Our One Wild And Precious Lives (And Our Dogs)

This (PH) episode is a 2/3 on the canine nerd level scale. Caden talks about an interesting phenomenon he has observed in his students lately: the one-truth myth or the tendency to find a trainer to look up to, and try to do everything exactly the way they do it. What happens if, years later, there's another trainer with a different truth? Sue Alexander's year-long Master class for future dog trainers:https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/IPDT-Spring-2025Caden's stuff:Support me:https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/adventuredogsFree resources, (mostly) in English:https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogshttps://adventuredogsanarchy.com/freestuff/

Caden talks about the difference between an "enriching" and a "fulfilling" life for our dogs ... and how the meaning of each term is ultimately up to us humans, since we can't ask the dogs!Caden's new (begrudging) "learning about methods beyond R+" patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/AdventureDogsSue Alexander's and Laura Harper's year-long Introduction to Professional Dog Training master course: https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/IPDT-Spring-2025Happy training, you all!

Caden and Anna talk about the seminar they met at and how it feels to have financially supported someone we don't politically agree with, but deeply respect as a dog trainer. The broader question becomes: how do we balance spending money on education (or other things), and financially supporting who we (all of us, including you, the listener!) believe most "deserves" or merits our support in terms of purchasing their goods or services. Hint: it's not an easy answer at all.Get in touch with Anna:NYC (Tribeca) dog walking: https://www.instagram.com/pigeonpalsllc/NYC and virtual dog training: https://www.instagram.com/annatankdogs/Linktree:https://linktr.ee/annatankdogsGet in touch with Caden:caden [dot] cristopher [at] gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠Trainers mentioned in this episode:Joel Silverman: https://joelsilverman.net/Jay Jack: https://nldogs.com/Larry Krohn: https://pakmasters.com/Ivan Balabanov: https://www.trainingwithoutconflict.com/Dylan Jones: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024220454898The books Anna and I mentioned and couldn't remember the titles and authors of:Our dogs, ourselves - Alexandra HorowitzPolitics is for power: how to move beyond political hobbyism, take action, and make real change - Eitan HershThank you ...Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

That time was a great one! Thoughts about what anything you could frame as a "breakup" should (in my mind) look like: sad, sure, but also beautiful because we celebrate exploring new adventures, and with lots of appreciation on everyone's side.

Time flies: in March 2025, Game's puppies will be turning a year old! In this episode, I want to share about two of the puppies who are local to me and regularly part of my life, and I'll also talk to Joan who took Judge, our purple collar boy formerly known as Oso, to Minnesota! Tune in for all the updates!The puppies' theme song—still spot on:https://youtu.be/ZB4RFVAlNFw?si=PDydc53qz7a9NijJGet in touch:caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thank you ...Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Thoughts on letting dogs experience the world on their terms versus expecting them to focus on you right away ... or shielding them from the world altogether. An opinion. Support this podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠⁠⁠ Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@adventure-dogs⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

What's most important when raising puppies? In my opinion, three things: + environmental exposure + socialization/social exposure (to humans and dogs) + husbandry/handling/preparing for vet visits Support this podcast: ⁠⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠⁠ Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Caden talks about using the environment itself to reinforce behaviors made difficult by the very environment. How can we teach our dogs to choose working with us over food on the ground or critters to chase? Videos mentioned in this episode: Game and squirrel: https://youtu.be/GIh4G3q_VCw Chai and cat: https://youtu.be/dMz18nttBOo Robert Sapolsky on dopamine jackpots: https://youtu.be/axrywDP9Ii0?si=yFtRA3hQ-AYGtUOb Support this podcast: ⁠https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/⁠ Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Kassidi Jones is an antiracist animal advocate, grad student in African American Studies and English and shares her life with the one and only Ginger. In this episode, we take a look at how classism and racism show up in the pet world and in the peculiar slice of the dog world Caden talked about in E45. How do minds change? Get in touch with Kassidi: https://www.instagram.com/gingers_naps/ https://www.gingers-naps.com/ https://www.patreon.com/kassandginger Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

This episode is a 3/3 on the dog geekery scale. A story about conversations not made public, an Island you've never heard of and the tragic fate of the Gulplet. Things are wrong in a peculiar slice of the dog world, and things are wrong in the world at large - but you already knew that. How about we do something about it? Get in touch: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

