Podcasts about pet dog trainers

Join Niki Tudge as she chats and chuckles with Frania Shelley-Grielen about her book, Behavior Matters for Cats and Dogs, winner of the Dog Writers of America's "Best Behavior Book 2024" and the Dogwise "Best Book of 2024.”Niki and Frania discussed both the cat and dog sections of the book and snippets from the chapters on aggression, dog bite prevention, and some of the individual cat and dog skills.Frania Shelley-Grielen is a professional animal behaviorist, dog trainer, and educator who holds a Masters Degrees in Animal Behavior from Hunter College and a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from New York University, complimenting her insight into behavior with an in-depth understanding of the built environment. She is a licensed Pet Care Technician Instructor, a registered therapy dog handler, a certified Doggone safe Bite Safety Instructor, and a professional member of the Pet Professional Guild and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Frania specializes in behavior modification work and training with cats, dogs, and birds and humane management for urban wildlife.Frania is the author of Cats and Dogs: Living With and Looking at Companion Animals From Their Point of View. She founded AnimalBehaviorist.us in 2009 to share her work on how welfare-based, science-focused strategies and solutions from the canine and feline point of view are more effective and make everyone happier, including the humans. Frania also taught the ASPCA's Fundamentals of Dog Care course for the Houlton Institute where she is on the zoology faculty. She has worked on research projects at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and the ASPCA in NYC. Frania presents and consults in the metropolitan New York area, nationally and internationally. She lives in New York City with her family and cats and dogs.

Join Niki Tudge and Judy Luther as they chat and chuckle with Frania Shelley-Grielen about behavior matters for cats and dogs.Frania Shelley-Grielen is a professional animal behaviorist, dog trainer, and educator who holds a Masters Degrees in Animal Behavior from Hunter College and a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from New York University, complimenting her insight into behavior with an in-depth understanding of the built environment. She is a licensed Pet Care Technician Instructor, a registered therapy dog handler, a certified Doggone safe Bite Safety Instructor, and a professional member of the Pet Professional Guild and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Frania specializes in behavior modification work and training with cats, dogs, and birds and humane management for urban wildlife.Frania is the author of Cats and Dogs: Living With and Looking at Companion Animals From Their Point of View. She founded AnimalBehaviorist.us in 2009 to share her work on how welfare-based, science-focused strategies and solutions from the canine and feline point of view are more effective and make everyone happier, including the humans. Frania also taught the ASPCA's Fundamentals of Dog Care course for the Houlton Institute where she is on the zoology faculty. She has worked on research projects at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and the ASPCA in NYC. Frania presents and consults in the metropolitan New York area, nationally and internationally. She lives in New York City with her family and cats and dogs.

Robin Roy has been training dogs her whole life, starting as a child following her mother, an American Kennel Club obedience judge, around the ring. She started training professionally to keep dogs out of shelters and rescues. Robin's training methods are positive, dog-friendly techniques that work easily—and help you help your dog. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and the West LA Obedience Club. She has volunteered with a number of rescue groups and specializes in rescue dogs. She is a certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and is certified in Pet First Aid and CPR. She is a therapy dog evaluator and also trains service dogs. She longs for a time when all humans appreciate dogs for all they are. Legal Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute advice or professional services by either the host nor any of the guests.  Website: http://robinroy.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinroydogtraining/  www.akc.com If you want to work with me, Susan Light, you can find me at: www.doggydojopodcast.com The music was written by Mac Light, you can find him at: www.maclightsongwriter.com If you like the show, please Subscribe, Rate, Review, and Share to help others find the show! I'll see you in two weeks with a brand new episode of the Doggy Dojo!

The Soil Matters with Robin Roy Season 2, Episode 34   Today's Guest: Robin Roy Robin Roy has been training dogs her whole life, starting as a child following her mother, an American Kennel Club obedience judge, around the ring. She started training professionally to keep dogs out of shelters and rescues. Robin's training methods are positive, dog-friendly techniques that work easily—and help you help your dog. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, the Pet Professionals Guild, and the West LA Obedience Club. She has volunteered with several rescues groups and specializes in rescue dogs. She is a certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and is certified in Pet First Aid and CPR. She is a therapy dog evaluator and also trains service dogs. She longs for a time when all humans appreciate dogs for all they are.   Follow my Dog Blog! Member APDT, IAABC, PPG AKC CGC and Trick Dog Evaluator ABC Mentor Love on a Leash Evaluator https://robinroy.com 917-921-4567   https://www.nacsw.net https://www.ted.com/talks/alexandra_horowitz_how_do_dogs_see_with_their_noses?subtitle=en   Your Host:   Leighton Morrison https://www.instagram.com/kingdomaqua... https://www.kingdomaquaponicsllc.com/   Executive Producer Ken Somerville https://www.instagram.com/kensomerville/ https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca Contact email itsallaboutthebiology@gmail.com Reach out to Ken for a quick 15 min call: https://calendly.com/kensomerville/connections   Help to support the mission: patreon.com/user?u=104510089   Discount codes available at: https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca/discountcodes   #flowers,#plants,#nature,#gardening,#garden,#growing,#koreannaturalfarming,#naturalfarming,#jadam,#naturalfertilizer,#naturalfarminginputs,#permaculture,#regenerative,#foodforest,#biodynamic,#bioactive,#organic,#notill,#knf,#organicgardening,#urbangardening,#containergardening,#homegardening,   Music by The Invisible Gardener (Andy Lopez) https://soundcloud.com/invisiblegardener For Full: Disclaimer

Well, well, well Bookshelvers you find us a fizzy as a feisty Foxhound as we set about round two of speaking with the brilliant Simone Mueller. As well as a wee bit of spoilers about Simone's upcoming talk at DOGx2024 we spend the majority of our conversation talking about, one of, the most searched dog training topics online… Loose Lead Walking. Why is it so bloomin' hard to train? What is happening to cause the pulling? Thoughts on equipment, management strategies, outlets and training games and strategies to succeed. If you haven't got a copy of Simone's book “Walking Together” it is a much needed and worthy book to have on those shelves. There's also a not to be missed (ahem) section where Nat, Corrin and Steve reminisce about the school days and words they used to think were cool. We also have a brand new Stevie song for you called “What Comes Natural Mate”, inspired by Simone's PST training books. All this absolutely free!? YES PLEASE! Simone Facts:  Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant (ATN) from Germany. She specialises in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the three books of the Predation Substitute Training series. Simone is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). LINKSLearn more about Simone: http://www.predation-substitute-training.comDOGx TicketsSubscribe to receive a weekly PACT LUNCH 

HOW THE DEVIL ARE YOU BOOKSHELVERS!? What a treat we have in store for you this week here at Barks HQ. We are joined by yet another awesome author, the excellent Simone Mueller. Not only has Simone written some of the most helpful, accessible and informative books on how to work with a dog with a high predatory behaviours but she will also be presenting a talk at this years DOGx Conference. We talk about the squirrel event that caused Steve to first read Hunting Together, how Simone approaches training, on both sides of the lead, the emotions we all feel when faced with a dog that has higher than average drives/needs and how to provide outlets that work WITH dogs. We talk through the dangers of using pain and intimidation to tackle these behaviours and what is going on inside our dogs when arousal goes through the roof. This really was an interesting conversation that we know you'll all love. We also tackle some very interesting and well thought out listener questions, get an audio PACT blog from Natalie AND have some wild canid visitors LIVE during recording!!!! Prepare those lug holes gang XSimone Facts:Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant (ATN) from Germany. She specialises in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the Predation Substitute Training series. Simone is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of both the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). Follow Simone's work on Facebook and Instagram: #predationsubstitutetrainingLinks:Learn more about Predation Substitute Training: http://www.predation-substitute-training.comLinks:DOGx TicketsPACT Lunches

Today we are talking all things predation. What is that, you might ask?? Well, predation is a natural sequence of behaviours that your dog loves to do, and some of it, you might not be so thrilled about. It includes things like sniffing and stalking, as well as behaviours like chasing and eating things they find on the walk. In fact, most of your dog's favourite hobbies are actually linked to predatory behaviour. I mean, did you see that reel I shared of Lucky hunting for socks?? Straight out of a wildlife documentary film! My guest today is Simone Mueller, a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant from Germany who specialises in force-free anti-predation training, and she joins me to share some really easy ways you can turn your dog's natural predilections for predation into training gold! Her training, workshops, and books, all focus on Predation Substitute Training, which involves creating fun activities that serve as safe alternatives for your dog to express their need and desires to engage in predation. So, if your dog is reactive, tends to chase things like squirrels while you're screaming at her to come back, or scavenges everything he finds on the ground, you'll learn some helpful tips and tricks you can apply today. From creating games that match your dog's passions, to talking to your dog as a practice, Simone answers listener questions, and shares some really practical ways you can help your dog be more dog in a safe and fun way. Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant (ATN) from Germany who specialises in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the three books of the Predation Substitute Training series and is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG), and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). Follow Simone's work on Facebook and Instagram: #predationsubstitutetraining Learn more: http://www.predation-substitute-training.com To purchase Simone's books, please consider using the following affiliate links. When you use these links, the podcast may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, and this helps to keep the podcast running. “Hunting Together: Harnessing Predatory Chasing in Family Dogs through Motivation-Based Training (Predation Substitute Training)” Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3VlDyoi Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3TCZeei This episode was sponsored by Aspirationery, which, in full transparency, is another project of mine where we create books, notebooks, and stationery to help you become all you aspire to be. You can check out our shadow work and moon magic journals and workbooks, as well as our popular “My First Period Tracker” for young girls and tweens on Instagram @aspirationery. TIME STAMPS 00:22 INTRO 04:05 Introducing Simone Mueller and her dog, Malinka, who led her to dog training 06:58 What is predation, and what is predation substitute training? 14:00 The hormonal cycle that is part of predation 18:00 Markers of predatory behavior in your dog 20:15 Introducing predatory substitute training activities to your dog 30:40 Domestic dogs are more determined than wild canines 33:45 Simone answers listener questions 57:30 What dogs have taught Simone about being human 59:20 OUTRO DISCLAIMER: This is not a substitute for medical advice or other relevant professional advice.

