Podcast appearances and mentions of Victoria Stilwell

Send us a textWe chat with two veterinarians and a renown pet behaviorist about a whole range of topics impacting pets. Victoria Stilwell, Dr Azalia Boyd, and Dr Michelle Gonzalez are our guests.Questions for Victoria Stilwell:(1:14) - What's the one thing that a pet owner can do to improve the life of their dog? (2:40) - Are there differences between pet ownership across countries around the world?(4:47) - You've voiced concern with breed-specific legislation, correct?(6:40) - Are there myths about ‘problem dogs?'Questions for Dr Azalia Boyd:(8:42) - How do you see your work as a veterinarian intersect with animal welfare?(10:45) - Can a pet owner's personality (or even health) impact the pet?(11:53) - What have you learned from being a podcaster, talking to experts?(13:33) - Before you treat the pet, do you need to learn the pet owner's story?(14:05) - What are some pressing animal welfare issues that you're dealing with?(17:08) - What is something about animal welfare that's misunderstood?(17:52) - What can you tell me about pet's access to care?Questions for Dr. Michelle Gonzalez:(22:32) - How does access to care work tie into protecting animals?(24:25) - What are veterinary deserts? (24:53) - When a person can't find access to care for their pet, what are the consequences?(25:40) - What is a forensic veterinarian?(26:25) - And you've studied animal hoarding?(29:10) - Is animal hoarding an addiction?(29:56) - What issue impacting pets needs the most help right now?(30:50) - Is there currently a shortage of veterinarians?Love and compassion for animals can bring everyone together. ‘Humane Voices' is the official podcast of Humane World for Animals. We'll explore the issues facing animals, interview worldwide animal experts, and discuss what you can do to get involved and help. If you care about the welfare of animals, or have a special pet or two in your life, this is the podcast for you.Contact us at podcast@humaneworld.org to offer feedback and suggest future episode topics.

It's Me Or The Dog Dog Behaviorist Victoria Stilwell is back and debating the two schools of dog training. Do you really have to be mean to your pup to get him to do what you want? There's a change in the way we're getting our dogs to behave. Listen Now Ferrets Passed Off As Toy Poodles Shoppers may not be getting what they bargained for. Vendors at a market are trying to pass off bulked-up ferrets as toy poodles. The move has reportedly tricked several people into shelling out $150 for the rodents. Listen Now Fearful Fido What do you do with a dog that's afraid of everything from lawn sprinklers to rain showers? Alan Kabel explains the process of de-sensitizing your dog and re-training him to be a more confident animal. Listen Now Internet Vet Shut Down Dr. Ron Hines used to answer medical questions at his website. That is, until the state of Texas shut him down. Now, he's part of a lawsuit to restore his First Amendment rights. This litigation will set the tone for those that give advice, from Dr. Oz to Dr. Debbie. Listen Now Groomers Aren't Just for the Rich Dogfather Joey Villani has five great reasons why you should bring your dog to the groomer regularly....even if your dog doesn't need a haircut. Listen Now ...and our Dream Team is answering your questions. Read more about this week's show.

Author, radio show host and the star of Animal Planet's It's Me or the Dog, Victoria Stilwell, joined me in this episode to talk about her book by the same name and the current projects that she is working on. The work that she does with dogs of all types and their families is featured in her book, It's Me or the Dog. She also shared information with me about her participation in National Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 15-21, 2011), some of the most common challenges she is asked to assist with, her Positively network (podcast, training, website) and how the attitudes of the families play a part in the success of the training that she recommends. If you're a fan of the It's Me or the Dog television show or the book and the work that Victoria does to help animals and their families through her training and guidance, be sure to check out this episode.

10/20 – Victoria Stilwell from It's Me or the Dog in a wide-ranging conversation regarding common tools that some dog trainers use, and should never use – in fact, should be banned. And Victoria articulately explains why. She also describes why reactive dogs are doing what they are doing, and what to do about it. It's Me or […]

Today, Jo & Vicky are joined by Victoria Stillwell from It´s Me Or The Dog and The Dog Academy, TV fame. She runs an academy to teach people to be dog trainers. Victoria has been a dog trainer and behaviour expert for over 20 years. During this varied and interesting discussion, they end up talking about why money is not a dirty word and how you can be super powerful in your business. They also discuss what those in the industry can do to support each other and improve the industry overall. Victoria also explains, step-by-step, how to create a course that works and keeps clients engaged.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Always be authentic and genuine and people will trust you and your business. Don´t be afraid to promote yourself. Celebrate your knowledge, share it, and make sure you are paid what you are worth. Spend time on shaping and growing your business instead of worrying about what others are doing. Find your why, your reason for being in the dog business. It does not have to be big; it could be as simple as I enjoy this work. You have to like people. Dog training is a tough business, and the value of the services provided is underestimated. Don´t be afraid of failure. If you have an idea ask  – How am I going to do it? Reach out and collaborate with other dog trainers in your area. Be flexible, explore, and focus on what you are doing in your business rather than what other providers are doing. If you are looking for courses to reinforce what you are teaching clients look into the resources at positively.com.   BEST MOMENTS “If you are authentic, it will shine through.” “Dog-centred first then client-centred, but both are really important.” “Every course has got to be a story. It's got to have a beginning and a middle and an end.” “Be proud that you are making money and go out there and do the best you possibly can.”   EPISODE RESOURCES https://positively.com https://www.vsdogtrainingacademy.com Socials - @victoriastilwell and @itsmeorthedog SOCIALS AND IMPORTANT LINKS https://www.tiktok.com/@letstalkdogbusiness https://www.youtube.com/@LetsTalkDogBusiness Website www.caninebusinessacademy.com Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/caninebusinessacademycommunity/     ABOUT THE HOSTS Meet Jo and Vicky! They bring a combined 25 years of expertise in the canine industry. Jo, with a background in corporate business, and Vicky, a dedicated advocate for rescue organizations, form an unstoppable team. Beyond the mic, their lives are a whirlwind – managing two successful businesses, pursuing a full-time university degree, and parenting two little ones under four. Each of their homes combined is a lively menagerie, housing five dogs and an abundance of chickens. PODCAST DESCRIPTION The ultimate hub for dog business enthusiasts!  Join hosts Jo and Vicky as they unravel the entrepreneurial journey within the canine realm. This podcast delves deep into the business side of owning a dog business, spotlighting inspiring stories of individuals who've seamlessly woven their passion into a profitable lifestyle. Tune in for candid discussions on the human behaviour behind dogs, strategies to attract dream clients, and a behind-the-scenes look at Jo and Vicky's collaborative training ventures. Get ready for client interviews, tales behind the dogs, and insightful perspectives from actual dog owners on what they seek in a trainer. This is your go-to source for navigating the dynamic world where business meets the wagging tails.

To continue our August Archive Season, Anna is joined by Trainer & Behaviourist, Victoria Stilwell, all the way from Atlanta. At the time of re recording, Victoria's second series of It's Me Or The Dog was being aired, and we chat about this and the landmark first series that aired in the UK in 2005. Victoria explains that the doggy problems are the same as they were in the first series, but more intense as our lives have changed, not least because of the pandemic. If trained dogs are happy dogs, they make for happier pet parents! Victoria champions the term ‘teaching' over ‘training, and about empowering pet parents with the skills to get the best out of your dog. And why in #NationalWalkYourDog month, getting out with your dog is the best way to be with your furry friend.Watch It's Me or the DogInstagram: @victoriastilwell and on FacebookOr visit her website positively.comFor more about Anna go to annawebb.co.ukMusic and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsCover art by JaijoCover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