This episode is a 3/3 on the canine nerd level scale. Caden's second tale of transparency in terms of money and motives when it comes to dogs (who are, like most things I do, a metaphor for life in general.) In this short, but informative monologue, you'll learn: + How much did I sell Game's puppies for? + What kinds of homes did I select from the many excellent ones available to me here in Mexico? + What do I think about puppy contracts? + What secret handshake might come in handy if you plan to purchase a puppy in my tiny slice of the dog world? Get in touch: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing the royalty-free intro and outro music for this podcast and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

This episode is a 2/3 on the canine nerd level scale. Caden has been curious whether what people in a certain little slice of the dog world will often claim - an ethical breeder will at best break even when they sell a puppy between 1000 and 3000 USD - is true. They kept track of their expenses along the adventure of raising Game's litter to get closer to the answer. Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

This episode is a 3/3 on the canine nerd level scale. Caden shares about how puppies in their slice of the dog world are typically socialized by breeders and how their dog trainer bias inspired a socialization experiment: Game's puppies met 1 human and 1 dog for every day of their life before they moved to their new homes. We also hear how two of the puppies are doing five weeks later! The study mentioned in this episode: Mary Morrow, Joseph Ottobre, Ann Ottobre, Peter Neville, Normand St-Pierre, Nancy Dreschel, Joy L. Pate, "Breed-dependent differences in the onset of fear-related avoidance behavior in puppies," Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Volume 10, Issue 4, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2015.03.002 For more about the puppies' first 8 weeks of life: Week 1: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/rebelde-litter-week-1-march-24-31-2024/ Week 2: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/rebelde-litter-week-2-april-1-7-2024/ Week 3: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/week-3-april-8-14-2024/ Week 4: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/week-4-april-15-21-2024/ Week 5: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/week-5-april-22-28-2024/ Week 6: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/week-6-april-29-may-5-2024/ Week 7: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/week-7-may-6-12-2024/ Week 8: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/week-8-may-13-19-2024/ Support Our One Wild and Precious Lives: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/support/ Get in touch with Caden: caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Caden and Kayla wonder who to be in a world that is ending. This is a crossover episode between the Canine Conservationists podcast and my podcast. Get in touch with Kayla: https://www.instagram.com/collies.without.borders/ https://www.instagram.com/k9.conservationists/ https://k9conservationists.org/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k9-conservationists/id1451997691 Get in touch with Caden: https://adventuredogsanarchy.com/ caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠

The prose in us and the passion, for doG's sake! It's difficult to write an episode description for this one. It started out as a conversation about "values" and then went all kinds of directions. I had an excellent time thinking about everything and then some. Enjoy! Get in touch with Shuli: https://www.instagram.com/shulibranson https://twitter.com/sjbranson1 https://sjbranson.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-breakup-theory/id1725137759 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebreakuptheory/ Get in touch with Caden: www.adventuredogsanarchy.com caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, entro and outro music!

This episode is (kind of) a 2/3 on the dog geekery scale. Caden and Sue talk about pragmatic dog training, letting clients go, boundaries and taking risks with our dogs, property ownership, English, French, Canadian and Mexican dog keeping cultures, rehoming pets and maple sirup. Enjoy! Get in touch with Sue: https://www.dogsinthepark.ca/ https://www.thedogtrainerscrucible.ca/ Get in touch with Caden: www.adventuredogsanarchy.com caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, entro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Anyone catch the FRIENDS reference? Caden and Sue talk about ... all the things they didn't plan to talk about: hunting, maple sirup, prong collars, the supreme court of Alabama and human reproduction, medically assisted suicide ... But REALLY, this episode is about discussing different view points and disagreeing respectfully, and there's also something about pragmatic training and our canine and equine working partners in there. Promise! Get in touch with Sue: Dogs at the Park: https://www.dogsinthepark.ca/ The Dog Trainer's Crucible: https://www.thedogtrainerscrucible.ca/ Get in touch with Caden: www.adventuredogsanarchy.com caden.cristopher [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, entro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

C talks with author M.E. O'Brien whose books they devoured and find both hopeful and inspiring: maybe a just world beyond racial capitalism and nation states is possible ... maybe even within our lifetime. A world of "everything for everyone" or, as C likes to put it, a world where everything (material or not) is either given and received freely ... or not at all. Where saying no is as valid as saying yes. Where there are no strings attached to personal relationships of any kind. I'm very much ready for it. Are you? Get in touch with M.E. genderhorizon@gmail.com X/Twitter: @genderhorizon https://www.patreon.com/meobrien https://genderhorizon.com www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠

This episode is a 3/3 on the dog geekery scale - it may only be interesting for dog professionals since it's about humans working in the field rather than dog training. The podcast Episode by Sarah Stremming Matthias refers to: https://thecognitivecanine.com/punishment-within-lima/ The source of the definition of "aversive" Matthias quotes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aversives Get in touch with Matthias: https://www.facebook.com/matthias.lenz.33 A list of free resources compiled by C - including trainers from all kinds of "camps": https://chrissisdogtraining.com/free-resources-for-everyone-who-wants-to-take-their-dog-training-skills-to-the-next-level/ Get in touch with C: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, entro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

In today's episode, C answers two questions: what's a smart way to increase difficulty once you have trained a behavior? And what should you do if your dream puppy turns into a juvenile dog who doesn't even remember their name? PS: if you have a brief question, just send it my way and I might answer it on one of the next episodes as well! Link to a blog post that further goes into increasing difficulty and features an a-ma-zing visualization Jana Fuchsberger spontaneously made for me (THANK YOU; you rock!): https://chrissisdogtraining.com/one-wild-and-precious-e35-once-ive-trained-a-behavior-how-can-i-increase-its-difficulty/ Get in touch with C: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, entro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

C and Rachel talk about all of the above, the conflict in the Middle East, identity and privilege, the stories we tell ourselves and/or others, the drawing (or not drawing) of lines and more. Get in touch with Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/rfinkles/ https://communityarte.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode: Short documentary about foreigners moving to Mexico City (English; thoughtful but not very critical): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXHgc073nIs Short documentary about foreigners gentrifying Mexico city (German; critical): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmcrkjHdSCg Brené Brown's values worksheet: https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/ Book: M.E. O'Brien - Family Abolition: Capitalism and the communizing of care Get in touch with C: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, to "Sounds for You" for the royalty-free rain sound track in this episode as well as to josibo for the royalty-free episode image of a lion in the sand!

C answers marker-cue related dog training questions: is it okay to praise in addition to using a marker cue? How do I get better at my mark-and-treat mechanics? This episode is a level 2 and 3 on the dog geek scale. Get in touch with C: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

C talks about the fact that they regularly leave andtheir dogs tethered outside stores and never had a problem. They go into WHY it is important to them that their dogs be able to wait outside when running errands and stress the fact that, of course, opinions differ - to each their own! Get in touch with C: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi and Kayla hang out at Chrissi's place, watch their dogs and Norbert the cat play and talk about travel, van life, conservation dog work, dating, childhoods and futures. A fun and fast-paced conversation about everything you never wanted to know about us! Yes, we are nuts and we like it that way. Here's a link to a blog post featuring a few more thoughts and a video of the animals (and some good music!): https://chrissisdogtraining.com/one-very-wild-and-precious-e31/ Get in touch with Kayla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collies.without.borders/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kaylafratt Conservation Dogs website and course: https://k9conservationists.org/ Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Since Chrissi has been too busy to finish editing the long conversation she's had with a guest you'll all love - no guest episode. BUT they still want you all to have something new to listen to, so they recorded a quick one answering a student's question today! If you love the ins and outs of toy play - this one is for you! Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

An addendum to E27: Chrissi reflects on the dog keeping culture of Mexico City and shares their three rules for maintaining a strong recall once you have trained it to the degree you were aiming for. Resources mentioned in this episode: E27 of this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/e27-when-do-you-trust-your-dog-off-leash-an-opinion/id1632769223?i=1000620741780 Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Bere shares about their activism for trans rights in Mexico, the fact that what the law says is not necessarily what happens in real life and how, while there are still many battles to fight, las Musas de Metal have succeeded in creating a pretty damn awesome community. Resources mentioned in this episode: Musas de Metal website: https://www.musasdemetal.org/ Musas de Metal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musasdemetalgay Musas de Metal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musasdemetal_lgbttiq/ Get in touch with Bere: Bere's website: https://www.rmorganescribe.com/ Bere on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rmorganescribe/ ... and on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rmorganescribe Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠  chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, to photographer Michael Luenen for providing our queer lives episode picture royalty-free on Pixabay, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing our show logo!