This episode is all about dogs that LOVE hunting and chasing things. Chantal and Angelique chat to Simone Mueller and get down to the "what, why and how" of predatory behaviours in dogs. Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant (ATN) from Germany. She specializes in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the three books: "Predation Substitute Training" series “Hunting Together”, “Rocket Recall” and “Don't Eat That”. Simone is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG)and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). Follow Simone's work on Facebook and Instagram: #predationsubstitutetraining Learn more: http://www.predation-substitute-training.com

Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant (ATN) from Germany. She specialises in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the three books of the Predation Substitute Training series “Hunting Together”, “Rocket Recall” and “Don't Eat That”. Simone is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). Follow Simone's work on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/predationsubstitutetraining) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/predation_substitute_training/) #predationsubstitutetraining Learn more: http://www.predation-substitute-training.com Legal Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute advice or professional services by either the host nor any of the guests.  If you want to work with me, Susan Light, you can find me at: www.doggydojopodcast.com The music was written by Mac Light, you can find him at: www.maclightsongwriter.com If you like the show, please Subscribe, Rate, Review, and Share to help others find the show! I'll see you in two weeks with a brand new episode of the Doggy Dojo!

Sindhoor Pangal: Sindhoor is a canine behaviour consultant, a canine myotherapist and an engineer by qualification. She is a TEDx speaker, the author of the book, "Dog Knows" and an independent ethology researcher studying the free-living dogs in India. Her studies have been published by IAABC and PPG blog in the US, were presented at the PDTE summit in the UK and were mentioned in the book Canine Confidential by Dr. Marc Bekoff and a National Geographic Bookazine called the Genius of dogs. She is currently pursuing her master's in Anthrozoology from Exeter University (UK) and is the principal and director of BHARCS. BHARCS offers a one of its kind, UK accredited level 4 diploma on canine behaviour and ethology and boasts of students from all parts of India and across the globe. Sindhoor is also the country representative for Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE) Homepage: https://www.bharcs.com/ Sindhoor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sindhoor/ Sindhoor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sindhoorpangal/ Sindhoor´s TED-Talk: https://youtu.be/KLot7DmLKMo BLOG: https://bharcsblog.wordpress.com/ Lives of streeties project : www.livesofstreeties.com -------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Fink - Tiertrainerin & Expertin für Problemhunde Homepage: https://www.sarah-fink.com/ Online Seminare: https://www.sarah-fink.com/training Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahfink_o... Facebook: https://de-de.facebook.com/SarahSmart... Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahsmartcommunication

A dog trainer says no fault should be laid after a pet dog was shot dead after attacking police in Christchurch. It occurred during a manhunt that ended in Linwood, after two offenders abandoned a stolen car and fled on foot. A pet dog attacked a police dog by biting its throat ... before going after the handler, and then re-attacking the police dog around its face. President of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Darran Rowe says police were doing their job and the pet dog was likely acting on instinct. He says if somebody enters a dog's property with another dog, it is likely to act aggressively and protectively.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Kassie and me for this episode where we chat with Simone Mueller, MA, a certified dog trainer and dog behavior consultant (ATN) from Germany who specializes in force-free anti-predation training!  Simone is the author of the two books, Predation Substitute Training series “Hunting Together” and “Rocket Recall”. She is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG), and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). You can follow Simone's work on Facebook and Instagram: #predationsubstitutetraining And to learn more about Simone and what she does visit: http://www.predation-substitute-training.com To work with Renee visit www.rplusdogs.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doglogical/message

Today's Topic: Do you have a dog that just LIVES to hunt?  And do those hunting behaviors, whether it's orienting, stalking, chasing, and even killing and eating, get in the way of how you would like to live your day-to-day life with your dog?  That's why we've invited certified dog trainer, dog behavior consultant, and the author of two books on force-free anti-predation training,  “Hunting Together” and “Rocket Recall”, to the pod, to discuss why it's so hard to get our dog's attention when they're in hunting mode,  why striving to get ride of the predatory instinct can cause more harm than good, how to work with your dog's predatory instincts instead of against it, why showing interest in your dog's hunting behaviors can build your bond, and so much more!Guest Bio: Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behavior consultant (ATN) from Germany.  She specializes in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the two books of the Predation Substitute Training series “Hunting Together” and “Rocket Recall”. Simone is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE).Connect With Simone Mueller:WebsiteFacebookInstagramUdemyBooks on Amazon

This episode, we are so fortunate to get to talk to Sindhoor Pangal, who is a canine behaviour consultant, a Galen myotherapist, an independent ethology researcher, an engineer by qualification, and an educator in Bangalore, India. She is a TEDx speaker, the author of the book, Dog Knows and an independent ethology researcher studying the free-living dogs in India. Sindhoor is the founder of BHARCS which offers a UK-accredited level 4 diploma on canine behaviour and ethology and boasts of students from all parts of India and across the globe. Sindhoor is also the country representative for Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE) and is currently pursuing her masters in Anthrozoology from Exeter University (UK). We will be discussing decolonisation, free living dogs, and decolonising our perspective on free living dogs and all dogs in general. We will also discuss how the animal behaviour and welfare industry can do better for people and dogs with all of this in mind. In this episode we discuss: The importance of decolonisation Coloniser attitudes towards free living dogs Decolonising our perspective on how we treat dogs How the animal behaviour and welfare world can do better for dogs and people. Shownotes and transcripts are available here: https://dogatheart.co.uk/podcasts

What do you do with a dog that chases or hunts critters or other things in general? What do you do to work with predatory behavior or predation? A prevailing mindset is to stop those behaviors using an aversive or punishing the behavior. I'm joined by one of the experts on this topic, Simone Mueller, and we discuss many alternative options to punishment using positive reinforcement based strategies to work with what is often considered a difficult type of behavior to deal with. For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:https://aggressivedog.comIf you want to take your knowledge and skills for helping dogs with aggression to the next level, check out the Aggression in Dogs Master Course and get a FREE preview here:https://aggressivedog.thinkific.com/courses/aggression-in-dogsDon't miss out on the third annual Aggression in Dogs Conference  9/30-10/2/22:https://aggressivedog.com/conference/Woof Cultr swag!https://woofcultr.com/collections/the-aggression-in-dogs-conferenceAbout Simone:Simone Mueller, MA is a certified dog trainer and dog behaviour consultant (ATN.AG) from Germany.She specialises in force-free anti-predation training and is the author of the two books of the Predation Substitute Training series “Hunting Together” and “Rocket Recall”.Simone is proud to be an Associate Trainer at the Scotland-based Lothlorien Dog Training Club (AT-LDTC) and a member of both the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE).Follow Simone's work on Facebook and Instagram: #predationsubstitutetrainingLearn more: http://www.predation-substitute-training.comSupport the show

One of my absolute favorite things about traveling is not so much seeing all the typical tourist attractions, but going out and watching the behavior and culture of dogs in countries. We can learn so, so much by observing how dogs navigate their worlds in other places on our planet. And I've been wanting to chat with Sindhoor Pangal for a long time because she is one of the world's foremost experts on street dogs, or streeties as she refers to them in the most endearing way. We chat about the challenges the dogs face, living in India, as well as the many benefits of not actually being confined in a home environment. I think you will really enjoy hearing Sindhoor share her unique insights in this episode.For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:https://aggressivedog.comIf you want to take your knowledge and skills for helping dogs with aggression to the next level, check out the Aggression in Dogs Master Course and get a FREE preview here:https://aggressivedog.thinkific.com/courses/aggression-in-dogsDon't miss out on the third annual Aggression in Dogs Conference  9/30-10/2/22:https://aggressivedog.com/conference/Woof Cultr swag!https://woofcultr.com/collections/the-aggression-in-dogs-conferenceAbout Sindhoor:Sindhoor is a canine behaviour consultant, a canine myotherapist and an engineer by qualification. She is a TEDx speaker, the author of the book, Dog Knows and an independent ethology researcher studying the free-ranging dogs in India. Her studies have been published by IAABC and PPG blog in the US, were presented at the PDTE summit in the UK and were mentioned in the book Canine Confidential by Dr. Marc Bekoff and a National Geographic Bookazine called the Genius of dogs. She is currently pursuing her master's in Anthrozoology from Exeter University (UK) and is the principal and director of BHARCS. BHARCS offers a one of its kind, UK accredited level 4 diploma on canine behaviour and ethology and boasts of students from all parts of India and across the globe. Sindhoor is also the country representative for Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE)http://www.bharcs.com/Support the show

