Podcasts about parenting your dog

Today's Topic:   Having an overexcited dog can present a variety of challenges for dog parents. The exuberance and high energy levels of such dogs can lead to difficulties in training and managing their behavior, which can make simple daily activities like walks or playtime more demanding as these dogs may require extra effort to channel their excess energy appropriately.So as a new dog parent to an overexcited dog, what options do you have in terms of training, management, and changing how you view your dog?That's why we invited the Director of the Behavior & Training Department At The Marin Humane Society, the founder of Canine Behavior Associates, and the author of the critically-acclaimed book, Parenting Your Dog, Trish King, to the podcast, to discuss how we unknowingly are overstimulating our dogs, how dogs can get addicted to excitement - even those rooted in fear, how leashes can add to overexcitement, what "extinctive drift" means, how oversocialization may be contributing to our dogs' overexcitement, and so much more!Guest Bio: Trish has been a professional in the animal world for over 30 years.   As Director of the Behavior & Training Department at the Marin Humane Society, she built a department known throughout the United States for its quality.  Trish established the Canine Behavior Academy at MHS for new or interested trainers.   She currently teaches the Academy of Dog Behavior, and teaches workshops and seminars on behavior, canine management, temperament assessment, and handling difficult dogs, among other topics. In addition, she and her partner own Canine Behavior Associates, consulting with and helping dogs and their owners.Her extensive knowledge of animal behavior, as well as her sense of humor, have made her a popular speaker at a variety of conferences worldwide.Trish authored a critically acclaimed book for dog owners, Parenting Your Dog (TFH Publications).   She has written numerous articles about dog and cat behavior for local and national newspapers and magazines.  She also developed the “Canine Calming Cap", marketed by the Thundershirt Company, to help dogs that are overly anxious or excitable.Connect With Trish King: WebsiteOther Resources Mentioned In The Episode:Overexcited Dog? How to Calm A Dog DownA Dog's Day With Humans – Time Activity Budget Of Free-Ranging Dogs In India

Honestly, there would be significantly less poorly behaved dogs in the world if people treated their dogs like toddlers. “Whaaa? Omg is this trainer saying to anthropomorphize dogs?!” No. Dogs and humans are different. The mental and emotional capacity that dogs have is extremely different than a human. The way they communicate, process information and biological needs are different. I’m saying that the principles and fundamentals of rearing a child are extremely similar to proper owning and caretaking of a dog. Some of you may read this and go, “oh yeah, well my dog is my baby so I’m doing that.” Again, not what I’m saying. Raising a dog isn’t like having a baby, it’s like having a toddler. A baby is helpless and does not have high enough cognitive functioning for choices or self caretaking. A toddler has decision making power, capacity to understand consequences and make choices. A toddler requires supervision. You wouldn’t allow a toddler with a handful of permanent markers to freely run around the house and then be SHOCKED when they draw all over the walls. A toddler requires structure. When it’s time to eat, take a nap, go to bed, brush teeth, take a bath. A toddler requires boundaries. They don’t have unlimited free access to go out the front door whenever they please, to go into all rooms of the house and rummage through closets and drawers. They start to move to their own bed and their own room because the relationship dynamic changes. A toddler starts to understand that certain actions have consequences and as a parent we hold them accountable for actions. So the problem wasn’t that you should parent your dog, the problem was that you chose the wrong age for your dog to be when you started to parent. Choose the toddler age. Not a baby. (Again. Not anthropomorphizing. I want you to take away the fundamentals and the principles and similarities between the two)

The predatory instinct in dogs and cats is strong, yet with patience and some good instruction, most pet owners can create harmony between their canine and feline family members. On this episode of the "Good Dog" podcast, Trish King, author of "Parenting Your Dog" offers helpful advice to cat owners hoping to add a dog into the mix and dog owners who plan to bring home a cat.

Trish King, author of “Parenting Your Dog” discusses puppy behavior and how we can deal with it. If you have a question that you’d like answered about your dog, please write to GoodDog@SmarterPodcasts.com SmarterPodcasts.com, Delivering Sound Advice. Trish King, CPDT and author of “Parenting Your Dog” joins host Joanne Greene once again to discuss puppy […]

Trish King, CPDT and author of "Parenting Your Dog" joins host Joanne Greene for the inaugural Good Dog podcast. Topics discussed cover study of dog behavior, family dogs, walking, sniffing, naps, how behavior is dictated by breed and more.If you have a question that you'd like answered about your dog, please write to us at GoodDog@SmarterPodcasts.comSmarterPodcasts.com, Delivering Sound Advice.

How many parents use their parenting skills to raise dogs? Trish King conducts privates on a regular basis, many of them with successful parents. As a result her book “Parenting Your Dog” published by TFH Publications focuses just on that. It seems logical that people could use their good parenting skills to raise their dogs, including setting limits and using natural consequences for actions. Trish will give us some great tips in using the skills that we are already good at! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Parenting Your Dog - with Pia Silvani on PetLifeRadio.com