This episode is a 2/3 on the canine nerd level scale. Chrissi answers a student's question about when to let a dog off leash ... And as almost always in dog training, their answer is: it depends. In this case, at least as much on your dog as on you as a person! Get in touch with Chrissi: ⁠www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi and Zane talk about living nomadic lives, economic exiles, the problems of one-way migration streets and the meaning of home. Like Chrissi, Zane has temporal residency in Mexico. Unlike her, he choose to move here from the US and is working remotely for Catalyst coop. Get in touch with Zane Zane's Mastodon: https://social.coop/@ZaneSelvans Zane's GitHub: https://github.com/zaneselvans Catalyst Cooperative on GitHub: https://github.com/catalyst-cooperative/ Catalyst Website: https://catalyst.coop/ Catalyst on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CatalystCoop Zane's infrequently updated blog: https://amateurearthling.org/ Get in touch with Chrissi ⁠www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Matthias and Chrissi - two Europeans who have moved to the Americas - talk about living abroad and speculate about what personality traits might make you succeed at it. The cultural differences are certainly real - and these two Europeans love them. So much so that Matthias just became a Canadian citizen! Chrissi and Matthias also barely talk about dogs in this episode, which in and of itself should count as an accomplishment. Chrissi is sorry about their less-than-stellar sign-off in this episode. You know how life sometimes just is A LOT? Well it is. No reason to not have a conversation on air with a friend - but sometimes, an elegant sign-off is too much to ask. As is publishing an episode on time. (And that's fine. We're a flaky Canadian and a flaky Mexican resident, after all! We WILL show up for you - we may just be a little late.) Get in touch with Matthias https://www.facebook.com/matthias.lenz.33 BC & Alberta Guide Dogs: https://bcandalbertaguidedogs.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now (book) Mae Martin - Collecting Snow Globes (YT): https://youtu.be/jE77WFTc8PI Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris - Modern Life Is Making You Sick, but It Doesn't Have To - Dr. Gabor Maté (podcast episode): https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/id1087147821?i=1000605404890 Get in touch with Chrissi ⁠www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music, to tookapic for the free episode image (Pixabay) and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

This episode is a 1-3 on the canine nerd level scale. For more of Chrissi's thoughts on this topic, read on here: https://chrissisdogtraining.com/one-wild-and-precious-e24-behavioral-euthanasia-a-conversation-about-love-and-loss-with-deb-jones/ Resources mentioned in this episode: When the Loss is Deep: A Companion Animal Grief Journal by Deborah Jones: https://www.amazon.com/When-Loss-Deep-Companion-Journal/dp/B0BW23BWD4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AFJIJOZ0BSM7&keywords=when+the+loss+is+deep+by+deborah+jones&qid=1684292456&sprefix=deborah+jones+loss+deep%2Caps%2C480&sr=8-1 Losing Lulu (behavioral euthanasia support group on FB): https://www.facebook.com/groups/losinglulu Cooperative Care with Deb Jones (FB group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/258308611603015 Get in touch with Deb: Deb's bio and upcoming courses at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/people/786-people/faculty/48-deborah-jones Deb's website: https://k9infocus.com/ Blog: https://k9infocus.com/blog/ Get in touch with Chrissi: ⁠www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo! 

Introducing foster puppy Chai - and a question: where are all the nice dogs at? Get in touch with Chrissi ⁠www.chrissisdogtraining.com⁠ chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com ⁠https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs⁠ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo! 

Chrissi musings: joy, fear and getting lost on volcanoes. All the beauty around us. Being alive. Resources mentioned in this episode Brené Brown - Atlas of the Heart Glennon Doyle - Untamed Idina Menzel - "Let it go" (song) Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo! 

Chrissi muses about how for them, growth and self-discovery have tended to come from travel connections: the people you share a bunk bed with or end up next to on a bus in the middle of nowhere. Some connections are intense, others are fleeting, many are both of the above. All of them, when meaningful, will leave their mark in one way or another, inspiring change and - in Chrissi's case - stubbornly banging their head against a newly discovered wall or moments of appreciation of the beauty around them, the perfect imperfections of life and human connection. One of many Mary Oliver poems Chrissi thought of and re-read after recording this episode: http://www.phys.unm.edu/~tw/fas/yits/archive/oliver_thejourney.html Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/@freerangingdogs Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo! The epidose picture was taken by Chrissi in Boulder, Colorado.