Welcome to Season Three of The Bitey End of the Dog! For this season, I will be continuing to have great discussions on helping dogs with aggression with the world's foremost experts, and will be introducing a new exciting format to the show, Fresh Bites which will be shorter episodes on a variety of topics focused on understanding dog behavior from a diverse group of dog trainers and behavior pros from around the world. I'm kicking off this season with none other than Jean Donaldson, who has had a profound influence in so many positive ways in my journey, as well as many others in the dog training world. We chat about her seminal book, The Culture Clash, as well as Mine and Fight, two other well known books, and must haves if you are working aggression cases, and go down many other deep rabbit holes in dog behavior. For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:https://aggressivedog.comIf you want to take your knowledge and skills for helping dogs with aggression to the next level, check out the Aggression in Dogs Master Course and get a FREE preview here:https://aggressivedog.thinkific.com/courses/aggression-in-dogsDon't miss out on the third annual Aggression in Dogs Conference  9/30-10/2/22:https://aggressivedog.com/conference/Woof Cultr swag!https://woofcultr.com/collections/the-aggression-in-dogs-conferenceAbout Jean Donaldson:The Academy for Dog Trainers was founded in 1999 by Jean Donaldson.She ran it for ten years as a residential program at The San Francisco SPCA before spending a year and a half re-inventing the curriculum in its current form as a two-year e-learning course. The new format broadens the scope and content of the original program, includes the latest research on behavior and training, and allows students a much longer enrollment time so that they may study, “marinate” and integrate concepts and skills, train and fit their course work around their life commitments.Jean is one of the top dog trainers in the world and has lectured extensively in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. She is a four-time winner of The Dog Writers' Association of America's Maxwell Award, and her seminal book The Culture Clash was named number one training and behavior book by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Her other titles are Mine! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs, Fight! A Guide to Dog-Dog Aggression, Dogs Are From Neptune, and Oh Behave! Dogs From Pavlov to Premack to Pinker.Her most recent book, Train Like a Pro, was her first written training guide for a lay audience. In 2017, Jean authored and instructed Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses.Before transitioning full-time to pet dog training, Jean competed in dog sports with dogs of various breeds, earning numerous titles and wins including OTCh, HIT, TDX, and FDCh, as well as a CGC. She ran a successful training school for fifteen years, and spent six years doing primarily referral aggression cases. She holds a degree in comparative psychology and is a keen student of evolutionary biology.The Academy for Dog Trainershttps://www.academyfordogtrainers.comThe Great Courses - Dog Training 101https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/dog-training-101Support the show

So many behaviors that come naturally to dogs are problems for us humans. Think barking, chewing, jumping up, counter-surfing – you name it! No wonder dogs get confused and get it wrong. And no wonder we get frustrated.  That's why in this episode, I'm thrilled to share an interview with Jane Robinson, Chair of the Association for Pet Dog Trainers, UK, about our expectations for dogs, and how we can make our communication with them less frustrating for all concerned.

Imagine adopting a squishy-faced little puppy, falling in love and having a magical six-weeks together … and then realizing it's not going to work out and having to give her back to the animal rescue. Like, right away. Tomorrow. Can you? Stephanie Nelson had to do it. She adopted tiny little Juniper, a darling little girl with a white diamond on the back of her neck … and found out that her needs were just too much for their family to meet. On today's show, Nelson joins us to tell her heartbreaking story. It's the kind of story most dog lovers are afraid to tell. We worry that we will be judged harshly, thought hard-hearted. But the opposite is true. Dog lovers who return their dogs ASAP to be rehomed with families that are a better fit are doing the right thing. Lisa Giesick, a positive dog trainer and Stephanie's consultant, explains why she did the exact right thing. This is a very special story that will strike a story for anyone who's ever loved any dog, anywhere. If you've ever worried about failing a dog adoption, it will offer you hope and solace. About Stephanie Nelson Stephanie Nelson is an educator who lives in Maui, Hawaii with her husband, twin stepsons, and her dog, Petey. About Lisa Giesick Lisa Giesick is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer who lives on Maui. A leading resource for positive training on the island, she believes that training should be fun for everyone (including your dog) and that it is about building a relationship between guardian and pet. Lisa Giesick started and is lead trainer for Ohana Pet Training after having worked with animals since 1983 and in the animal welfare field for 16 years. She is a certified dog trainer with the CCPDT (CPDT-KA) and a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants), and PPG (Pet Professional Guild). Lisa is a certified evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Program. https://ohanapet.com/ LinkedIn (99+) Lisa Giesick | LinkedIn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ohana-Pet-Training-188528246794 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohanapet/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former US Army MP MWD Handler, former Washington State Police Canine Association Executive Member, former Vice President of the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (now called the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers), former instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement, and current owner of Pro Active K9, Steve White!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ White has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, Mexico, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. He was a founding instructor at Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo, and has been in law enforcement K9 for decades. White's written various articles which have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications, and he specializes in teaching behavior modification, urban tracking, and scentwork through the use of positive reinforcement based operant conditioning. Your hosts delve into White's incredible history in K9, and discuss how he uses the HITT method for tracking. ⁣ ⁣ White also provides consultation, training, and audit services to K9 units, and has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington and Federal courts in Police K9 and dog behavior matters. Be sure to hit him up if you're ever in need of his services!⁣ ⁣ You can watch & listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former US Army MP MWD Handler, former Washington State Police Canine Association Executive Member, former Vice President of the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (now called the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers), former instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement, and current owner of Pro Active K9, Steve White!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ White has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, Mexico, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. He was a founding instructor at Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo, and has been in law enforcement K9 for decades. White's written various articles which have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications, and he specializes in teaching behavior modification, urban tracking, and scentwork through the use of positive reinforcement based operant conditioning. Your hosts delve into White's incredible history in K9, and discuss how he uses the HITT method for tracking. ⁣ ⁣ White also provides consultation, training, and audit services to K9 units, and has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington and Federal courts in Police K9 and dog behavior matters. Be sure to hit him up if you're ever in need of his services!⁣ ⁣ You can watch & listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣

Join us this week as we speak with Petrina Firth AKA The Pet Coach!Petrina is a Pet Behaviourist and Dog Trainer with 15 years in the business. She is a Board Member and fully-assessed Member of The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (no 01238) and a Registered Animal Training Instructor with The Animal Behaviour and Training Council – a regulatory body that represents animal trainers and animal behaviour therapists to both the public and legislative bodies.We discuss Petrina's journey with her career as a dog trainer, exploring the various training courses and qualifications she has taken to become the expert is she today.    Petrina defines separation anxiety and shares practical knowledge about how you can solve these issues with your dog. She also dispels some myths about dog behaviour and humping.Aside from her work with separation anxiety, we also discuss scent training dogs, working with humans and her lastest role working with a puppy training app called 'Zigzag' which provides puppy training lessons and additional expert support.  

Our guest on Barking From The Rooftops today is Suzanne Clothier. Suzanne is a legend in the field of dog behaviour! She is one of the highest regarded professionals across the world. - Suzanne has been working with animals professionally since 1977, - with a deep, broadly varied background of experience including obedience training, agility, Search & Rescue, kennel management, and program development.  - she is well respected for her humane, effective Relationship Centered Training (RCT™) approach to dogs. - First listed in Who's Who in Dogs back in 1997, she has taught in the US, Canada, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Poland - and for groups, as varied as Assistance Dogs International-NA, Wolf Park, Association of Pet Dog Trainers, FEMA, Alaskan Dog Musher Association, the University of Minnesota's Nature-Based Therapeutics conference,  - Suzanne has also been a speaker at many national and international conferences, and for training groups and clubs. Suzanne's work has been an inspiration in Jim's career. She has a wealth of content available https://suzanneclothier.com/ (online). We would love to hear from you in terms of what specific areas you would like us to discuss in the future. Use the contact form https://quitethethingmedia.com/barking-from-the-wooftops/ (here) to get in contact, or find the show on https://www.facebook.com/BFTWpodcast (Facebook) and https://twitter.com/Barkingwooftops (Twitter). You can find video content from Barking From The Wooftops on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf7g3O0uXrM88uiH9Iy6NsA?fbclid=IwAR0M0xOHPkYgby1iBQCBnZVRph-nyB4TZxdft84i3WGm8_dsZs6VvOXqmec (Youtube) too. A member of https://quitethethingmedia.com/glasgower/ (Glasgower) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In this second episode of PUPreneurship with Amy Jensen, Fitz and Sam talked about how baxter and bella stay on top of their game and update. What is Amys advice for people that wants to start their own business? Let's find out and listen in :)"My dream is simple - I hope through teaching you how to pick a puppy, in addition to training the basic household manners, instilling the necessary obedience commands, and introducing proper socialization skills I will be able to positively impact the number of dogs who will remain living in homes with their families where they belong"~Amy JensenAmy Jensen is the founder and creator of Baxterandbella.com. An online puppy training school that focuses on bridging the disconnection from breeders to an actual home. Strengthening the relationships of animal owners with their canines so they live their best life together. With the mantra "This program is designed to help you in becoming best friends as you train your own dog from home through love and learning"Amy is a professional dog trainer her whole life and has helped thousands of puppies around the world through online puppy training school. She is also a member of the APDT Association of Pet Dog Trainers, AKC Canine good citizen evaluator, and a member of IABC which is the international association of animal behavior consultants.Follow The Journey

"My dream is simple - I hope through teaching you how to pick a puppy, in addition to training the basic household manners, instilling the necessary obedience commands, and introducing proper socialization skills I will be able to positively impact the number of dogs who will remain living in homes with their families where they belong"~Amy JensenAmy Jensen is the founder and creator of Baxterandbella.com. An online puppy training school that focuses on bridging the disconnection from breeders to an actual home. Strengthening the relationships of animal owners with their canines so they live their best life together. With the mantra "This program is designed to help you in becoming best friends as you train your own dog from home through love and learning" Amy is a professional dog trainer her whole life and has helped thousands of puppies around the world through online puppy training school. She is also a member of the APDT Association of Pet Dog Trainers, AKC Canine good citizen evaluator, and a member of IABC which is the international association of animal behavior consultants. In addition to all this, BaxterandBella also offers therapy and service dog training. What was the transition like from being a math teacher to becoming one of the successful online puppy training schools? What is it like dealing with those cute fur babies with razor-sharp teeth? hehe Fitz and Sam unpacked Amy's stories and can we talk about the name? Where did Baxter and Bella come from? Let's find out and listen in :) Follow The Journey