Legendary dog trainer Victoria Stilwell from It's Me or the Dog and host Mikkel Becker dig deep into why dominance related training is out and why reward based training and treats are totally in. Discussions include ways to avoid escalation of aggression by using not only more humane, but also more effective methods to train dogs. Victoria and Mikkel also uncover ways they've personally grown in thier own careers as trainers, including lessons learned along the way that ultimately are helping to serve the dogs and clients in their care. Be sure to checkout the Dog Behavior Conference put on by Victoria Stilwell that's taking place April 19-21, 2024. Special guests include Fear Free's own Marty and Mikkel Becker as well as The Fear Free Podcast's host, Steve Dale. Signup here- https://www.vsdogtrainingacademy.com/dog-behavior-conference/.More on our special guest, Victoria Stilwell: Victoria Stilwell is a world-renowned dog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV series and social media sensation It's Me or the Dog as well as The Dog Academy (Channel 4), Greatest American Dog (CBS), Dogs Might Fly (Sky TV), Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs (Smithsonian Channel), Help My Dog is Out of Control (BBC One), and various featured web series including Arson Dogs, Guardians of the Night and Unsung Heroes. Having filmed over 150 episodes of It's Me or the Dog since 2005, Stilwell reaches TV audiences with her philosophy of positive training methods in over 135 countries, while the show's popular YouTube, Facebook and TikTok channels inspire new generations of dog lovers. A best-selling author of 5 books including her latest, The Ultimate Guide to Raising A Puppy, Stilwell appears frequently in the media and is widely recognized as a leader in the field of animal behavior.A passionate advocate for positive dog training methods, Stilwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Positively.com, the founder of the Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior, and the CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training – the world's premier global network of positive dog trainers. Stilwell is the recipient of multiple awards and is committed to helping the cause of animal rescue and rehabilitation and is heavily involved with organizations around the world to increase awareness of puppy mills, dogfighting, animal abuse, pet overpopulation, dog bite prevention and other animal-related causes, but she is best known as a champion for humane positive reinforcement dog training methods. She is an Ambassador for the RSPCA, International Ambassador for the Soi Dog Foundation and serves on the Advisory Boards of RedRover, The Georgia Pet Coalition, The Grey Muzzle Foundation, DogTV and Canine Assistants.

World renown dog trainer Victoria Stilwell from It's Me or the Dog and host Steve Dale discuss why Fear Free is so essential for all animals and stands as the gold standard of care. The duo also discuss ways to reduce canine aggression that include consent tests that ensure the dog's kept comfortable throughout the entire interaction. Be sure to checkout the Dog Behavior Conference put on by Victoria Stilwell that's taking place April 19-21, 2024. Special guests include The Fear Free Podcast's own host, Steve Dale, and Fear Free's own father/ daughter team, Marty and Mikkel Becker. Signup here- https://www.vsdogtrainingacademy.com/dog-behavior-conference/. More on our special guest, Victoria Stilwell: Victoria Stilwell is a world-renowned dog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV series and social media sensation It's Me or the Dog as well as The Dog Academy (Channel 4), Greatest American Dog (CBS), Dogs Might Fly (Sky TV), Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs (Smithsonian Channel), Help My Dog is Out of Control (BBC One), and various featured web series including Arson Dogs, Guardians of the Night and Unsung Heroes. Having filmed over 150 episodes of It's Me or the Dog since 2005, Stilwell reaches TV audiences with her philosophy of positive training methods in over 135 countries, while the show's popular YouTube, Facebook and TikTok channels inspire new generations of dog lovers. A best-selling author of 5 books including her latest, The Ultimate Guide to Raising A Puppy, Stilwell appears frequently in the media and is widely recognized as a leader in the field of animal behavior. A passionate advocate for positive dog training methods, Stilwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Positively.com, the founder of the Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior, and the CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training – the world's premier global network of positive dog trainers. Stilwell is the recipient of multiple awards and is committed to helping the cause of animal rescue and rehabilitation and is heavily involved with organizations around the world to increase awareness of puppy mills, dogfighting, animal abuse, pet overpopulation, dog bite prevention and other animal-related causes, but she is best known as a champion for humane positive reinforcement dog training methods. She is an Ambassador for the RSPCA, International Ambassador for the Soi Dog Foundation and serves on the Advisory Boards of RedRover, The Georgia Pet Coalition, The Grey Muzzle Foundation, DogTV and Canine Assistants.

From IT'S ME OR THE DOG on Animal Planet, a very wide-ranging conversation with superstar dog trainer Victoria Stilwell. She announces that the virtual Victoria Stilwell Academy 11th Annual Dog Behavior Conference is April 19-21 and discloses who some of the speakers are and what some of the topics are. The hope is that San Francisco – working […]

The Secret Language of Dogs Accomplished dog trainer Victoria Stilwell returns to Animal Radio airwaves to help us decode our dog's behavior. She'll tell us what some common dog gestures mean. New studies show our dogs are much smarter than we give them credit for. Do dogs feel guilt? They sure look guilty when you catch them doing something bad. Listen Now Holiday Dangers for Pets Pet World Insider Robert Semrow has his list of the Top 5 Holiday Traditions That Can Land Your Pet on the Naughty List. Make sure you listen carefully so that you won't end up at the Vet Clinic. Listen Now Pet Gift Guide Judy-Claus continues her countdown of the greatest pet and pet lover gifts for the holidays. These are inexpensive and invaluable toys and gadgets that have been tested by the Animal Radio pets. We'll have giveaways of every single item to help you fill-out your gift giving. This week we're featuring a new tool for fast-eating dogs that will slow them down and improve on their foraging skills. We'll also give away a toy that combines a ball with Emojis. Listen Now Ripley's Weird Animals Edward Meyers is back for his yearly visit. He collects oddities for Ripley's and he'll be sharing his strange picks for animals that are a bit out of the ordinary, like the cat with BIG eyes and the dog that ate a round of gun ammunition. Listen Now InsPurrational Posters for Cats Mo Golden and Ross Cowman created a business of making motivational posters for cats. At first it was a novelty idea, but it turned into something truly beneficial for both cats and humans explains Ross. Listen Now Read more about this week's show. Looking for Holiday Gift Ideas for your pet?

In this episode of The Chihuahua Podcast we sit down and talk dog training on TV with our special guest, Nanci Creedon! Qualifications Primary degree in Zoology from UCC Master's degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare from Newcastle University Certification Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants since October 2013. Provisional CAB with Association of Professional Behaviour Councillors. (APBC) Currently undergoing assessment to become full CCAB, will be submitting for the Sept 1st 2023 deadline. Research Research paper on Dog Bites published in the Irish Veterinary Journal “Dog bite injuries to humans and the use of breed-specific legislation: a comparison of bites from legislated and non-legislated dog breeds” Continued Education Has attended – PACT – Introduction to Clinical Animal Behaviour - Ongoing Jim Crosby – The Forensics of Aggression Online Course IAABC 2022 IAABC – Stress and the Animal in Front of You - 2021 Dr. Karen Overall (Animal Events UK) 22nd-24th September 2017 Woof 2017 (Domesticated Manners) 10th-12th Feb 2017 Dr Karen Overall (Animal Events UK) May 8th, 9th, 10th 2015 Professor Jaak Panksepp - World Leading Neuroscientist 1 Day Seminar 21st April 2015 APBC Annual Conference 14/09/2014 Rise VanFleet The Human Half of Dog Training 15/09/2014 Canine Aggression & Case Investigation 16th & 17th June 2014 Dog Bite Prevention Conference (Victoria Stilwell Organisation) May 31st June 1st, 2014 APDT Ireland Annual Conference 22/06/2014 Sarah Kalnajs Seminar, 2nd March 2013 Leash reactivity: From Cause to Cure “WOOF”: The European Training & Behaviour Conference22nd, 23rd, 24th February 2013 Collection of seminar DVD's worth over £1500 acquired over the past 8 years with speakers from Patricia McConnell to Ken Ramerez, to Chirag Patel, to Nicolas Dodman and many others in between. Expert Witness Has provided expert witness in two cases in Irish courts. Professional Experience Creedons Dog Care 2010-2022 Former owner of Creedons Dog Care, Ireland's oldest doggie daycare centre, opened in 2010, and sold in 2022 to former manager. During my time at Creedons I ran weekly puppy classes, obedience classes, private training sessions and behaviour modification sessions. Creedons College 2015-Present Director at Creedons College, a nationally accredited adult educational institution running online and classroom-based courses. I have designed, developed and delivered multiple classroom, and online based educational courses. I delivered both the Practical Dog Training course and the Professional Dog Training Instructor courses from 2015 to 2020. The programmes are now delivered by Josanne Dodd, a certified behaviour consultant. RTE 2013-2020, 2022- I appear on RTE's Today Show with Maura and Daithi delivering dog behaviour advice on live TV. Channel 5 2020 Featured on a 4-episode TV series, Cats and Dogs at War with Chirag Patel, where I provided dog expert advice to families where the cat and dog are not getting along. Channel 4 2022 Feature in series 1 of 8-episode series The Dog Academy, for Channel 4, staring alongside Victoria Stilwell. I provided insight into the development of dog's behaviour challenges to pet owners during clinics. www.nancicreedon.co.uk Find us on Facebook at The Chihuahua Podcast Find Kate at Carry on Canine! Find Hayley at Halo Pups! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechihuahuapodcast/message