Canine nerd level scale: 2.5/3: both for the engaged dog enthusiast who already knows things, and wants to learn even more, and for highly educated dog and animal training folks who love digging into the nerdy details of theory and philosophy. Chrissi talks to their former student and fellow pet professional Morgan about changing training philosophies for individual dogs, the Coonhound breed, and hog hunting in the Southern US. We also touch upon the personality trait of risk-seeking versus risk-avoidance (freedom versus safety) in humans, and wonder whether this influences how much freedom we want our dogs to have. Get ready for a wild and somewhat eclectic, yet all connected deep-dive into recalls, training methods, personalities, and hunting! Get in touch with Morgan: Reach out to Chrissi, and they'll put you in touch! Resources mentioned in this episode: E13 Dog geekery: negative reinforcement demystified Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Canine nerd level scale: 3/3 Musings on negative reinforcement and positive punishment in dog training and life. Especially negative reinforcement is a quadrant that tends to confuse trainers - hopefully, this episode will shed some light on it! For a blog post going further in the current dog training campiness as I see them, check out this blog post: Ice cream, not politics: https://chrissisdogtraining.com/one-wild-and-precious-e13-negative-reinforcement-demystified/ Trainers mentioned in this episode: Pat Stewart: https://operantcanine.com.au/ The Canine Paradigm podcast: https://thecanineparadigm.com/podcasts/ Tyler Muto: https://www.considerthedog.com/ Larry Krohn's Youtube video with his 9-year old kid Sophia: https://youtu.be/wraF_W5DPac Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi chats with their fellow dog professional Kenne Young. Originally from the US, Kenne moved, after living all over the world, all the way to Graz, Austria, where he and his wife Sarina run a unique dog boarding and daycare center: one where every dog who visits becomes a member of the family and is given all the love and freedom to live their best life. Doglovers is the only place in Austria I would board my own dogs. Even though what I set out to talk about with Kenne was going from North America to Europe and the cultural differences that most stood out to him, what we start with, end with, and keep coming back to is - of course! - the dogs. This episode gave me a lot to think about. I've wanted to leave Austria ever since I was a teenager. There are many things I could criticize about it and Europe in general. Thank you, Kenne, for providing me a fresh perspective - and a reminder of the warmth, "Gemütlichkeit" and safety that exists in Austria and that I, having grown up there, sometimes take for granted or overlook. One of my favorite episodes so far - I can't wait to record another part! Thank you, Kenne! Get in touch with Kenne https://www.dogloversgraz.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DogLoversGraz Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music and to Da las gracias a EScience_AI_art_VSG for providing this week's episode image royalty-free on Pixabay!

This week's episode - released later than intended - is about Colorado again. About life and its unexpected (and unexpectedly beautiful) turns. And about the messed up US immigration system and its unfair advantages for people who look like me. I even snuck a Jurassic Park reference in there. And lots of Poodle puppy thoughts! Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, entro and outro music, to johnhain for providing the episode picture royalty-free on Pixabay and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Just a few minutes of thoughts from snowy Colorado: what are our priorities in life? Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Canine nerd level scale: 3/3: for highly educated dog and animal training folks who love digging into the nerdy details of theory and philosophy. Chrissi and Karen nerd out about about multiple marker cue systems, behavior cases, the slime factor of treats (a life quality issue!), and the all-important facts that ziplock bags are forbidden in Karen's classes and Chrissi can't stand the texture of shrimp. Is a clicker all you ever dreamed of ... or do you want MORE? Can you HAVE more? More clarity? A greater shared vocabulary with your dog? And even MORE fun? Fear no more, my friends and strangers, for today you shall be initiated: How do marker cue systems make for clear-minded dogs? What makes them like a language? Can they help solve behavior issues, and may even pet dogs benefit from them ... or are they "just" a sports dog thing? What's the correct order of events when marking and reinforcing? What made the number one dock diving Poodle in the United States number one? Is it blasphemy to have food in your hands? WTF is up with these hydrolized diets, and what should you name your child? These and many more questions will be covered in a fast-paced, fun and VERY nerdy episode! Come join us for a wild ride! Scatter, toss and treat FTW! "Knowledge builds confidence. Confidence is power. Power reduces anxiety." (Karen Deeds) Get in touch with Karen: https://www.facebook.com/karen.deeds https://www.deedscanineconnection.com canineconnection [at] charter.net The amazing trainers we're giving a shout-out to in this episode (chronologically ordered as their names came up; we're all standing on the shoulders of giants): Shade Whitesel (specifically her Ready To Work protocol) Sara Brueske Sarah Stremming Chad Byerly and Sarah Keegans at Posidog in Ohio, which is now CynoCentric Bob Deeds, Karen's husband Bob Bailey ("Practice makes perfect.") Hannah Branigan, who presented about eating as a behavior at ORCA Barbara Heidenreich, who did so as well ORCA conference (Art and Science of Animal Training) Leslie McDevitt (LAT and pattern games) Melissa Breau's treibball workshop Kathy Sdao (and specifically her webinar on eating:) FB Karen's reactive integration workshop on FB Nicole Wiebusch, who teaches heeling and rally at FDSA Sue Ailsby (who Chrissi got the paper towel trick of drying treats from) Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi and Leslie talk about the evils of the institutionalized education system, raising kids, neurodiversity, pattern games for humans, breathing, scary puzzles and so much more. Come, listen! Join the fun! Get in touch with Leslie: https://www.facebook.com/leslie.mcdevitt.7 Friends of Control Unleashed Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/298300721554 Next online events: Leslie will be giving a talk about Barking ("Silence is Golden") at the Heart Equine Academy on January 21st, and speaking at the MET Conference on March 4th and 5th, 2023. Books by Leslie: Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog. Clean Run, 2007. Control Unleashed: The Puppy Program. Clean Run, 2012. Control Unleashed: Reactive to Relaxed. Clean Run, 2019. Resources and further information on names and places mentioned in this episode: Temple Grandin (website) Summerhill School website (sadly, I don't remember the name of the documentary I watched) Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche on Youtube - look for the videos on anxiety Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. The Joy if Living: Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness. (The book Leslie recommends to get started.) Sangha (Wikipedia) Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, to Susanne Edele for providing the episode picture (catnip) royalty-free on Pixabay and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