Picture this: Your newborn baby is finally sleeping. You take a few moments to gaze at them admiringly. Happy, tired, ready to lie down yourself. Finally, a moment of peace. And then your dog barks. Baby wakes up. You have to start all over. Cue the frustration and chaos. There are many of us who would lose our minds in that moment—and rightfully so. The transition into becoming a parent is a big one. And avoiding chaos and frustration during all stages of parenting is a goal many of us have. This is no different with our four-legged family members as well. We want to avoid chaos and frustration. Today’s guest, Lisa Giesick is going to equip us with tips, strategies, and resources to teach us how to read our dogs, hire the right help when we need it, and set our families up for success—no matter what age or stage our dogs and kids are at. This show is great for families who are expecting and have dogs, parents of newborns, babies, toddlers, and older kids as well. She shares so much information including etiquette and multiple ways we can keep our kids and dogs safe. Lisa’s Bio: Lisa Giesick is the founder and owner of Ohana Pet Training as well as the head trainer. Having worked with animals since 1983 and in the animal welfare field for 16 years, she is a nationally certified dog trainer with the CCPDT (CPDT-KA) and is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) and the PPG (Pet Professional Guild). Lisa also is a certified evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Program. At 13 years old, Lisa took on a job as a brusher/bather for a dog groomer to be around animals, thus beginning a life-long career. With an educational background in child development, psychology and criminology, basic and advanced humane academies, she continued her career as an animal control officer and Humane Investigations Supervisor for approximately 13 years. In Monterey County, CA., Lisa then worked at the SPCA of Monterey County, as a humane investigations supervisor, a sworn humane officer, then as the manager of the Humane Education and Behavior Departments. There she taught humane education programs to schools throughout Monterey County for students of all ages as well as senior citizens and disabled children and adults. She was also part of the pet therapy programs in the community. In September of 2005 Lisa left the SPCA of Monterey County to pursue her dream of starting her own pet training business. She also went on to teach animal behavior & care classes for high school students and started to teach group dog training classes at the Carmel Holistic Veterinary Clinic in Carmel, CA. before moving to Maui in June 2007 where she continued Ohana Pet Training. Lisa has since taught countless puppy kindergarten and group dog classes and helped dogs and owners through private classes as well as behavior consultations and continues to positively influence the lives of many of Maui’s island dogs through these services. Lisa believes that most behavior problems in dogs are caused by a lack of communication – because humans and dogs don’t speak the same language. Dog training to her is about building a relationship and she encourages people to learn to understand their dogs and teach their dogs to understand them through positive reinforcement techniques. She states: “Positive reinforcement is not only more humane than punishment, but it is far more effective. Punishing a dog for something he or she doesn’t know will not teach the correct way of doing something. Punishment will only make the dog confused and scared, while a dog that is taught what it is we desire in a positive way will stay relaxed, be able to listen better, be more self motivated to learn new things and have a deep trust relationship with their owner.” FULL SHOW NOTES AT: WWW.ELEVATINGMOTHERHOOD.COM

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Veronica Sanchez M.Ed CABC CPDT-KA. Veronica is the founder of the Cooperative Paws Service Dog Coach™, an educational certification program for professional trainers. She teaches dog trainers how to train service dogs and how to incorporate service dog training into their pet dog training businesses. She also offers a variety of online courses on different aspects of service dog training and often speaks and writes on service dogs for professional associations. Veronica is also the author of the book, Service Dog Coaching: A Guide for Pet Dog Trainers and has supported owner-trainers training service dogs for mobility, hearing, mental health, neurological problems and dual guide-mobility work. Her interest in service dogs is both professional and personal, as she has a disability herself, a neurological condition called generalized dystonia, and she has trained her own dogs to assist as service dogs. Get certified today. Click here to learn more abut the Service Dog Certification Program

During this episode, Sarina and Harriet explore the topic of puppies and puppy raising. With many pet parents bringing puppies into their lives during 2020, we discuss puppy foundations and how to see things from your puppy's perspective. Sarina and Harriet share trends they have observed when working with clients, including common mistakes and misconceptions. They also discuss practical approaches and training ideas to support puppies to become happy and well-adjusted adult dogs. Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

Dr Mornement is an Applied Animal Behaviourist and Consultant with a PhD in canine behavior. She also has a Bachelor of Science with first class Honours in Zoology, Animal Behaviour, which she completed at LaTrobe University in Melbourne, Victoria. She consults to pet owners and those working professionally with animals, is a media spokesperson, educator and expert witness. Kate is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers in Australia, the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants, the Association of Animal Behaviour Professionals and the Parrot Society of Australia. Topics include: Kate shares what sparked her interest to become an Animal Behaviourist. What services are offered at Pets Behaving Badly? What are Kate’s main interests in animal behaviour? Common behavioural issues that Dr Mornement gets presented with. The importance in understanding training techniques. Why dogs and cats display aggression and the best way to manage it. How can we tell if a pet is feeling anxious and frightened and might resort to aggression? What can a pet owner do to make their pet less anxious about visiting the vet? Kate discusses some strategies on how veterinary staff can avoid injuries from aggressive animals. Do pets have a predisposition to being aggressive or does the behaviour develop over time? You can reach Kate on her website, petsbehavingbadly.com.au, or Facebook, Pets Behaving Badly – Solutions with Dr Kate, and Instagram, petbehaviourist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Harriet Alexander was living in London she took in a three legged rescue dog. "Pedro" had a number of behavioral issues due do past trauma and neglect. Little did she know at the time Pedro was about to completely change her life. Harriet was so determined to understand him and how to help him that she ended up making a career of it. With the help of inspirational mentors and a lot of study in canine behaviour management, Harriet operates a professional dog training business in Melbourne called All Dogs are Good with methods that are ethical and kind and are a long way from the old training technics based on fear, and intimidation. Harriet sits on the board of of Pet Dog Trainers of Europe who have just run their very first online summit. You can get in touch with Harriet ... Email - harriet@alldogsaregood.com Facebook Instagram Website

Slap us with a Spaniel Tail we are back for another review episode Bookshelvers! This week it is the awesome "Office Dogs: The Manual" by Stephanie Rousseau. We caught up with Stephanie for chats and giggles way back in July just before our summer break to go through this small but, absolutely, perfectly put together little gem of a book. This is also the first episode recorded in Nat's "woofice" whoop whoop so please excuse the interruptions caused by a plethora of birds loitering outside the window. Dogs, japes, tomfoolery and love! BOOM!Stephanie's Bio Steph is an Irish dog trainer currently residing in Dublin, having previously worked extensively with dogs in London. She is passionate about dog behaviour, and over the past few years has developed a particular interest in facilitating dogs in the human workplace. Steph takes an holistic view in her work with dogs, prioritising their needs foremost. She has completed Turid Rugaas’s IDTE, and sat on the board of the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE) between 2017 and 2020. Outside of her work, she enjoys looking after her two dogs, a Greyhound called Fia and an ex-laboratory Beagle cross called Ferdia.Office Dogs: The Manual Linkhttps://www.hubbleandhattie.com/authors/Stephanie-Rousseau/ Link to Steve & Corrins Goodall Dog Training Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/goodalldogs/ Link to Nat's Training & Behaviour facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/Natdogs/ Nats Drax page including the first 6 months videos on Drax https://www.natdogs.com/drax Drax's Galactic Adventure Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/Draxthewolfhound/ Steve & Corrins Penny and the Giant Peach Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/TeachesOfPeachesAndPenny/ Link To Steve and Sally's Book 'Jack & Billy: Puppy Tales'https://www.facebook.com/JackandBillyPuppyTales/

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Veronica Sanchez M.Ed CABC CPDT-KA. Veronica is the founder of the Cooperative Paws Service Dog Coach™, an educational certification program for professional trainers. She teaches dog trainers how to train service dogs and how to incorporate service dog training into their pet dog training businesses. She also offers a variety of online courses on different aspects of service dog training and often speaks and writes on service dogs for professional associations. Veronica is also the author of the book, Service Dog Coaching: A Guide for Pet Dog Trainers and has supported owner-trainers training service dogs for mobility, hearing, mental health, neurological problems and dual guide-mobility work. Her interest in service dogs is both professional and personal, as she has a disability herself, a neurological condition called generalized dystonia, and she has trained her own dogs to assist as service dogs. Niki and Veronica chat about her new program called Mobility Task Training How-To's. Niki and Veronica chat about the Service Dog Industry, public access dogs and the concept of at home service dogs and so much more.

At Dog Tails we love talking about the power of the canine nose! During this episode we chat to Federica Iacozzilli, a behaviourist and truffling and tracking teacher. Federica has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the power of scentwork and how it can help dogs struggling with anxiety and aggression. We unpack the mechanics of sniffing from the dog's perspective and also discuss common issues that many pet parents and dogs struggle with. Federica on FB: https://www.facebook.com/nano.fede Federica on Insta: @bruma_the_lagotto Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

Do you live with multiple dogs? Or are you thinking about adding another dog to your home? This is the episode for you! We chat to Jenny Golsby of The Complete Pet Company in Australia about multi-dog households and all the joys and challenges that go with it. We discuss how to introduce a new dog into your home, when it is or isn't a good idea and what you need to think about when selecting your companion's new companion. Jenny shares some great insights and wisdom from her own experiences and the dogs and humans she has worked with. The Complete Pet Company: www.completepet.com.au Follow Jenny on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecompletepetcompany Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

In this Dog Tails we tackle the controversial topic of food. Deciding what to feed your dog can be a confusing process and there are many different opinions out there. We chat to Helen Moore of Wholesome Canine, a health and wellness space for dogs in Canada, to gain her perspective. We cover loads of key topics in this episode, such as the pet food industry, the types of options available for dogs, how to select a high-quality food, feeding bones and why good nutrition is so important. We loved having this conversation and hope you love listening to it! Wholesome Canine: www.wholesomecanine.ca 'Metabolomics from a Diet Intervention in Atopic Dogs, a Model for Human Research?': https://bit.ly/3hPKpPO Books for home-cooked feeding and recipes include 'Home-Prepared Dog & Cat Diets - The Healthful Alternative' by Donald R. Strombeck (also available at www.dogcathomeprepareddiet.com) and 'Real Food for Healthy Dogs & Cats' by Dr. Karen Becker. Helen also referred to 'Nutrigenomics' by Dr. Jean Dodds. Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