We've all done it – looked into our dog's eyes and wished we knew what they were thinking. We enlisted the help of our dear friend, Victoria Stilwell. She is the dog-training mastermind behind the hit show It's Me or the Dog, the Victoria Stilwell Academy, and many other projects. She's a big deal in the dog-training world and we were so excited to have her on this week's podcast.We're trying a book club episode! On November 7th, we will talk to Nikki Erlick, author of The Measure. Send your questions about the book and for Nikki at podcast@theholdernessfamily.com. You can get the book, The Measure, here! Kim and Penn are online content creators known for their award-winning videos, including original music, song parodies, and comedy sketches. Their videos have resulted in over 2 billion views and 8 million followers across their social media platforms since they (accidentally) went viral in 2013. They have a best-selling book on marriage communication, a top-rated podcast, a fun-filled family card game, and most recently, they were the winners on Season 33 of The Amazing Race.The Holderness Family Podcast is edited and engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media and produced by Ann Marie Taepke, Sam Pressman, and Ashley Cimino.Follow us on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TikTok Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to prepare your dog for the 4th of July? Dog trainer Victoria Stilwell has the answers

We are so excited to introduce you to Jamie Diaz, Owner and Training Director of Lucky Dog Training Club & Dynamite Dog Training . She has been passionately training dogs for over 15 years using strictly positive reinforcement/force free methods.  She is a certified Dog Trainer with a CPDT-KA certification and is licensed under Victoria Stilwell. As part of Victoria Stilwell's Positive Dog Training Team, Jamie is an ambassador for force free methods and serves as a mentor to aspiring force free trainers around the country.She is also a certified K9 Nose work instructor, CGC evaluator, Trick Dog Certified Trainer, and is working on case studies for the Treat/Retreat Certification that focuses on dog to people reactivity. She is also proud to serve as an evaluator and instructor for the great new program C.L.A.S.S. which was formed by the APDT to promote training focused on the use of positive reinforcement and to strengthen relationships through positive training methods.Jamie also owns Dynamite Dog Training, which currently has two training centers; the original location in Deerfield Beach that has been successfully operating for 10 years, and a second center in Delray Beach that has been in operation for 4 years now.Jamie and her team offer online training sessions.Don't miss to check out her TikTok video with 1 million views!! Yes, you read it right:)https://www.tiktok.com/@dynamitedogtraining/video/7138841881227562283?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1Connect with Jamie Diaz:https://www.dynamitedogtraining.com/ and https://luckydogtrainingclub.comIG:may https://instagram.com/luckydogtrainingclubhttps://instagram.com/dynamitedogtrainingFB:https://www.facebook.com/LuckyDogTrainingClubhttps://www.facebook.com/dynamitedogtraining Upcoming events for Petpix World *******Petpix Birthday - September 28th Check out our amazing Petpix world free courses:https://www.petpixworld.com/free-coursesJoin our free Petpix community:https://www.petpixworld.com/petpix-world-community Advertise your business with us on our top go-to platform for all pet lovers and pet business owners across the globe.https://www.petpixworld.com/advertise-with-petpix-world

Sometimes as dog trainers, we focus much of our attention on the dog, and meeting the needs of that dog in front of us. Though, we can sometimes lose sight of the person on the other end of the leash, and accommodating their needs as well. In this episode of Fresh Bites on The Bitey End of the Dog I have an educational conversation with Abigail Witthauer about effectively working with people with disabilities, and ensuring that success can happen at both ends of the leash. Abigail also gives excellent advice on addressing the issue of ableism in the dog training community, and I hope the conversation about the many issues with ableism, and how it can impact our friends and colleagues, continues beyond this podcast. 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 Abigail (she/her):Abigail is the founder and owner of Roverchase and has been a professional dog trainer for nearly two decades. As one of the most certified dog trainers in the southeastern U.S., she a certified canine behavior consultant, a certified professional dog trainer, and one of just 70 trainers worldwide selected by Victoria Stilwell to hold the prestigious title of Victoria Stilwell Professional Dog Trainer.​Abigail previously has worked as a veterinary technician, professional groomer, and professional pet sitter. When Abigail is not at Roverchase, she can often be found on her small hobby farm in Alabaster and working within the non-profit The Roverchase Foundation.  Support the show

World-renowned dog trainer Victoria Stilwell (remember her from It's Me or the Dog?), creator of The Bleu Horses; sculptor Jim Dolan and, Mogie Bearden-Muller on cross country course design.  A classic mash-up.The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek:  co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: Producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsGuests: Victoria Stilwell, Jim Dolan, Mogie Bearden-MullerThere's an App for that!  Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by: Horseloverz.com, Purina Animal Nutrition and Listeners Like You!Support the show

World-renowned dog trainer Victoria Stilwell (remember her from It's Me or the Dog?), creator of The Bleu Horses; sculptor Jim Dolan and, Mogie Bearden-Muller on cross country course design.  A classic mash-up.The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek:  co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: Producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsGuests: Victoria Stilwell, Jim Dolan, Mogie Bearden-MullerThere's an App for that!  Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by: Horseloverz.com, Purina Animal Nutrition and Listeners Like You!Support the show

It's Dog Bite Prevention Week and we will do our part by chatting with some important guests. Victoria Stilwell is the host of Animal Planet's, “It's Me or The Dog!” She's also a renowned dog trainer and one of our favorite guests. She'll share ways we can avoid dog bites. Dr. Jose Arce is the President of the American Veterinary Medical Association and he has all the data on dog bites, why they happen, and what we can do to prevent them. Steve helps listeners by phone and email.

Dog trainer Victoria Stilwell from Animal Planet's It's Me or the Dog talks about how asking a dog consent to be petted or played with can further cut down on dog bites. Stilwell is among the guests of a Facebook Live event, April 11 at 1:30 p.m. I am moderating this Live panel discussion calledWorking Together to Prevent […]

Steve Dale talks with Animal Planet’s Victoria Stilwell about dog biting and how it can be prevented. They also discuss consent when it comes to wanting to pet a dog.

When the universe matches two people committed to education and personal development, and combines them with a love of dogs and a desire to make the most of their talents, the magic of Social Pet Hotel is born. Meet Bill & Amy Hillis, Owners of Social Pet Hotels in Charlotte & Pineville, NC. They are too humble to admit it, but this dog-loving power couple is paving the way for the future of pet care, committed to educating pet parents about behavior and understanding that each dog is unique and deserves customized care.https://socialpethotel.com https://www.facebook.com/socialpethotel/ https://www.facebook.com/socialpetcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/socialpetpineville/ https://www.instagram.com/socialpetcharlotte/  https://www.instagram.com/socialpetspa 

To kick off the New Year Anna is joined by Trainer & Behaviourist, Victoria Stilwell, all the way from Atlanta. With Victoria's second series of It's Me Or The Dog being aired, we chat about this and the landmark first series that aired in the UK in 2005. Victoria explains that the doggy problems are the same as they were in the first series, but more intense as our lives have changed, not least because of the pandemic. If trained dogs are happy dogs, they make for happier pet parents! Victoria champions the term ‘teaching' over ‘training, and about empowering pet parents with the skills to get the best out of your dog. And why in #NationalWalkYourDog month, getting out with your dog is the best way to start 2022.Watch It's Me or the DogInstagram: @victoriastilwell and on FacebookOr visit her website positively.comFor more about Anna go to annawebb.co.ukMusic and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsCover art by JaijoCover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff PawtraitsTo advertise on or sponsor A Dog's Life email: info@theloniouspunkproductions.com

Meet Kendall Duncan and Angie Pickren from Canine Cabana near Tampa, FL. These two became best friends at Busch Gardens caring for all kinds of crazy animals, and chose to make the leap together to open their own pet care facility in 2008. Their love of animals matches beautifully with their love of growing young people, and creating a culture that folks can't wait to work in! Owner Bios: https://caninecabana.biz/who-we-are/Social:FB: https://www.facebook.com/caninecabanaflIG: https://www.instagram.com/caninecabanafl/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CanineCabanaFL

Lucky Dog He was the Emmy Award winning host of CBS's Lucky Dog. Brandon McMillan is back to teach us the basics: Sit, Stay, Down, Come, Off, Heel and No. He'll also clear up the confusion between the techniques taught by Cesar Millan and Victoria Stilwell. Listen Now Is Your Dog's Halloween Costume Sexist?? Young girls may be discarding their princess wands for superhero capes this Halloween, but not so in the canine world. The glass ceiling appears to be firmly in place at PetSmart, where career costumes labeled "male" include firefighter and police officer, while female dogs can choose between a pink cowgirl costume or ballerina. At Party City, Super-girl and Wonder Woman dog costumes were priced 30% higher than Superman costumes. Listen Now Costume Giveaway Madonna Sheehy from HalloweenCostumes.com has the list of top pet costumes for your furry-companion. She even has matching human/pet costumes. Will you be a part of the 16% that dresses our pets up for Halloween? Madonna will also give away two costumes of your choice. Listen Now Yes, You Can Train A Cat! Cat Psychologist Pam Johnson-Bennett is back with tips on training the feline persuasion. She'll also explain why cats gravitate toward cat-haters and those that are allergic to them. Pam will also enlighten us to why cats must sit on your homework or computer keypad. Listen Now What Types Of Pets Should Be Allowed On Airplanes? Turkeys, pigs and even roosters have flown the friendly skies, carried onto commercial planes by passengers who identified their furry and feathered friends as emotional support animals. But a committee of airline representatives and disabled rights advocates continues meetings in Washington, D.C. to come up with new rules on what type of animals should be permitted on planes and what documents should be required to prove the animals are legitimately needed. Listen Now Read more about this week's show.