This episode is a 0-3 on the dog geekery scale: relevant whether you have pet dogs, sports dogs, or no dogs at all! Chrissi and Katie have mixed feelings about metaphors of biological parenthood being applied to humans who share their life with a dog (or two). Neither one of them wants to be called a pet parent, dog dad/mom, or have a "furbaby" - and Chrissi shares why it may do more harm than good if these terms are being used by dog trainers working with behavior clients. We also talk about terms such as adoption, owner, and guardian. Which ones should you use, and referring to whom? Is there even an answer? What identity label do you choose for yourself? Get in touch with Katie https://www.catherinehoman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/pihilism/ Resources mentioned in this episode Susan McHugh, “Bitch, Bitch, Bitch: Personal Criticism, Feminist Theory, and Dog- Writing,” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 27.3 (2012): 616–35. Unfortunately, Chrissi can't seem to be able to track down the episode of the show "Doggie Moms" they watched on Youtube anymore. Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi chats - in person! - with their friend Rachel about their criss-crossing wild and precious lives, the meaning of home, and Mexico City. Rachel is an artist, cyclist, and climber based in Mexico City and Boston. While she doesn't have a dog these days, she has two cats - and most certainly a wild and precious life! Get in touch with Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/rfinkles/ https://www.facebook.com/rachel.finklestein https://www.communityarte.com/ Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Further resources: Wikipedia article on the languages spoken in Guatemala: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Guatemala Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Canine nerd level: 1/3 (for pet and companion dog owners) Chrissi talks to evolutionary biologist and ethologist Marc Bekoff about A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans. Chrissi's translation of this book was recently released in German, and they took this opportunity to invite Marc on the podcast! By the way: I would also love to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to two Austrian dog training colleagues who happen to be biologists, Christian Holeček and Bettina Wernisch! Thank you for helping me find the correct German equivalents for the scientific terms in the English book! You both rock! Marc shares about living with dogs in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado, and Chrissi challenges the argument that dogs would be able to learn how to hunt cooperatively. Marc, of course, has lots of answers to get all of us thinking. The bottom line of the book, and the note we end on, is really about pet and companion dogs in a world with humans: dogs don't love us unconditionally! And giving them a soft bed and veterinary care may not be enough. We end with a number of tips about a few easy ways of increasing your pet dog's freedom at home or on a walk around the block. For further reflections on my conversation with Marc - I realized we were coming at the topic from surprisingly different angles! - check out my blog post here: https://chrissisdogtraining.com/reflections-on-my-conversation-with-marc-bekoff/ Get in touch with Marc: https://marcbekoff.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode: Pierce, Jessica and Bekoff, Marc. A Dog's World - Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans. Princeton University Press, 2021. Pierce, Jessica and Bekoff, Marc. Die Welt der Hunde - ein Gedankenexperiment (the German version of the same book), Kynos, 2022. Stephen, Spotte. Societies of Wolves and Free-ranging Dogs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Gompper, Matthew E. Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Roberto Bonnani is mentioned as the author of a paper on the behavior of free-ranging dogs outside the Rome airport. I could not track down the specific paper, but searching for Bonanni's name will give you several different papers on free-ranging dogs if you want to dig deeper! Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, en-tro and outro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi talks to Liesl, a Guatemalan anthropologist who is currently living, doing research and studying in the Pacific Northwest. Liesl shares her experiences with racism, unexpected experiences that have made her laugh, and the different people she has crossed paths with. She gives us a little glimpse into her current research project with a community of Guatemalan migrants, recognizes how different cultural and experiential backgrounds make us experience the world and the people around us differently, and helps us make the step from social signalling - like having a Black Lives Matter sign or a Ukrainian flag in your front yard - to meaningful action. "We are always suffering - but we suffer gracefully." (Quote from "La vida es increíble," a podcast by Liniers and Montt) "Anthropology is a science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over ... except when they're different." (Nancy Banks-Smith) Resources mentioned in this episode: Victor Jara - Las casitas del barrio alto (song on Youtube) The definition of racism Liesl reads out loud is from the Encyclopedia Britannica. Get in touch with Liesl Send me (Chrissi) an email, and I'll put you in touch. We've decided to not make Liesl's information public to protect her privacy and the privacy of the people mentioned in this episode. Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, to Victor Leal for the episode image of Guatemala City provided royalty-free on Pixabay, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi talks about how to build a casual game of tug and fetch, put it on cue, and use it to reinforce simple life skills. This episode assumes your dog does already have some basic interest in toys, but the behavior needs fine-tuning: maybe they chase, but don't return the toy, or maybe they play fetch, but not tug. This episode is a practical, step-by-step guide, introducing 3 methods for improving your dog's fetch and 2 methods for improving their tug game. You'll also learn to look at tugging and fetching as trained behavior chains rather than objects ("the ball" or "the tug toy"). Have fun, and happy geekery! This episode is a 2/3 on the canine nerd level scale: for dog enthusiasts who already know things, and want to learn even more Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Free-roaming dogs Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJREwVukr_0qMsU5MLt9OA/ Ressources mentioned on this episode: Paul Chance, Learning & Behavior (textbook) Denise Fenzi about toys as squirrels (sample lecture for a great self-study class!) Shade Whitesel's in person seminars Shade's FDSA classes Chrissi's FDSA classes Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro and outro musicand to Isabelle Grubert for designing the show logo!