In this episode we talk to veterinarian Dr Susanne Lautner about the often overlooked topic of pain in our dogs. You will learn about ways to identify pain, why dogs are so good at hiding it and the various ways that pain can be managed and reduced. This is important listening for all owners, trainers and professionals. Dr Susanne Lautner: www.tierarztpraxis-lautner.at Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

How can we tell if our dogs are happy during their walks with us? In this episode we chat to Ena Kobentar and Lyubov Elupova who are part of the 'Smiling Leash' initiative. They want walks with our dogs to be a relaxed and enjoyable experience for both species. To do this they are exploring different ways to showcase and promote great handling skills and the best possible walking equipment for dogs. We spoke to them about how they got started, why walking the dog is a source of frustration for many people and how with just a few small changes this everyday activity can be transformed. Smiling Leash: www.facebook.com/smilingleash The book mentioned in the episode is called "My Dog Pulls. What do I do?" by Turid Rugaas. Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

All across the world pet parents entrust their dogs to dog sitters, dog walkers and dog daycare or boarding facilities. So what kind of things should you look for when choosing a sitter or daycare? Why might pet parents use these services and what can the benefits be? What are the warning signs that maybe it isn't the best option for your dog? We chat to Manja Leissner, owner of Qimmiq Lodge in Germany, who has been working in this area for many years. She runs a state-of-the-art daycare and holiday resort facility for dogs which focuses on creating a calm and enriching environment for dogs. Manja is a sought after speaker on this topic and we were thrilled to talk to her about her work. Qimmiq Lodge: www.qimmiq-lodge.de Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

Dogs have an unbelievable sense of smell and they use this power to navigate all aspects of their lives. In this episode we chat to the legendary Anne Lill Kvam, a Norwegian scentwork expert who has been teaching owners and trainers to understand and enable their dog's scenting powers for decades. We discuss the vital lessons Anne Lill has discovered over the years, the ways in which we can all enrich our dog's lives with scentwork and what Anne Lill is excited about for the future. Links: The Canine Kingdom of Scent: https://www.amazon.com/Canine-Kingdom-Scent-Activities-Instincts/dp/1929242727 Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

In this episode we talk to Sindhoor Pangal who is the Founder of BHARCS and the PDTE country representative in India. Sindhoor is a canine behaviour consultant and canine myotherapist. She is passionate about ethological studies of free-ranging dogs in India. We were thrilled to learn all about the amazing street dogs of India, including the role they play in communities, their social structures, and what they can teach us about our own dogs at home. *CORRECTION: "Dogs do not put evolutionary pressure on rats, they put survival pressure on them by competing for food." (Sindhoor Pangal) Links: BHARCS: www.bharcs.com BHARCS blog: www.bharcsblog.wordpress.com Lives of Streeties: www.livesofstreeties.com Streetie organisations: Charlies Care: www.charlies-care.com Precious Paws Foundation: www.preciouspawsfoundation.org Dumas Animal Welfare Trust: www.facebook.com/DumasAnimalWelfareTrust Dog Tails is produced by the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (www.pdte.eu). Our aim is to build a world in which dogs are understood, respected and treated with kindness and empathy. You can help us by sharing this podcast and getting in touch at petdogtrainersofeurope@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

OH MY DAYS BOOKSHELVERS!Never meet your heroes they say... well Barks from the Bookshelf say a big BOO to that.This episode features the one and only Jean Donaldson. Jean doesn't really require an introduction. She is a burning light in the Dog Training Community. It was our absolute honour to talk with Jean and we really hope you all enjoy it.Jean's BioJean is one of the top dog trainers in the world and has lectured extensively in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. She is a four-time winner of The Dog Writers’ Association of America’s Maxwell Award, and her seminal book The Culture Clash was named number one training and behavior book by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Her other titles are Mine! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs, Fight! A Guide to Dog-Dog Aggression, Dogs Are From Neptune, and Oh Behave! Dogs From Pavlov to Premack to Pinker.Her most recent book, Train Like a Pro, was her first written training guide for a lay audience. In 2018, Jean authored and instructed Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses, another resource for dog guardians.Before transitioning full-time to pet dog training, Jean competed in dog sports with dogs of various breeds, earning numerous titles and wins including OTCh, HIT, TDX, and FDCh, as well as a CGC. She ran a successful training school for fifteen years, and spent six years doing primarily referral aggression cases. She holds a degree in comparative psychology and is a keen student of evolutionary biology.We recorded this podcast a few weeks ago before the real Covid 19 horror show hit. We sincerely hope everyone is coping out there and doing all they can to keep themselves, their loved ones and the entire planet safe. We hope this goes some way to making these uncertain time a tiny bit easier.Love to you all.Steve and NatLink to Jean Donalsons Animal Teaining Academyhttps://www.animaltrainingacademy.com/podcast/training-tidbits/jean-donaldson/Link to Jean's book 'Mine!'https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0970562942/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0970562942Link to Jean's book 'Fight!'https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0970562969/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0970562969Link to Steve & Corrins Goodall Dog Training Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/goodalldogs/Link to Nat's Training & Behaviour facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/Natdogs/

Get to know the hosts of "Dog Tails: Conversations with the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe" as we introduce you to this brand new podcast for dog owners, lovers and trainers. Sarina Kriechbaum-Young of SKY Dog Training (Graz, Austria) and Harriet Alexander of All Dogs Are Good (Melbourne, Australia) discuss their journeys into the world of dogs and the highs and lows of working with dogs professionally. We'll introduce you to the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe, a global network of dog professionals, and give you a taste of what we have in store for future podcasts. SKY Dog Training: www.hundeschulegraz.com All Dogs Are Good: www.alldogsaregood.com Pet Dog Trainers of Europe: www.pdte.eu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdte/message

Dr. Ian Dunbar, the man who wrote the book on pet training and developed the first ever puppy-training courses in the country. Go to any local dog park in your city and most of the dogs there have been influenced by his work! He has written six books with hundreds of thousands of copies in circulation. He has a Udemy course that has trained more than 40K pet parents and trainers. He was the founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, which is now known as the Association of Professional Dog Trainers. Over the past 35 years, Dr. Dunbar has given over 1000 seminars and workshops around the world for dog trainers and veterinarians. You will learn:- How Ian found his way to dog training after going to veterinary school- What Ian’s research taught him about how to train dogs- The best ways Ian found to distribute his knowledge about puppy training- Why Ian believes it’s so important to reach prospective puppy owners - Ian’s advice for planning for retirement as a service professional- Ian’s idea of the good life and how he lives it every dayIan’s story is certainly an inspiration for anyone who has a dream of working for themselves and making a good living.

US speaker, Jeff Gellman, will be running an Auckland seminar in July, despite an 8-thousand strong petition to stop him coming.Association of Pet Dog Trainers president Mark Weaver says his methods are out-dated.He told Simon and Phil Gellman promotes the myth that you have to harm a dog to get it to do what you want.LISTEN ABOVE

¡Hola a todos!   Retransmitiendo en estricto diferido desde Portland, Oregon, USA. En pleno congreso de APDT (Asociación de Pet Dog Trainers), una asociación de profesionales caninos que se reúnen una vez la año desde hace 26 años. Soy miembro desde que me formé en perros, me pareció genial su filosofía, y después de soñarlo mucho […]

  ¡Hola a todos! Retransmitiendo en directo desde Oakland, cerca de San Francisco, el de América. Ahora mismo son las 8 de la mañana. Aún estoy alucinando que esté aquí.  Y más voy a alucinar en un par de semanas cuando asista al congreso de la APDT (Asociación de Pet Dog Trainers). Por lo que […]

Esta semana conocemos la Pet Dog Trainers of Europe de la mano de nuestro amigo Raúl Hueso Miguel, educador y técnico de intervención asistida con animales. Raúl ha pasado a formar parte de esta asociación europea de entrenadores caninos, y nos cuenta su entrevista para llegar a formar parte de dicha asociación, en que consiste esta asociación y cuales son sus principios. Muchísimas gracias a Raúl por volver a hablar con nosotras y explicarnos todo tan tan bien. Esperamos que os guste.

Esta semana conocemos la Pet Dog Trainers of Europe de la mano de nuestro amigo Raúl Hueso Miguel, educador y técnico de intervención asistida con animales. Raúl ha pasado a formar parte de esta asociación europea de entrenadores caninos, y nos cuenta su entrevista para llegar a formar parte de dicha asociación, en que consiste esta asociación y cuales son sus principios. Muchísimas gracias a Raúl por volver a hablar con nosotras y explicarnos todo tan tan bien. Esperamos que os guste.