Victoria Stilwell is probably best known as the star of the international hit TV and YouTube series “It's me or the Dog” where she helps owners tame their unruly pups. But there is so much more to this world-renowned dog trainer, best-selling author, award winning TV presenter, animal rescuer and dog ambassador, who has been educating and entertaining audiences across 120 countries since 2005. A passionate advocate for positive reinforcement dog training methods, Stilwell is editor-in-chief of Positively.com and CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training, via which she has created a global network of world-class positive reinforcement dog trainers.  Victoria originally trained as an actress and had parts in TV shows and on the stage, but it was dogs that stole her heart from when she was a little girl. In this Long Leash, she shares her story from childhood, and sheds light on one email that would catapult her into homes around the world and give her the perfect platform to show people a kinder way to train dogs. About Victoria Stilwell  Victoria Stilwell is a world-renowned dog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV and YouTube series It's Me or the Dog. Having filmed over 110 episodes plus multiple other TV projects, Stilwell reaches audiences in over 100 countries with her philosophy of positive training methods. A best-selling author, Stilwell appears frequently in the media and is widely recognized as a leader in the field of animal behavior. As a passionate advocate for positive dog training methods, Stilwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Positively.com and Positively TV, the founder of the Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior, and the CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training – the world's premier global network of positive reinforcement dog trainers. The recipient of multiple awards, Stilwell is committed to helping the cause of animal rescue and rehabilitation and is heavily involved with organizations around the world to increase awareness of puppy mills, dogfighting, animal abuse, pet overpopulation, dog bite prevention and other animal-related causes, but she is best known as a champion for force-free positive reinforcement dog training methods. She is an Ambassador for the RSPCA, International Ambassador for the Soi Dog Foundation and serves on the Advisory Boards of RedRover, The Georgia Pet Coalition, The Grey Muzzle Foundation, DogTV, Dognition, and Canine Assistants. https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaStilwell https://twitter.com/victorias https://www.youtube.com/victoriastilwell https://www.instagram.com/victoriastilwell/ https://www.facebook.com/vsdogacademy/ About The Long Leash  Thank you for joining us. If you have enjoyed listening, please SUBSCRIBE so you'll never miss out!   Check out Dog Podcast Network for other dog-adjacent shows.  Follow us in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Michael Scott & Tammy Medsker, two artists and animal lovers, sold their home and most of their belongings and are traveling full time in their RV with their pets! We talk about art, life, rescue animals and more. Happy tails abound. Buckle up end enjoy the ride! Is that one too many campy puns for you campers? Wooo, let's go! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TilFurtherNoticeTammy & Scott's bio/blog post: Blog story https://www.tilfurthernotice.com/post/the-big-leap-how-we-came-to-live-the-rv-lifeTil Further Notice Website: https://tilfurthernotice.com Tam's Creative Corner:IG: Mixed Media Res Artist, Tammy (@tamscreativecorner) • Instagram photos and videosYouTube: Tams Creative Corner - YouTube

What started as a texting group of Mueller dog moms including entrepreneur Joana Zarur has grown into the development of an app where people can set up play dates for their dogs! Creative Director, Joana Zarur and Software Engineer Rob Cowart have joined forces to bring the app to life.  The goal of the app is to create moments, connections, and great memories for dog moms and dads – making life better for energetic dogs who need socialization and exercise. The benefit for you? Find local people who have playful dogs that want to meet up. It's a dog party!Links: Postnet Austin (Downtown)https://locations.postnet.com/tx/austin/1401-lavaca-st Dog Dates on Instagram dog dates (@dog_dates_atx) • Instagram photos and videos Euphoria Technologies Euphoria Engineering – your online solution provider (euphoria-tech.com)

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Victoria Stilwell. It's always a pleasure for me to host and chat with Victoria Stilwell. The conversation moved quickly through comparing Cadburys to Hershey's chocolate. We covered the important topic of how we, the British, define biscuits versus the term more commonly used in the US, cookies. We did soon reach the important topics and had some thought-provoking discussions about dog breeding, puppy mills and much more. Thank you, Victoria, for all the great work you do, for being a great guest and for always being a fabulous sport! About Victoria Stilwell Victoria Stilwell is a world-renowned dog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV series It's Me or the Dog. Having filmed over 110 episodes of It's Me or the Dog beginning in 2005, Stilwell is able to reach audiences in over 120 countries with her philosophy of positive training methods. She also served as a judge for Greatest American Dog on CBS, as the behavior specialist for Dogs Might Fly on Sky One, and as the resident dog behavior expert on the One Show on BBC1. Her most recent show, Dogs With Extraordinary Jobs, airs worldwide including Channel 5 in the UK and the Smithsonian channel in the USA. logo-IMOTDA passionate advocate for positive reinforcement dog training methods, Stilwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Positively.com which features a roster of Positively Contributors comprised of the world's leading veterinary behaviorists, dog trainers and behavioral scientists. She is a vocal opponent of punitive, dominance-based training techniques which often result in 'quick fixes' but ultimately cause more long-term harm than good while damaging the owner-dog relationship. Learn more here

From corporate law to cleaning homes, Angela Spencer is giving people back their lost quality time by cleaning up. Angela talks about her journey into small biz ownership, why she's so passionate about her job, and with Bart's help, ways we can keep our house clean with all our messy, loveable pets. Links:Two Maids Website: https://twomaidsroundrock.com Two Maids RR Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/2MaidsRoundRock Angela Spencer's Bio:  About Us | Two Maids Round Rock

In this episode we talk with Robin Bennett, CPDT-KA and Susan Briggs, MA, CPACO from The Dog Gurus. We work with them frequently and always appreciate their time and insights. We talk about their history working together, working with other pet care professionals, their philosophy, and much more! Their mission in their own words, "...is to help fellow pet care business owners learn from our experience (and the wrong turns we’ve made along the way) to avoid costly mistakes, increase profits, build the brand you’ve always envisioned, and, ultimately, find the freedom to love your pet care business just as much as you love the pet that inspired you to start in the first place!" Come and learn with us from some certified gurus!Links:Https://thedoggurus.com Https://paccc.org

Michael is a an internationally sought after keynote speaker and presenter on the topic of aggression at numerous events, conferences, and universities worldwide. He has mentored and presented to thousands of animal professionals in twelve different countries and has been a guest at every major dog training conference in the U.S. and Mexico including the APDT, IAABC, FDSA, Clicker Expo, Victoria Stilwell's DBC, PPG, CICA, Owners of Dog Daycares, and The Aggression in Dogs Conferences.Michael is fully Certified through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and is one of fewer than 300 CDBCs worldwide. He is the founder of the Aggression in Dogs Master Course  at aggressivedog.com and currently teaches trainers and behavior consultants in more than 25 countries how to work with aggression cases.Michael also has a great podcast called The Bitey end of the Dog. Interview Questions:Define dog aggression?What are the different types of dog aggression?How do dogs become aggressive?How important is sleep for young puppies?What about fear, anxiety, and stress?What about the owners stress and anxiety?What are dog behavior consultants and dog trainers seeing more of since COVID-19?Have you seen more young puppies with dog aggression?What are the first signs that new puppy owners should look for with their dog being aggressive?How can we help prevent or minimize the possibility of our puppies developing dog aggression. Do male dogs that get neutered become more aggressive?Visit Michaels website at https://aggressivedog.com/ Be sure to visit our website  https://www.puppytalkpodcast.com/Our sponsor is Top Gun Dog Training at https://topgundogtraining.com/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/puppytalk)