Chrissi talks with their friend Rodrigo about what it was like to grow up as a gay boy in a conservative city in the 90ies, queer rights in Mexico today, and life in the city of Guanajuato as a queer person. Rodrigo shares his experiences being bullied in school and at home, compulsory soccer, and loneliness. We philosophize about the next generation of parents, the growing number of Mexican states with equal marriage rights and non-discrimination laws, and end in a place of cautious optimism. Today, Rodrigo is a linguist and Spanish teacher embracing his queerness and enjoying life in the city of Guanajuato with his sidekick Orisa, a one-of-a-kind Jack Russel Terrier. LINKS AND RESOURCES Population size of the cities we mention, to give our listeners a point of reference La Piedad in the state of Michoacán: 106 490 Morelia, state capital and biggest city in Michoacán: 743 275 Guanajuato, capital of the state of Guanajuato: 72 237 (Population numbers sourced from es.wikipedia.org, accessed on August 19, 2022) Get in touch with Rodrigo (12/10 would recommend as a Spanish teacher!) rodrigo.s.navarrete [at] outlook.com Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, to photographer Michael Luenen for providing our queer lives episode picture royalty-free on Pixabay, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing our show logo!

This episode is of interest for everyone on the canine nerd level scale: level 1, 2 and 3! Chrissi talks to their friend and FDSA colleague Sue Yanoff, DVM, about whether the ree-roaming dogs of Latin America or the average western-style pet have a better life: what does the data say? How much facts do we have, and when do we need to rely on opinions? What is a dog's natural environment and behavior, and what, in fact, IS a free-roaming dog ... OR a pet ... in the first place? Along with Chrissi, you'll learn about veterinary practice, and along with Sue, you'll learn about Chrissi's and Game's free-roaming friends. LINKS & RESOURCES For pictures and videos of the two injured free-roamers we discuss, see https://chrissisdogtraining.com/one-wild-and-precious-e7-dog-geekery-pet-dogs-or-free-roaming-dogs-whos-got-it-better/ For a weekly glimpse into the life of free-roamers, subscribe to Chrissi's Free Ranging Dogs Youtube channel. Sue Yanoff, DVM: Sue's bio The webinars by Sue Yanoff and Jessica Hekman ("To spay spay or not to spay, that is the question") ran live on September 22, but may still be available for purchase here if you're quick! I (Chrissi) attended both of them live, and highly recommend both parts! Click here for more info on Sue's canine sports medicine class! It will run again in April 2023 at FDSA (registration opens on May 22, 2023). Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Additional resources: Chrissi's Youtube Channel on Free-Ranging dogs Studies alluded to in this conversation (chronological): Silja Griss, Stefanie Riemer, Charlotte Warembourg, Filipe Maximiano Sousa, Ewaldus Wera, Monica Berger-Gonzalez, Danilo Alvarez, Petrus Malo Bulu, Alexis López Hernández, Pablo Roquel, Salome Dürr, "If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs," Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 243 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105449. Beck, Alan M., "The Ecology of Stray Dogs: A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals" (1973). Purdue University Press e-books. Book 3. Paul, M., Sen Majumder, S., Sau, S. et al. "High early life mortality in free-ranging dogs is largely influenced by humans." Sci Rep 6, 19641 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19641