SHOW NOTES:  Summary: Hannah Branigan has been training dogs and teaching people for more than 12 years. In addition to being a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, she is a faculty member for Karen Pryor Academy and a teacher at the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Hannah is a Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She has presented at APDT and Clicker Expo and teaches workshops all over the USA. Owner of Wonderpups, LLC, Hannah is committed to training both dogs and people with positive reinforcement methods. She has titled her dogs in Conformation, Obedience, IPO (Schutzhund), Agility, and Rally. Links mentioned: Wonderpups, LLC Leslie Nelson, Tails-U-Win Next Episode:  To be released 2/3/2017, featuring Shade Whitesel.   TRANSCRIPTION: Melissa Breau: This is Melissa Breau, and you're listening to the Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast, brought to you by the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, an online school dedicated to providing high-quality instruction for competitive dog sports, using only the most current and progressive training methods. Today, we'll be talking to Hannah Branigan. Hannah has been training dogs and teaching people for more than 12 years. In addition to being a Karen Pryor Academy-Certified Training Partner, she's a faculty member for Karen Pryor Academy and a teacher at the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Hannah is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and a certified professional dog trainer. She has presented at APDT and Clicker Expo, and teachers workshops all over the US. Owner of Wonderpups LLC, Hannah is committed to training both dogs and people with positive reinforcement methods. She has titled her dogs in conformation, obedience, IPO, agility, and rally. Welcome, Hannah. Hannah Branigan: Thank you for having me. Melissa Breau:  Thanks for joining us. To get started, can you just tell us a bit about the dogs you have now and what you're working on with them? Hannah Branigan: We're actually down to four right now, which is kind of weird. I still keep getting out five bully sticks, and then I wonder why I still have one left in my hand. Right now, I have…Stormy is my oldest and she's pretty much retired from anything competitive. She acts as sort of my guinea pig if I have a new, crazy idea that I want to try out on something. So, I'll often try it out on her because I figure, hey, she's 14, she's not going to be in a dog show again, and so if I completely ruin her heeling, then that's not a big deal. So, she will often show up in some of my videos that you'll see in class or on YouTube. So, she still stays busy and still likes to stay active that way. And then there's Gambit. So he's an AKC Champion. We finished his UDX. He's got an OM--something, I don't even remember which number we're on at this point, finished his CDSP OCH last year. We tinkered a little bit in Nose Work. I think this year we're going to go ahead and finish up his RAE, and he's still showing in CDSP, mostly for fun. He's older and he's had a knee injury when he was younger that's starting to kind of catch up with him, so that we appreciate the lower-jump heights of the CDSP Obedience, and we're still hitting the occasional AKC trial locally, depending on how he's feeling, but that's sort of where he is right now, and also, again, guinea pig and often video star. And then the next one down, in order of age, would be Spark. She's also an AKC Champion. In AKC, she's finished her UD and she has I want to say 25 or 30 OCH points, all in Utility. She has some personal space issues with other dogs that have caused me to be a little reticent to put her back in the open stay ring situation. So, I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do with her in that area yet, and we may just kind of rest on our laurels there. She did, this year, just finished her CDSP OCH, where of course there is no group stay. Right now, our main focus with her  -- with me and her together -- is in expanding our agility skills. So, we've been doing a lot of playing in agility and doing some trials in that. And then the baby of the family is Rugby, who I think everyone on the internet knows, and he is, let's see, he's currently training in obedience and of course also rally and then also cross-trains in agility and flyball. This past year, he debuted in CDSP Novice and picked up his first High-in-Trial and was basically awesome, so I was really, really happy with how he's working there, and I think we're going to set our eyes on going into the AKC Novice Ring this coming year. I need to look at my schedule and actually see when I have a weekend available to aim for, but he likes to do a little bit of everything. So, we're hopefully going to be competing, eventually, in all four of those sports and maybe a little barn hunt, maybe a little nose work. He's a terrier, so I feel like I feel compelled to at least… Melissa Breau: ...Honor that side? Hannah Branigan: Show up. Yeah, exactly, take advantage of that, those instincts, rather than always working against them. I think he would definitely enjoy barn hunt. Melissa Breau: Congrats on the High-in-Trial. That's very exciting, especially with your baby dog. Hannah Branigan: Thank you. Yes. Melissa Breau: Now, I'm lucky because you're here in North Carolina, not too far from me, and I had the pleasure of actually attending one of your workshops…I think it was at Lap it Up, and you tend to describe yourself as a dog-training geek, and I think you started the workshop out by kind of mentioning that. So, I wanted to ask you to tell us a little bit about what you mean by that. Hannah Branigan: Yeah. I usually apologize in advance when people have me in person. There's no editing involved. You know, honestly, it's more in the more modern sense of the word geek, really, rather than the original definition, but well, all I really mean by that is just that I'm sort of inordinately fascinated with dogs and behavior and learning, possibly to the point of obsession, and I really love, you know, like I love really digging into those sort of like microcosmic details of the behavior and really looking at how things can be broken apart atomically and how they're all interconnected, and that's really sort of what I spend my Friday nights doing, watching videos in slow motion and trying out stuff and just really, yeah, okay, obsession is probably the right word. Yeah. Melissa Breau: So, I'm guessing you didn't start out that way. How did you get into dog sports and training and kind of into being interested in all this? Hannah Branigan: Yeah. I'm not even really sure. That was kind of a complete accident. I think, like a lot of trainers, I had a pet dog, who was a rescue, and he turned out to have more challenges than I knew how to handle, and so through the process of learning more about training and learning more about dogs to figure out how to help him, so that he would stop biting me, I got kind of like hooked on this concept of training, and then somehow that turned into, once I had the dog that I could take for walks around the neighborhood and be relatively safe with, then I had to teach him to retrieve beer from a fridge. That one, in all honesty, was also to impress a boy, who I then married, so it turned out to be worth it. So, after the beer retrieve, then it was like well, what can I teach him next, and so we tried a little bit of agility, but that was going to be a lot for him, behaviorally, to manage, to handle that environment, and we kind of just ended up finding our way into a UKC Obedience Trial, and I still don't even really remember exactly how that happened, but there we were, and then I thought, well, that was kind of fun, what if I got a registered dog? And I started from scratch, because of course if you buy a purebred dog or, in my case, were given a purebred dog, it's absolutely a guarantee that they'll be easy to train for sports, right? Melissa Breau: Absolutely. That's everybody's favorite line. I think that may be the first time I've ever heard somebody get into dogs to impress a boy, though. Hannah Branigan: Well, I mean I did get the dog on his own merits, but it was the beer retrieve that was… Melissa Breau: That was to impress the boy? Hannah Branigan: Was really, yeah, to show him up. That's how I impress boys, I prove that I'm better than them at whatever the thing is, and it's actually kind of a funny story because, so, my husband, who I was dating at the time, was a computer engineer, and for his project in college, his team was making a beer robot, a robot that would basically retrieve a beer, and I said that I could train my dog to do that faster than he could make a robot do it, and so I did, and I was right. Melissa Breau: That's awesome. Hannah Branigan: I know, right? Exactly. So, and that's how it happened. Melissa Breau: I mean, I think that's a great story to tell. Now, I know that at FDSA, one of like your big series is the skill-building series, the obedience skill-building series, so I wanted to make sure we talk a little bit about that and the role of foundation skills overall. So, do you mind talking for a moment kind of how foundation skills turn into obedience exercises and kind of why they're so important to start out with? Hannah Branigan: Sure, and I think the skill-building series is kind of a…it's an interesting place to start because it's not structured the way most people who are used to competition obedience training expect. So, your average obedience club will typically have, they'll have, you know, maybe some kind of introductory class, if you're lucky, or they may start right out with novice, but they'll have a novice class where you learn how to do novice, and then you go to the dog show and you get your novice title, and then you start attending the open class, and you go to the open classes and learn how to teach that, and you get your open title, and then you go to the Utility class and you learn how to do those exercises, and that's really what most people are expecting when they're thinking about sort of a training progression, but that's not how the experienced elite dog trainers actually train their own dogs. Nobody who is really successful in obedience teaches that way, so, or trains their dogs that way, at any rate. So, when we designed the skill-building series, the goal was really, or our priority was let's set up a series of training progressions that actually mirror the way we would actually train our own dogs. So, you know, when I get a young dog and I intend to compete with that dog in obedience, I don't start with novice. I actually start with most of Utility, so, you know one of the first things that I teach a puppy is scent discrimination and we get started with some of the beginning steps that are going to become go-outs and directed jumping, and also there are things that will lead into heeling, but I don't wait until I have the novice title. We're actually, you know, mostly almost teaching it in reverse, right? So, with the skill-building series, we've very much done that. So, like the skill building one class, we're giving you the building blocks for scent discrimination, for directed jumping and go-outs, for the retrieve, for signals, drop on recall, all of the jumping-related exercises, all of the retrieving-related exercises, and getting those first steps trained, and then as we move through the progression of the classes, we build on those and we start to put them together and form sequences that become the exercises. So, it's a much more logical progression from a behavior standpoint, assuming that you're planning to take that dog into Utility at some point. The way that I think about it is really, like, well it's sort of like Legos, right? So, if you open up a box of Legos, which I was just playing with a minute ago, so that's where my mind is, there's really only like 5 or 6 different types of Lego blocks, right? So, they come in lots of different colors, but there's really only a couple of different shapes. There's the ones with like the 2 dots, and then there's the ones with the 4 dots that are kind of square, and then there's the 6 and then 8 and 12, and using just those blocks, you can really build almost anything, right, like anything from a Millennium Falcon to a dining room table, and it's just by putting those blocks together in different orders and repeating different ones, and I'm kind of getting lost with this metaphor. I don't remember where I was going with it, but…yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, so my point is that all of these exercises really only break down into kind of a handful of behavioral units that we can then sort of change the colors of, right, like we can put them together in different ways and we can modify them in kind of cosmetic ways, but there's not that much, really, to teach, and so if we concentrate on building these really strong, ubiquitous units of behavior that go into all of these advanced exercises, well, the exercises don't turn out to be quite that hard, right? So, the challenge is in getting those really strong little individual units, and then I can build lots of different things out of those, so, a dog that really understands concepts of targeting, that really understands the concept of stimulus control. I can teach a new behavior with a target, fade the target, get a cue on it really, really fast, and it's a strong behavior because they really understand how it works and how we're communicating that way. So, a large part of what we're doing, when we're talking about those foundation skills, is establishing these kind of, you know, we're looking at kind of two categories, right? There's the movement skills that I need the dog to know how to use his body in a certain way, so I need him to be able to shift his weight back and forth and I need him to be able to control his body and then use that to form these positions and understand the communication strategies that we're going to use to communicate with each other, and once I have those things, I can build so much out of it, and I get very excited, so, sorry. Melissa Breau: No. Absolutely. Hannah Branigan: So, yeah, so that's my goal. I want to take this like really mystical, challenging Utility exercise or any of the obedience exercises — I think heeling is more mystical than scent discrimination, really, but that's just me —and how can I break that down into its atomic units, like what are the things that the dog needs to know that then I put together that makes that heeling pictures, makes that scent discrimination picture? Those blocks, those little, individual Lego blocks, are really very achievable for anybody, and that makes it…it takes away that mysticism element, right, and it makes it very actionable, very practical training, and then it also then makes it easy to put them together, and then when they break, take them back apart and fix it and put it back together again. Melissa Breau: I think that leads really naturally into the next question, which is how does having strong foundation skills really help when it comes to proofing and problem solving, when you get to that point where you're starting to prep for competition? Hannah Branigan: First off, I don't love the word proofing, but I know why you're using it and I'm okay with that. I like words like fluency enhancement, just because it puts us in a little bit more of a positive reinforcement mindset, but I understand what you're saying. So, yeah, so having those really strong units of behavior, what I love about that is when I think about training an exercise in sort of a modular way, then if something does break, it's really easy for me to separate out the broken piece and figure out what's wrong here, what does he not understand, because the problem with teaching, and it's just as much of a problem while working human-to-human as gosh, well working between species, human-to-dog, is are they actually learning what I'm teaching, and the answer is not always yes. So, when we start putting together more increasingly-complex behaviors and chains of behaviors and sequences, we'll often find out that no, actually what I was laying down is not what he was picking up, and I need to figure out where that miscommunication happened and what I need to do to clarify that, or is there a legitimately missing skill here, you know, just from a mechanic standpoint, my dog can't do the thing. When I've gone through the thought process, the mental process, of breaking that complex sequence into individual behavioral components, then that really saves a lot of time when I need to go back and kind of debug, right? So, like what is wrong here, and I can check. I can pull it out and I can say okay, is it Unit A? No, looks great. Unit B? Looks great. Unit C? Absolutely perfect. Unit D? Oh gosh, oh, this isn't right. So, all right, this is where I need to spend my time. So, it really saves a lot of time because I've done all of that thinking in advance, right, during the original training process. I mean the behaviors are always functioning as behavioral sequences. That's not something that we've invented. It has a lot more to do with our approach for how we're thinking about it and how we go about teaching it that have the advantage. Melissa Breau: So, to take that and kind of, I don't want to take it from conceptual to practical, but kind of to take that idea just to that next step. Is there a common problem that students run into again and again where maybe you can kind of talk us through having strong foundation skills might help? Hannah Branigan: Like so the vast majority of problem-solving issues that people bring to me come down to exactly that thing, right? There's a piece, there's one of those components that was not well-understood, that the human part of the team thought they had taught, and the dog was not learning exactly what the human thought that they were teaching, and in fact I've dropped the term problem-solving or troubleshooting from my workshop materials just because, again, it so often puts us into that mind-space, which then makes it really hard to take a proactive approach to the training when we're trying to come up with a training plan, but so a really common example that I'll get all the time, and I get it online, I get it in person, so it's the drop on recall. It's a really common one. It's, you know, relatively easy to squeak through your novice, and you get into open and there's a really big monster on that drop on recall, and it catches a lot of teams, and a lot of teams struggle with it, and so people come to me that the dog is, you know, classically they're not dropping when I call him or he's dropping very slowly or he's creeping forward or he sits or he just stands and stares at me, and it is a complex exercise. There's a lot going on there, both bio-mechanically and behaviorally, with that exercise. We give a cue 'come,' and then we interrupt that behavior with a cue to do something completely different, suddenly stop and lay down, which is weird, and so there's a lot of stuff that can go on there, and it's a fairly complex training process, and when we have that kind of complexity, that opens a window for a lot of emotional problems when the people get frustrated, and the dog gets frustrated and confused, and so there can be a whole lot of baggage there, and what often it comes down to is that, you know, we start peeling away the layers and digging. Now, what's actually broken here is, well, it turned out the dog didn't actually have stimulus control on the down itself, right? So, the handler thought when I say down, the dog understands to lay down, and of course we're kind of on thin ice for a cognitive science standpoint when we talk about what dogs know and what dogs understand, but we're going to go with it, and what frequently has turned out to be the case, like, we could write a book about it, is the handler has taught the down with some kind of lure or prompt, nothing wrong with that. That's often how I teach it myself, right? But as part of the training process, if we're using some kind of physical gesture to teach the dog to lay down, and it's assuming that it's not a legal one that we can use in the ring, which in the case of food lure, of course you can't, and under no circumstances, for the drop on recall, can you step towards the dog, put your hand in front of his nose, and point towards the ground, right? That's not a valid cue at any venue that I compete in.  So most of the time we transfer that either to a hand signal, and the classic hand signal, of course, is the one-hand-straight-over-head like a traffic cop, or verbal, down, plotz, whatever, and so we have to do some kind of fading of the prompt or lure, that extra, illegal physical gesture, which often involves some amount of dropping of the head and shoulders towards the ground and/or into the dog's personal space, which is a really common way to teach a drop is we use a little bit of that spatial pressure to push into the dog's space, which causes the dog to lay down, and then we go through the steps of fading that, and then hopefully, we're now completely still and quiet with our body language. We can stand completely neutral, say "down," and the dog hits the dirt, right? What often happens is the handler thinks that's the process that's happened, but what's actually occurred is that the handler's continuing to do some amount of gesturing with the upper body, either at the same time as they say down or even just before it, and then they get in the ring, they say come when the dog is 25 feet away, they say down without that little ducking movement of the head and shoulders that has become the functional cue for the dog, and then, of course, there is no down because you did not give the same cue that you've been giving in training, and classic way to solve that is while you call the dog, and while they're coming towards you, you say down. If they don't down right away, you lean forward, step into them, with or without some amount of intimidation, and then perhaps the dog downs, and then you can say good boy and you can repeat it. Well, we can't do that in the ring, so it still doesn't solve the problem in the ring, and what the problem really is, is that original piece of the behavior, the down, is not actually on the cue that the handler thinks that the dog should be responding to. Melissa Breau: So, for problem-solving that, you then break that piece out and go back and work on just that piece, right? Hannah Branigan: Right. So, you know, what we would do to test it, then, is well, let's try just stand there and give your cue for down, and so, like 99 percent of the time, if we have the hander cross their arms, look at the ceiling, and say down, the dog just looks at them hopefully and wags his tail, right? So, "I know you're talking to me but I've never seen that cue before," and if you have them, you know, how would you normally handle this, and they will often drop their shoulders, lean forward, maybe point at the ground and gesture down, there's some upper-body movement, and the dog goes, "Oh, right, right, right!" and lays down, with or without emotional baggage, depending on what the last six months of that dog's life have looked like, right? My standard protocol is, okay, so now we know this is the situation. Let's just walk through the progression that you used to teach it originally, and so, you know, a lot of the time it's a food lure, which is fine, so we'll lure them down, great, that looks fantastic, fade the lure, now it's a gesture, dog's still dropping really nicely, start fading the gesture, the dog's continuing to drop, and then we'll get to some point in that progression where something's not quite right, like either there's a little bit of a hesitation on the part of the dog or the behavior starts to degrade. Great. That's where we want to act, right? We don't want to wait until we're at a complete failure. We're looking for that first glimmer that there's a question mark. Is it a down? Did you still want me to lay down? And then we shore that up and then continue through the progression from there. Melissa Breau: So, that kind of covers what my next question was going to be, which is what would your recommendation be to a student struggling with this issue. Is there anything you'd want to add there? I just want to make sure that, since I sent you the questions in advance, you get a chance to say anything else that you may have wanted to say. Hannah Branigan: I know. I cheated. They sent me the questions in advance. I think the main thing is kind of my visualization that I would love to share with people is when you use words like foundation, and I think that's a completely valid word to use because we are building our exercises out of these critical supporting concepts — but we often kind of think of it as like, it's like a one and done, like once I've trained these foundation skills, whatever you consider…you know you put these particular items in the foundation box, and you're done, and you tape it closed, and then you keep going.  And I think that that doesn't really do us any favors, and I really kind of prefer the learning model that we'll run across a lot in human learning and human sports, which is really more of a spiral staircase, rather than like the house, right, with the bricks, and then you just start building the house on top of the foundation, but it's more like the spiral staircase because we're never done with these behaviors. Behaviors, always, are dynamic. They're always changing, and they're always responding to their environment and processes of reinforcement and punishment and everything else, and so when I'm thinking about it in the way that I approach training and I think the way that a lot of people do, whether it's conscious or not, is I'm always moving up, I'm always moving forward, and we're always progressing, but we're always also circling past these same concepts and refining them and strengthening them and building on them, and sometimes yes, picking up gaps and filling them in as we discover them, because dogs are really good at letting us know when we've left a gap in our training, and so that's, you know, I think that spiral staircase is a really good visualization for me because I do spend a lot of time, so, you know, working on maybe positions, like the mechanics or the positions. Well, all of my dogs have sit down and stand on cue, I think, and then it's not a done thing. So, we periodically, you know, we're circling back around, and now what does my sit down and stand look like? Oh, how could I sharpen that up? What if I improve the latency on this one a little bit, or those mechanics are slipping, I need to make sure that my dog is really planting his rear end before he pushes into that drop, before we get into the drop on recall, and there's always little things that we can keep improving and refining and strengthening as we continue to build on these behaviors and make bigger, more complex exercises out of them. Melissa Breau: Awesome, and I think that that spiral staircase, I actually haven't heard it used quite that way before and I think that's really interesting and really helpful, even for me to just kind of think through training in that way. Hannah Branigan: Yeah. I invented it myself. I just thought of it. You can call it the Branigan Spiral Staircase Method. Melissa Breau: Deal. Done. I'll name the whole episode that. Hannah Branigan: Perfect. Melissa Breau: So, to round things out, I just have three more short questions for you. So, to start, what's the dog-related accomplishment that you are proudest of? Hannah Branigan: Yeah, so now we're into the beauty pageant section of the interview. Okay. So, it's not dog-related, but it's kind of fresh in my mind since we've been out of school and home for a whole week…I mean it's dog related, but not the dogs themselves. I would say that right now, at this stage, life stage that I find myself in, I am most proud of how my daughter Harper has learned to invite the dogs for petting and attention, rather than reaching out for them or grabbing them. That was something that we've worked really, really hard on for, well, four years now, and it's so awesome to watch it starting to solidify into this interaction that they have, and it started out…it's something we still coach her in, and it was very, very coached. We used a lot of tag teach to initiate it, because as a toddler, she's very grabby because she's a small primate infant person, and so I was like okay, we have to invite dogs to be petted. We don't reach out for the dog. She learned to pat her knee, pat-pat, clap her hands, clap-clap, and then she opens up her hands, palms up, and invites the dogs to come and greet her, and what is so cool is she pats pat and they're like okay, and when she opens her hands, they clearly make a choice of yes, and they come push their neck and chest into her hands and she can start petting them, or they'll just do a beautiful, smooth head-turn away, very canine, thank you, not right now, and we're still working on handling disappointment. That's, of course, that's something I, as an adult, continue to struggle with, but watching them communicate that smoothly when I'm cooking dinner and she's sitting there, and she sees Gambit and she really wants to pet him because, of course, who wouldn't? He's gorgeous. And she pat-pat, clap-clap, opens her hands, and he says oh, yes, please, finally someone to rub me, and he just melts into her hands, and she pets him, and it's so smooth and just seamless and natural, and that's another thing that, you know, when I see it, even though it's just one of those little daily miracles that kind of makes me like, oh, I get chills. Melissa Breau: That's awesome. You share lots of parenting and dog stories online, on Facebook and in other forums, so it's kind of neat. Hannah Branigan: It's all the same thing, completely the same. Melissa Breau: So, what is the best piece of training advice that you've ever heard? Hannah Branigan: Oh, that one's easy. So, Leslie Nelson: "When in doubt, throw food." And I fall back on that all the time. Whenever there's a question, something weird comes up in a training session or even at home, I don't know what to do right now, that was a very weird behavior and I have no idea how I should handle it, throw a handful of food on the ground, and while they're gobbling the food, I can think about my solution, and it turns out that there's a whole lot of behavior problems out there in the world that we can solve in very practical ways by throwing a handful of food at them. Melissa Breau: Both to give ourselves five minutes to think and to give them something else to do? Hannah Branigan: Exactly. Melissa Breau: All right. So, the last one, who is someone else in the dog world that you look up to? Hannah Branigan: Oh, okay. So, well, of course, you know I really admire Denise and Deb and Shade and all the other folks in the FDSA community. Outside of that, Ken Ramirez is really somebody that I admire a lot, well, basically because he's perfect in every way. So, I'm definitely a member of the Ken fan club. We're going to get t-shirts, maybe to share. Melissa Breau: I hope he listens to this, just so he can hear you call him perfect in every way. Hannah Branigan: He knows. I've told him. Melissa Breau: That's awesome. Well, thank you so much for joining us, Hannah, and thank you everybody else for tuning in. We'll be back in two weeks with Shade Whitesel to talk about location-specific markers and being a top IPO competitor, using R+ philosophies. If you haven't already, please subscribe on iTunes or the podcast app of your choice, and our next episode will automatically be downloaded to your phone as soon as it becomes available. CREDITS: Today's show is brought to you by the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Special thanks to Denise Fenzi for supporting this podcast. Music provided royalty-free by BenSound.com; the track featured here is called “Buddy.” Audio editing provided by Chris Lang and transcription written by CLK Transcription Services. Thanks again for tuning in -- and happy training!