We catch up with long time friend Sheri Soltes, President and Founder of Service Dogs, Inc. Her organization has been helping dogs learn how to help people since 1988. This is THE episode to share with every dog lover you know! Tune in to one of the most entertaining locals from the Texas dog world where we discuss everything from their work training service dogs for the disabled, first responders and children in court to how positive training evolved from training whales. Let's dig in!Links:Website: https://www.servicedogs.org Calendars: https://www.servicedogs.org/product/dogs-hearts-2021-calendar-with-shipping/Donations: https://donate.servicedogs.org/give/201304/#!/donation/checkout

In a joyous celebration, an array of stars from the 'One of the Family' podcasts speak from the heart about why they think dogs are just amazing. Hear Ricky Gervais, Kevin Bridges, Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick, Gabby Logan, Rebecca Front, Chris Packham, Susie Dent, Nihal Arthanayake, Sara Cox, Gary Lineker and two of the world's greatest dog experts Alexandra Horovitz and Victoria Stilwell, We love them and they love us. It's a beautiful thing - as you'll hear. But you knew that.

In this episode Deb chats with longtime friend Aislynn Ross about preparing her fur babies for the newborn baby!Aislynn is the owner of Ace of Paws Dog Training based in New Jersey http://www.aceofpawstraining.com/Aislynn has always had a deep love and understanding for animals of all kinds ever since she was a little girl. However, her true intrigue for understanding canine cognition began with the adoption of her first rescue dog Apollo. Apollo was about a year and a half old, and Aislynn quickly found out for the first time what it was like to have a fearful, insecure dog. Apollo was such a sweet, loyal, loving boy to her as his owner. However within a few months of owning him, Apollo started growling and lunging at their guests coming through the front door. Aislynn soon realized this was a severe issue, and needed to be managed as soon as possible. Aislynn felt completely helpless. Every trainer seemed to be thousands of dollars, and she didn't know where to turn. This is the beginning of what sparked her interest in learning as much as she possibly could about dogs, their behavior, and the way they perceive the world around them. At the time Victoria Stilwell's “It's Me Or The Dog” was a popular show on Animal Planet and she began to obsessively watch, and to study her own dog, Apollo's, behaviors. Aislynn began to understand the importance of positive based training vs punitive training, especially when it comes to fearful, insecure dogs. Apollo had many people that loved and helped care for him, but sadly his aggressive behaviors became too severe. Unfortunately, Apollo's story did not end as a happy one. Although heartbroken, Aislynn took that experience and made it her mission to help as many people and pets as possible in Apollo's honor.After a few years Aislynn decided to take the plunge into the veterinary field and learned everything she possibly could to truly make a difference in this world. In 2011 Aislynn began as a receptionist (client service coordinator) at Banfield Pet Hospital in Marlton, NJ and worked as hard as she could to advance her career. Within four months she was promoted to Veterinary Technician (Pet Nurse), and was taught to excel as an exam room technician, phlebotomist, radiology technician, laboratory technician, among many other duties that were required of her. Six months later she was trained in surgical anesthetic monitoring (spays, neuters, dental cleanings) at Banfield Pet Hospital. In August 2012, Aislynn was hired as a veterinary technician at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, and rapidly learned how fast paced an emergency animal hospital could be. It was at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital she learned true quality care should always be a priority. She learned about emergency care, pet CPR, extensive surgical monitoring, in patient care, & how to truly help clients through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Most importantly, for her passion of animal behavior, she learned about proper restraint with pets in small confined spaces, and how to really be able to read body language efficiently in high pressure situations. In 2013 Aislynn began Penn Foster Career School's Dog Obedience Trainer program. Then in June 2014 she decided to take a risk and start up her own company for the first time ever, thus Ace Of Paws was born. July 2014 Aislynn decided to focus 100% of her time to Ace Of Paws, which unfortunately meant leaving the job she loved very much at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital. Luckily, the owners and staff at Mount Laurel are kind, compassionate, supportive people, and still to this day Aislynn has a great working relationship with them. In October 2014 Aislynn completed her first program in the dog trainer field and was now a Certified Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructor through Penn Foster Career School. Although Penn Foster's program taught her about the use of all dog training tools and methods, Aislynn decided it was her duty to educate dog owners about the large benefits of earning their dogs trust, and the importance of having a positive based training experience together.. ​Aislynn has always believed in kindness, and treating others the way you would like to be treated. So she thought "Why would I run my business any differently?" For many years, Aislynn was told by many people that she would not get anywhere by training dogs solely positive based. Luckily deep down she knew there had to be a better way then “forcing a dog into submission” or pretending to be their “alpha”. Aislynn's goal from the beginning has been to build an entire team of like-minded individuals who truly value the bond between canine & human, and to genuinely help as many dogs and families as she can. Our mission is to educate owners, rescues, and the animal world about the importance, benefit, and the necessity of doing positive based training with their beloved companion. Aislynn is a proud member of The Pet Professional Guild, The Association For Force-Free Professionals, is a volunteer for Don't Bully Us Rescue, and is currently enrolled in CATCH Canine Trainer Academy's Master Class. Once her program is completed Aislynn will become a CATCH Certified Behavior Consultant, and will be able to take on more challenging cases as a whole. As of present day, Aislynn is a proud mommy to her new beautiful rescue girl Twixie (from Don't Bully Us Rescue). Unfortunately in December 2018 Coorise girl lost her battle with Canine Lymphoma & in November 2019 Evie girl passed away due to liver cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we get to know Debi Krakar, founder of The Dog Alliance, and a woman with a huge heart for dogs. Debi discusses the many programs offered, including the Train Your Own Service Dog program, Hounds for Heroes, and their force free Shear Excellence Grooming Academy. Her heart for positive training knows no bounds!Debi Krakar, CPDT-KA, Founder & Executive DirectorDebi Krakar founded the Dog Alliance in 2006 with a vision of improving the lives of families in her community based on the powerful bond we have with dogs. She is the driving force behind creating the therapeutic programs of The Dog Alliance.The Dog Alliancehttps://www.thedogalliance.org/ Bow Wow Reading Dogs Virtual Reading Programhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WEPeEoAeQav6LYir0CewINSsjF3rNtZ Petco stops selling shock collarshttps://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/business/petco-shock-collars/index.html Veterans Service Dog Programhttps://www.thedogalliance.org/houndsforheroes Shear Excellence Grooming Academyhttps://academy.thedogalliance.org/w/events/28-shear-excellence-dog-grooming-academy Assistance Dogs Internationalhttps://assistancedogsinternational.org/

We sat down with Don Hanson from Green Acres Kennel Shop in Bangor, Maine. Don is an incredible resource in the training community, and a joy to talk to. We deep dive on the reason he's so passionate about positive reinforcement training, and his commitment to moving the needle toward a world without shock collars and other aversive training methods and tools. We always enjoy getting to spend time with Don, and we hope you will too!Links:Green Acres Kennel Shop - https://www.greenacreskennel.com/ Pet Professional Guild - https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/ Shock Free Coalition - https://www.shockfree.org/

What a great time we had talking with Kate Knecht of Tomlinson's, a 4th generation family owned pet store in Central Texas. Kate tells the story of the family biz, their core values, and how she helped carry the family business through Covid and into the next generation by creating their online store. We also learn how they choose to grow and ways they give back to the community. Don't miss the speed round at the end. It's eye popping!https://tomlinsons.com/

In this episode of the podcast, we talk with the Austin Humane Society's own Frances Jonon about ALL our memories together, Bart bidding $3K he didn't really have to spend, and all the awesome work Frances does leading a great organization that helps a huge amount of animals every year.Links:https://austinhumanesociety.org Summer Kids Series: https://austinhumanesociety.org/summer-kids-seriesTeddy Bear Surgery: https://austinhumanesociety.org/teddy-bear-surgeryFrances is the President and CEO of the Austin Humane Society, a non-profit animal shelter in Austin, Texas. AHS serves approximately 11,000 dogs and cats annually through adoption, disaster and spay/neuter services. As President and CEO since 2005 Frances has overseen a 300% increase in animals served, an annual operating budget that has more than doubled, the addition of an endowment, a Feral Cat Clinic, a core of over 750 volunteers, a partnership with Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine, the launch of several new initiatives including an education series inspiring compassion in over 1300 kids and their families annually, and, currently underway, a capital campaign for a new campus. Frances lives in Austin with her husband Mike, 4 year old daughter Julia, Olivia the pug and Mia the cat.