In this episode, Chrissi and Peter talk to Valerie Russell. Originally from the US, she has studied forensics in the UK and worked in law enforcement in the New York metropolitan area for many years. After severe depression and a PTSD diagnosis, Valerie started her life from scratch: she moved to Guatemala and opened Due South Travels, a unique and successful travel business. Val is one of the first people I (Chrissi) met in Guatemala, and I admire her on SO many levels. She is brave, courageous, authentic, and simply good people. In this episode, we talk about mental health, all the things the animals we share our lives with do for us, the broken system of law enforcement and health care in the US, and smuggling cat nip. We hope you enjoy this conversation as the three of us did! Get in touch with Val https://www.duesouthtravels.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DueSouthTravels https://www.instagram.com/duesouthtravels/ Get in touch with Peter peterfrombelfast [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/mcgarrypeterj Get in touch with Chrissi www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Free-ranging dogs Youtube channel Chrissi's upcoming online class at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy Out and About Resources mentioned on this episode: The Blindboy Podcast (the episode Chrissi quotes from is from April 12, 2022, and is called "Intrapersonally Speaking") Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, to the photographer Susanne Edele who shared this week's episode picture (catnip) royalty free on Pixabay, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the logo of the show!

Canine nerd level scale: 1.5 (for interested pet owners as well as enthusiastic dog folks who already know quite a bit) Chrissi, Peter and Amy Miller discuss their perspective on living or working with dogs who don't appreciate being touched by strangers. This episode consists of three distinct stories: Peter's experience as a dog walker, boarder, and vacation-experience provider, Amy's perspective as the owner of the lovely, but opinionated Marley and his protocol for meeting new (and familiar) people, and Chrissi's experience as a trainer working with people who share their lives with dogs who'd rather not be petted. We don't only talk about our personal experiences, but also speculate on where the human desire to use our hands to greet dogs may stem from - and why canines might consider this rude. Most importantly, we dispel the myth that the best way of greeting a new dog is by sticking your hand in their face to sniff. LINKS & RESOURCES Amy: Amy's Bio Amy is one of the masterminds that make sure FDSA runs smoothly. Amy, you are doing A LOT of those things that seem entirely mysterious to me. You're among the ones pulling the strings in the back, making sure the experience for everyone else - instructors as well as students - is smooth and intuitive. You are a helpdesk and tech magician, and I - just as all of our colleagues - deeply love and appreciate the work you do! Resources mentioned in this episode: Jennifer Summerfield, DVM - a great vet, dog trainer, and FDSA guest instructor (as well as Marley's trainer): https://www.drjensdogblog.com/ Friends of Control Unleashed FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/298300721554 Keep an eye out for Julie Daniels' upcoming CU classes at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/people/786-people/faculty/3636-julie-daniels Get in touch with Peter: peterfrombelfast [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/mcgarrypeterj Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/

In this episode, Chrissi, who has been sharing a house with three Mexicans, talks to one of their housemates: Andrés Ortega. They chat about the trials and tribulations of living with strangers, the colors and facets of Guanajuato City, and what they have learned from each other. Get ready for laughter, city stories, and lots of mutual appreciation! LINKS & RESOURCES Get in touch with Andrés: https://www.instagram.com/xerxes_man/ Get in touch with Chrissi: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/ https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Thank you ... Thank you to Lesfm for providing our royalty-free intro, outro and en-tro music, and to Isabelle Grubert for designing the logo of the show!