My dog can only handle one stressful trigger at a time, when we hit 2 my dog begins to lose it and at 3 triggers my dog falls apart? What is Trigger Stacking?  How can I help my dog behave when faced with multiple stress triggers with ease? How can I behave when my dog is faced with multiple stress triggers?  Ana Melara, CPDT-KA Ana has been working with dogs and their families for almost 2 decades, originally in NYC and for more than 13 years here in Colorado. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and member of the (APDT) Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of (IAABC) International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She is a Canine Good Citizen evaluator. She keeps herself current by attending various workshops, seminars and conferences. Her training techniques are founded on praise-based, dog-friendly methods, and a fundamental belief that, as their guardians, we are responsible for their well-being and training. Whether she is teaching basic manners, agility, puppy socialization, potty training or addressing a dog’s aggression issues, Ana stresses to all of her human clients the profound importance that their gentle leadership plays in their dog’s training. Ana also donates her time and services to various rescue organizations in the Denver Metro Area. • Contact Phone Number: 303-238-DOGS(3647) • Contact Email: info@trainingwithgrace.com • Website: www.TrainingWithGrace.com Empowering people to know what they know about their animals. Dr. Andi works with the energy/force/information in animals bodies to allow for magical changes that are possible for each one.  This information allows owners to make different choices about the care of their animals from puppy classes to yearly vaccinations and to senior care and beyond.   What if their is a time and a place for every kind of treatment from homeopathy to energy work  to surgical intervention to traditional medicine to diet changes? With the current shift in how we view animals in our lives, often being our children, have you noticed that the information has become overwhelming as to what a parent should do….what if the “should” could go away, and we could function from what will work for each animal and the family they live with. Join Dr. Andi each week for more magical possibilities for you and your animals. www.HarpersRidge.com DrAndi@HarpersRidge.com 303-518-3688

