrichment

#28 - Dr. Jessica Hekman: Does Dog Breed Affect Behavior?

#27 - Ellen Yoakum: Enrichment for Separation Anxiety

#26 - Learn How to Play With Your Animal

#25 - Dr. Miranda Workman: Cat Enrichment

#24 - When Agency Isn’t an Option

#23 - Lisa Clifton-Bumpass: Compassion Meets Communication

#22 - Practical Problem-Solving

#21 - Ken Ramirez: Comprehensive Care

#20 - Building Food Motivation

#19 - Kathy Sdao: Food Motivation Myths

#18 - Cultivating a Growing Mindset

#17 - Matt Beisner: Growing Publicly

#16 - Flight Training Mini-Sode

#15 - Data Tracking for Enrichment

#14 - Dr. Eduardo Fernandez: The Science of Enrichment

#13 - Where to Start Your Enrichment Journey

#12 - Peter Amelia: Enrichment in a Multi-Species Household

#11 - What Will You Do If Things Go Sideways?

#10 - Mike Shikashio: Influencing the Industry Through Empathy

#9 - Let The Animal Be Themselves

#8 - Helen Dishaw: What We Can Learn From Birds

#7 - Agency in Social Interactions

#6 - Mara Velez: Shelter Enrichment & Playgroups

#5 - Creating a Restful Environment for Our Animals

#4 - Dr. Chris Pachel: Moving Beyond Diagnose & Prescribe

#3 - Measuring Agency

#2 - Nathan Andrews: Compassionate Problem-Solving in Zoos

#1 - Enrichment 101

Introducing Enrichment for the Real World