The world-famous dog expert and trainer Victoria Stilwell explains the language of our dogs. What are they saying? What do they mean? How can we understand them? And then it's the dogs in our language. Countdown's Susie Dent talks about their ever-present influence. And actor Mark Moraghan is perhaps ‘ best in show'. All in all - it's the dog's bollards.

Just got a dog, or thinking of taking the plunge? You WON'T want to miss the Victoria Stilwell's take on the ESSENTIALS for raising a puppy in a busy family home. From hosting and appearing on many TV shows, to running her own academy for dog trainers, Victoria shares her professional (and personal) experience - from the highs to the lows - and everything in between!It's a MUST listen to anyone getting a new dog. Victoria's wonderful book: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Puppy: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Raising-Puppy-Train-ebook/dp/B07MPTLBVB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QS37HAHGGTQ3&dchild=1&keywords=the+ultimate+guide+to+raising+a+puppy+victoria+stilwell&qid=1589306756&sprefix=puppies+victoria+stil%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1Victoria's website, The VS Academy for more information on finding a trainer, or becoming a trainer, check out: https://positively.com/dog-training/And as usual, all my FAMILY-SPECIFIC videos, posters, blogs & TONS of resources for families to learn what to teach their kids/dog, The Family Dog: thefamilydog.com

There is a common thread that occurs for most dog trainers, dog walkers and pet sitters and that is having to deal with the varied pet challenges that arise in a given day. It is rarely about just walking, sitting or training a dog. Inevitably there are some tricky situations that arise during the course […]

Carlos & Brian analyze a "training" video by Victoria Stilwell. Follow along and watch her video to learn the WRONG way to let a dog greet you, the WRONG way to respond to an excited, disrespectful dog who jumps on you when you enter a house, the WRONG way to "claim" a bone, and the WRONG way to then respond to a dog who snaps at you for being near 'his' bone. Then listen to us and learn the RIGHT way to do these things. We practice these techniques every day with our dogs and our clients' dogs and we get results. We can teach you how to do it, too!

Victoria shares details about the 2020 UK Dog Behaviour Conference, including new and returning fascinating speakers and a teaser for a brand new important training protocol she will be revealing at the conference. Also, a discussion about the new research being done to confirm how dogs understand spoken human languages. Victoria shares her thoughts about the public discussion regarding whether shock collars should be used in dog training, including the conversation she had in a radio interview with the Radio Pet Lady recently on the topic. Misconceptions about what positive training is (and isn't) in the great debate about dog training methods. EPISODE NOTES: A Shocking Discussion

It’s getting cold outside (at least in some parts of the country) and so we need to be careful with our dogs outside, especially our small dogs. Dr. Mark Russak stops by to share tips on keeping our pets safe and happy in the cold weather. We continue our conversation with the wonderful Victoria Stilwell about her new book "The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Puppy." Steve helps listeners by phone and email.

World-renowned dog trainer and host of the international hit television series, It’s Me Or The Dog, Victoria Stilwell joins Tim for this episode. Victoria and Tim discuss her latest book, The Ultimate Guide To Raising A Puppy. They discuss important topics for successfully raising a puppy, like setting a proper schedule, potty training and socialization. Have a listen to find out how you can raise the perfect puppy and have a new best friend. EPISODE NOTES: The Ultimate Guide To Raising A Puppy – Victoria Stilwell with Tim Link

Carlos & Brian discuss the fallacies of this trainer's methods as well as her initial rationale which her methods are based on.