Training a puppy? Training an adult dog? Training a rescue dog? What differences can I expect? Ana Melara, CPDT-KA Ana has been working with dogs and their families for almost 2 decades, originally in NYC and for more than 13 years here in Colorado. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and member of the (APDT) Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of (IAABC) International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She is a Cani ne Good Citizen evaluator. She keeps herself current by attending various workshops, seminars and conferences. Her training techniques are founded on praise-based, dog-friendly methods, and a fundamental belief that, as their guardians, we are responsible for their well-being and training. Whether she is teaching basic manners, agility, puppy socialization, potty training or addressing a dog’s aggression issues, Ana stresses to all of her human clients the profound importance that their gentle leadership plays in their dog’s training. Ana also donates her time and services to various rescue organizations in the Denver Metro Area. Ana can be reached by sending her a note, emailing Ana@TrainingWithGrace.com, or calling 303-238-DOGS(3647). You can also visit her website at www.TrainingWIthGrace.com. Have you ever wanted to have a magic wand to change anything including the health and happiness of your animal? Join Dr. Andi Harper as she introduces you to animal care and her animal magic using the Access Consciousness tools! For more information on Dr. Andi please visit www.HarpersRidge.com

What is positive-based dog training? What does that look like? What is a balanced approach dog training? What other dog training techniques are out their? Which technique is going to work the best for my dog, my family, my life and living? Ana Melara, CPDT-KA Ana has been working with dogs and their families for almost 2 decades, originally in NYC and for more than 13 years here in Colorado. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and member of the (APDT) Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of (IAABC) International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She is a Canine Good Citizen evaluator. She keeps herself current by attending various workshops, seminars and conferences. Her training techniques are founded on praise-based, dog-friendly methods, and a fundamental belief that, as their guardians, we are responsible for their well-being and training. Whether she is teaching basic manners, agility, puppy socialization, potty training or addressing a dog’s aggression issues, Ana stresses to all of her human clients the profound importance that their gentle leadership plays in their dog’s training. Ana also donates her time and services to various rescue organizations in the Denver Metro Area. Ana can be reached by sending her a note, emailing Ana@TrainingWithGrace.com, or calling 303-238-DOGS(3647). You can also visit her website atwww.TrainingWIthGrace.com.

My dog knows sit, is there more to training? We would love to go play at the dog park, BUT how do I get my dog to come when called? Walking my dog is no fun, he yanks and pulls me in all directions, help? Is there a way to stop my dogs from jumping on people that come over to my home? Ana Melara, CPDT-KA working with dogs and their families for almost 2 decades, originally in NYC and for more than 13 years here in Colorado. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and member of the (APDT) Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of (IAABC) International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Ana can be reached by sending her a note, emailing Ana@TrainingWithGrace.com, or calling 303-238-DOGS303-238-DOGS(3647). You can also visit her website at www.TrainingWIthGrace.com. Have you ever wanted to have a magic wand to change anything including the health and happiness of your animal?  

Victoria describes the 40th birthday celebration she masterminded for her husband including a surprise party, 4-hour ziplining and city-wide adult scavenger hunts. A tribute to our war heroes on Veterans Day weekend as well as reviews of Lincoln, Argo and Skyfall and more. Victoria recaps her Denver Dog Bite Prevention and Awareness Conference and the first annual VSPDT member trainer retreat. Also, why Victoria decides to take her message of anti-BSL awareness to municipalities like Denver that currently have breed-specific legislation. Victoria plays her interview with expert trainer Sue Sternberg from last month's Association of Pet Dog Trainers conference.. Questions or Comments? Send them to: victoria@petliferadio.com. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Denver Dog Bite Prevention and Awareness Conference with Victoria Stilwell & Holly Firfer

Highlights from Day 3 of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers conference in Kansas City. MO. Deven Gaston reports on Acupressure for the Canine Athlete, Assessing the Risk of Injury by Aggressive Dogs, and new products from the show floor.Links:Four Paws, Five Directions, A Guide To Chinese Medicine For Cats And Dogs By Cheryl SchwartzDr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide To Natural Health For Dogs & Cats by Richard & Susan PitcairnAcupressure's Potent Points: a Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments by Michael Reed GachPremier Pet Products, available via the new Canine Campus StoreMusic provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network:DEERFOOT: Hot DogginBoo Boo Davis: Talkin Bout My Dogs

News and Highlights from the First Day of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers conference in Kansas City. MO. Deven Gaston reports on the Keynote from Susan Garrett, the UPENN Canine Behavioral Research Questionnaire, and some great new stuff from Premier. Also, Music from the Podsafe Music Network and info on the new Canine Campus online Store.Links:Susan Garrett: Ruff LoveSusan Garrett: Shaping SuccessuPenn's Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research QuestionnairePremier Pet Products, available via the new Canine Campus StoreMusic provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network:Isaac Angel: Come Away - Flamenco Passion MixDEERFOOT: Hot DogginnLee Maddeford: The devil and his dog