Summary: Kamal Fernandez is an internationally renowned dog trainer and seminar instructor, Championship Obedience Judge, Crufts competitor and the head trainer and owner of East London Dog Training. He has over 25 years of practical dog training experience, based on a combination of science and hands on work that have led him to establish a reputation for positive training and to champion reward-based methods all over the world. Kamal has made a study of psychology and began his career as a police officer working with young offenders -- this has shaped his training philosophy and helped him craft a style that gets the best from his students, human and canine alike. He's probably most well-known for teaching heelwork, his primary focus here at FDSA, but he's successfully used rewards based methods in a wide variety of dog sports, including obedience, agility, protection sports and canine freestyle. His training specialty revolves around using play and games to create motivation and control. Links Mentioned: Dogs Might Fly Youtube Channel Next Episode:  To be released 8/18/2017, featuring Melissa Chandler talking about nosework, parkour, and problem solving for soft dogs. 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 Kamal Fernandez. Kamal is an internationally renowned dog trainer and seminar instructor, Championship Obedience Judge, Crufts competitor and the head trainer and owner of East London Dog Training. He has over 25 years of practical dog training experience, based on a combination of science and hands on work that have led him to establish a reputation for positive training and to champion reward-based methods all over the world. Kamal has made a study of psychology and began his career as a police officer working with young offenders -- this has shaped his training philosophy and helped him craft a style that gets the best from his students, human and canine alike. He's probably most well-known for teaching heelwork, his primary focus here at FDSA, but he's successfully used rewards based methods in a wide variety of dog sports, including obedience, agility, protection sports and canine freestyle. His training specialty revolves around using play and games to create motivation and control. Hi Kamal, welcome to the podcast! Kamal Fernandez: Hi Melissa! Thank you for having me. Melissa Breau: I'm so glad to chat. Heelwork is always everybody's favorite topic, so.. Kamal Fernandez: Yes, so this should be an interesting conversation. Melissa Breau: To start us out, can you tell us a bit about your own dogs -- who they are and what you're working on with them? Kamal Fernandez: I have a malinois, I have border collies, I have a German spitz, I have a boxer, and I have a poodle-cross Jack Russell. So I have a real array of dogs and they do various things. Obviously, the primary focus for the majority of my career has been  as an obedience competitor, but I've recently moved to begin doing other disciplines. Primarily for a bit of a change, really. I think I've been doing it for quite a long while, and I was looking for new challenges and something to sort of take my training a little bit further, and I've dappled with lots of disciplines throughout my career. So my border collie and my spitz both compete in agility, and my boxer, the intention with him is to do IPO. He's in the midst of training at the moment; he had quite a long period off with injury, 2 years out with quite a severe injury, so he's just been, probably in the last year, been brought back into work so we've got a lot of catch-up to do. And my malinois and my older border collie, they both do obedience. I'm sort of shifting my goals as it were to new disciplines and I've sort of done obedience for so long I just want to have a little bit of a change and I think for an instructor and a teacher it's really good to keep fresh and to teach your dog new things, and also be a recipient of being a student as well. I think that's really healthy.        Melissa Breau: So you're pushing into Agility, is that what you're saying? Kamal Fernandez: Yeah, so I've just started -- my spitz does agility. He's up to… I'm not sure what the equivalent would be in the US but he's at grade 5 level now, and my border collie bitch is just starting her competitive career. So they're both doing… I've been really really pleased with them, I've only.. My times a bit… well, obviously, I have a young child now -- a baby -- so my time's a little bit limited, which is always a constant battle. Bless their hearts, they seem to be carrying me a little bit at the moment, to be honest, but that's a good foundation. They're great; they're all doing really really well.       Melissa Breau: That's awesome. I know you mentioned you started out in obedience, so how did you first get into that -- how did you start out in dog sports? Kamal Fernandez: So, I was always obsessed with dogs and I was always fanatical about the prospect of owning one. And I badgered my parents for years and years and years about getting a dog and they eventually succumbed, and they buckled in to me to get a dog. And that dog was absolutely every single behavioral issue you can probably ever encounter, that one dog had. And it was largely down to pet dog owners -- you just, just naive people thinking “I tell it sit, why doesn't it sit?” “I let it off the lead, why doesn't it come back?” We just didn't understand the concept of training a dog, we just -- like a lot of people -- we just assumed the dog came hard-wired to do it. I actually was watching agility on television, and there was a guy there called Greg Derrett who anybody who knows about agility, he's one of the top competitors and trainers in the world, and Greg's a little bit older than me, and he was there competing at Crufts in the junior competition and I always thought, well, if he can do it as a junior -- and i think he won that year -- I thought well it must be achievable, i must be able to do it. So I tried to contact the local agility club and at that point they said you can't start bringing a dog to agility until you've gone to obedience training. She wasn't a puppy-puppy, she must have been 6-10 months old, and they said you can't start with her until she's well over a year, so I thought, “Oh god, what am I going to do for this time?” Anyway, they said take your dog to obedience training. And I took her to obedience training and it was just domestic pet training, very, very, very old school, you know. Choke chains, walking around the whole, choking the dog, which you know at the time -- this was 26 years ago -- wasn't unusual to be honest, in this country. And it just so happened that I stayed on one evening to watch the more advanced people train their dogs and there was somebody doing competitive obedience, and it just really really inspired me because of the level of control she had over her dog and I remember she left it at one end on a stage that's actually at the hall where i now teach, and she did like 6 position changes and I was just blown away by the fact that she could -- there's my dog that I can't even let off the lead and she could leave her dog at the other side of a room and give it positions which appeared to be on some sort of magic slash electronic remote control, i don't know, i was just blown away by it. So it just really made me go “wow I want to do that” and my career just really went in that path. I sort of got more and more interested in it; I saw her train numerous dogs to do heel work and I just got addicted to that as a concept, really. And I never really followed up on the whole agility thing, and it's ironic that now, 26 years later, I'm finally getting into agility. I'm a slow learner, but there you go. Better late than never as they say. Melissa Breau: Hey, you got there. You just took your time. So you mentioned that you started out choke chains and traditional training, all that stuff. How would you describe your training philosophy today? Kamal Fernandez: I talked recently at a conference, and was speaking about my personal journey in dog training and how it's really taken a really, really diverse route in that we started out like, i think, a lot of people that have been training dogs for 20+ years, in more compulsion based dog training and in dominance-based theories to training dogs; you know, you have to be the boss, you have to be the pack leader, and it was very much rout learning with them. The dog's thoughts, feelings, emotions were never considered, really. It was just make the dog do it, but i always instinctively felt there was a better way out there and it didn't sit with me as an individual; I thought, “Oh, I'm not a forceful person,” I'm determined, I'm very goal-oriented, but I'm not one for force. I wouldn't force somebody to do something; i wouldn't force my dogs, it just didn't quite align with who i was. And then i gravitated to more motivational methodology, which was slightly more what I'd call show and tell, so you'd show the dog what you wanted them to do, you'd reward the dog, and if the dog didn't do it you'd show them again, and if the dog didn't do it again after that you'd probably correct it and then reward it. So there was more reinforcement being used, but still that element of compulsion in there. And I was never extreme in my use of -- other than the choke chain scenario, which was just sheer ignorance -- I was always somebody that wanted to interact with my dogs, I wanted to… I mean I used to take my dog that i first had, she was my friend more than anything, I used to take her out and we used to go out for the whole day and we used to go play at what we call the dumps and stuff, so she was my little friend so there was a real conflict between what i was doing in training and how i was with her in general. So I gravitated to what you would now call reinforcement-based dog training and as clicker training became more prominent, in this country I'd say probably 15 years ago, something like that -- 15-20 years ago -- and initially the reaction was “oh gosh, this is rubbish” but I was inquisitive about it and i was skeptical, but the more and more I watched it I thought there's something to this, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Again, it's amazing how life takes you on this journey, I did psychology while I was at college and I did it later on as a -- I studied it as part of a certain degree and an element of it was psychology which part of it talked about learning theory and operant conditioning and classical conditioning and so forth, and it then sort of all fell into place and made more sense. So then i started to delve with the dog that i had into clicker training and my initial reaction was… I tried it, i pressed the clicker, I gave her a reward and the dog didn't miraculously do it. By that point i was a little more astute but i thought, “I'm missing something,” this isn't -- i just can't work this all out. Anyway, it was niggling away for me, and with that dog i sort of tried it and thought, okay this doesn't work, chuck the clicker, chuck my teddies out the pram, and flounce my skirt and I thought right, that doesn't work I'm going to go back to what i did. And I trained that dog more, what I'd say, traditionally. Flash with a bit more clicker training interspersed there, and he wasn't what I'd say was a straightforward, easy dog, but there were a couple of key things that made me realize, “you know what, i have to change what I'm doing.” Because the things I clicker trained where so -- the responses and the reaction and the dog's understanding were so more salient than what i taught him traditionally. And that's not to bash traditional training, it could be my application, it could be my understanding, it could be a thousand and one things, so with my subsequent dogs I made a commitment to say that's it, I'm going to do this or die, basically. I'm going to clicker train these dogs from the get-go, and if i don't clicker train them I'm not going to train them at all. I had that in my head. So I really sort of held a gun to my own head and said you're going to do this. And it was the making of my dogs and my career and how i perceive dog training. And now my philosophy in dog training is about reinforcement -- find a way to reinforce the dog and minimize the use of punishment, even just withholding reinforcement. Find a way to reinforce the dog and create the dog being correct and successful. And be strategic in your use of withholding reinforcement, etc. And it's brought me to a place, a dog training place that i feel really really  comfortable with. I feel morally, ethically, even to be … it sound a bit grand, but even spiritually, I like the way that i train my dogs now. I feel comfortable in it, it sits with me on a personal level, it sits with me in terms of the relationship I want with my dogs. They make choices; they don't want to work, they don't train. I don't force them, I don't push them, I convince them that what i want them to do is interesting and kind of enjoyable and actually really really fun. And so the relationship I have with them, the relationship I have with my dogs now they're not waiting for the Jekyll and Hyde split personality, i was always very much about interacting with them, but occasionally I'd suddenly be this person that would say, hey now you're going to do this, and on some level I always felt there was that element of… they were waiting for that person to turn up. Now I don't have that with my dogs and I have… trained more dogs with reinforcement based methodology than not. And I was just fortunate that the dogs that I had that I trained alternatively were just very very forgiving. So my training philosophy, it's about really, reinforcement is the key. It builds behavior. If you learn nothing else about operant conditioning and clicker training reinforcement will save the day so-to-speak. Melissa Breau: So, I did some googling of you, before this call… I mentioned in your intro that you teach seminars internationally and they seem to be on a wide variety of topics, everything from foundations to extreme proofing... So I wanted to ask: what you enjoy teaching, what your favorite thing to teach is? And… why? Kamal Fernandez: That's sort of a real easy one. My actual favorite topic is foundations for any dog sport -- that is by far my favorite topic, because that's where all the good stuff happens. That's where you really lay your… well, your foundations, for a successful career in any dog discipline. And I think the irony is that people always want to move on to what I would call the sexy stuff, but the irony is the sexy stuff is actually easy if your foundations are laid solidly and firmly. And I think I've had more  “ah-ha” moments when I teach foundations to people than I have with anything else. I also, i have to say, i like behavioral issues. You can make GREAT impact, and literally change somebody's life and their dog's life, or save somebody's life because behavioral work and giving them a new take on how they deal with their dog at present but i would say really really extreme behavioral cases are really really juicy to get involved in, and dogs that people say they're on the cusp of writing the dog off, and the dog is so phobic or aggressive or dog reactive or whatever the case may be and you can literally turn that person and that dog's relationship around. That's really rewarding and enjoyable to work with. But I would say as a standard seminar, I would say foundations by far. It's just you've got young, green dogs, you can see the light bulbs going off for the dogs, you can see the pieces strung together, that are going to ultimately lead to the dog being this amazing competitive dog, and you can see it literally unfold before your eyes. Melissa Breau: Right, and with the behavioral thing, a lot of people just think of that as a challenge so I think it takes a certain type of personality to be like, no this is actually pretty cool. Kamal Fernandez: Yeah, absolutely. I think you have to be a little bit odd to enjoy it, but i think we've seen so many changes in terms of dog training and I think there is a massive lack of knowledge in terms of behavior and how to deal with behavior so that the dog can actually function in the real world and also, I think there's more a sway toward behavior management versus actually helping the dog, and dealing with the actual cause of the issue, which is where i like to -- I'm all about management, I think that's great, to have skills to manage your dog and to have knowledge and awareness, etc. but what I really want to do is let's deal with the core issue. The core issue is this -- the dog is frightened, scared, apprehensive, whatever -- let's whittle it back and deal with that and let's help this dog be a confident, well adjusted member of society. Melissa Breau: Focus on the emotions and not just the behavior. Kamal Fernandez: Yeah, absolutely, and I think that's stripping it back to the real core, and the beauty is it's all done with reinforcement. It's all on just focusing on what you want the dog to do versus the symptoms of - let's actually get down to the real nuts and bolts of it, and help this dog, you know? As opposed to managing it, you know? Melissa Breau: Absolutely. So I want to switch topics a little bit and dive into heeling, since that's the thing you're most well known for. At FDSA, I know that's mostly also kind of your focus -- so since you're in the UK, and you do FCI-style heeling... and I'm sure you get this question all the time, but can you share some of the differences between the English, FCI and North American styles of heeling? What is that? Kamal Fernandez:  So there is even from FCI obedience, to UK obedience, to AKC obedience there's slight changes. The basic principle of how i approach teaching it is all the same stuff, I just make minor little adjustments depending on the code that you subscribe to. Obedience in the UK, the general gist of it is that we allow contact with our dogs in heelwork, that our dog can be very very close to the leg where in FCI obedience and AKC or CKC or even Australian obedience the dogs are ideally, they should be a gap or a freeness between the leg and the dog. So that's the biggest, core, visual difference. There is technical differences between FCI obedience and, say, AKC and that is a different requirement of the test, in the UK our test is probably a lot longer than American heeling, in that it can go up to 5 or 6 minutes of heeling, you can do patterns, you can do weaving, you can do circles, you can do changes of pace and you do positions in motion. So our heeling is probably more complex, in a lot of ways, than AKC heeling. The FCI heeling test there's actually quite a lot to it, because they do changes of pace, they do positions in motion, they do side-step heeling, they do different little intricate moves. So there's complexities to FCI heeling that again, it just makes it interesting. Anybody that's a heelwork or heeling junkie i think that they appreciate that heeling is quite a complex exercise, there's so many entities to it, there's so many layers to it, and anybody that's into detail, that's into the fanatical little details of dog training would love heeling and the way in which i teach it.   Melissa Breau: So, talking about how you teach it… How do you approach teaching heelwork? How do you start? Or how do you approach the bigger picture and break it all down? Kamal Fernandez: Yea, so everything is component trained in my training. Everything is broken down into tiny tiny little pieces of a puzzle and the pieces of the puzzle probably look nothing like the greater exercise or the greater goal, but what it does is it allows me to fast track the process of me teaching my dog heeling. And what looks like a very complex exercise for the dog is actually very simple because it's broken down into tiny little sections. I use a combination of shaping the dog and i will use lures but I fade the lure very very quickly. I minimize the use of a lure, but I use it very, very specifically, and I'm very aware of the times that I would use a lure. I'm looking for the dog to perform heeling with both drive and enthusiasm, but also accuracy and have a really comprehensive knowledge of its body, where it's body should be, where it's feet placement should be, where every single part of its position is. So it's quite a detailed process, and I'd say for people that really like the details of dog training. It's definitely one of the exercises they would gravitate to and this methodology is… also I appreciate that this methodology and this approach isn't for everybody because it's quite… it's quite intense and quite intricate in some of the maneuvers and handling. But once you have trained it, the way in which i explain it to people it's like you've got a dressage horse, which has the ability to react to a slight little adjustment in movement and they understand the tiniest little detail. For me, it gives the dog a greater level of knowledge and confidence and understanding, and also the end picture to me is far more appealing. Melissa Breau: So you mentioned in there that you break it down, sometimes even to pieces that don't necessarily look like heelwork - do you have an example of that, just so that we can wrap our brains around what you're talking about there? Kamal Fernandez: Yes, so one of the things I would teach would be a hand target, and i use the hand target as a means to teach the dog that then i transfer the hand target to a heelwork position, and then i transfer the hand target on my leg and I fade that out of the equation. So that would be one example. Another example - i teach the dog to do a foot target. The dog has to position its foot in a very specific place, next to the instep of my left foot. So again that one detail looks nothing like the picture of your dog moving and being in motion, but those two simple exercises - a hand target and a foot target - are core entities of how i teach heeling.   Melissa Breau: So, in your bio I mentioned you use games and play to create motivation and control… and those two things, they can often seem like total polar opposites when you're actually training. How do you walk that fine line to achieve balance? Kamal Fernandez: You know, this stuff that we ask our dogs to do is largely mundane and boring, and unless there's an element within the dog that finds the behavior self-rewarding, like tracking or herding can be intrinsically rewarding for some dogs, but the stuff certainly for obedience for a lot of dogs can be very mundane and very monotonous, if there's a lot of repetition in it, which for a lot of dogs, they're not going to relish the thought of. So for me, the baseline commitment is i have to create the dog wanting to do this mundane boring stuff. Because at the end of the day it's just about my ego and my goals, the dog doesn't really care. He'd be quite happy going for a long walk and having a good time chasing little furry things. So for me i make that committment to motivate my dogs and to make sure the dog wants to engage in every part of their training. In doing so, obviously i need to create motivation, i need to build drive. But I'm always balancing that with self control around the reinforcement and I would do that, again, in my foundation. So there's foundation games that I play with my dogs that I strongly advise anybody in dog sports to make sure you have these skills. But there's also a lot of listening and a lot of thinking while in a high state of arousal that I implement via those games. So then when I move that onto actually teaching an exercise, the dog already has the ability to have self control, to have impulse control, understands the concept of proofing, etc. So the two things to me, although they are polar opposites, they're both striving for the same thing. You know, to have a dog that has loads and loads of enthusiasm, but is largely out of control, to me is displeasing to the eye. To have a dog that has lots of accuracy, if you want or technical correctness, but has no spirit or soul, to me, again is unpleasing to the eye. So it's about having both ends, and the reason i love obedience so much is that the sport itself is almost like a conflict of  both those things; you absolute drive and accuracy, and it's so hard to get both and that to me is the appeal. I would say that to me, the most skilful trainers in the world, that I've seen, are from an obedience background and they have a strong obedience background, and the ability to create drive but also ultimately accuracy which i think, to me, is the absolute pinnacle of dog training.    Melissa Breau: Kind of understanding those two and creating the balance, and having a dog that exhibits both of them so clearly. Kamal Fernandez: Yeah, absolutely. It's always a battle. When you get one, you create drive, you lose accuracy; when you create accuracy you lose drive; and the two things, I always say, it's about tipping the scale -- and I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone in there competitively and I've gone, wow my dog absolutely… it's like always get one thing and then you lose another; that's what you're striving for. It's a bit like winning the lottery, that one day when everything goes in your favor and all the years of training culminates in that magic moment, so to speak.   Melissa Breau: So what it sounds like what you're saying is it's almost a constant process -- you're training one, and then you're training the other. And then you're training one… Kamal Fernandez: It's constantly in play. But to me that's the joy in it really, you never stop training, you never stop learning and you never stop growing, really. Melissa Breau: Well, it's time for us to get to the last 3 questions that I ask everyone who comes on the show. So first, what's the dog-related accomplishment you're proudest of? Kamal Fernandez: There's so many things, and not necessarily competitively related that I'm very proud of. I would say I'm proud of the first dog i ever trained competitively, he became an obedience champion and that was a bit of a personal journey as well as a dog training journey, so that was something that I'm immensely proud of. And the other thing that I'm also proud of when it comes to dogs, was being involved with Dogs Might Fly, a project where we took rescue dogs and we taught them to fly a plane as part of a project on television. The proudest moment in that is that those dogs were largely just discarded; they were rescue dogs. The impact, all those dogs found homes, but that was members of the production crew, largely -- like the makeup artist had one, the cameraman had another, a couple of trainers took dogs on, and it was great; everybody was so for the dogs in that project, it was all about the dogs and showing what can be achieved with good dog training and also that rescue dogs are capable of such great things, so I'd say that was something I'm very proud of, to be involved with something that had such a positive outcome. Melissa Breau: So, wait a minute - back up. You taught them to fly a plane? Kamal Fernandez: Yeah, yeah! So it's a project I did - oh god, it's got to be about two years ago now. We took 12 rescue dogs and we were with them for probably about… oh gosh, it was all the summer, so it must have been 6-8… probably 6 months? And we took these 12 dogs and they were literally sourced across the country, all rescue dogs, like one of them was due to be put to sleep the next day, another one was discarded… loads of different background stories, and we were involved with rehabbing them, from whatever issues they had and teaching them basic skills, and then the end goal, 3 of the dogs from the 12 were selected to go on to be trained to control and fly a plane. It was on Sky television - I don't know if you have that in the States, but it was a really, really great project to be involved with. Victoria Stilwell was involved with it, a guy called Mark Vette, who was involved with the driving dogs, I don't know if you've ever seen that on YouTube… Melissa Breau: I haven't, but now I'm going to have to go look it up. Kamal Fernandez: Yeah, search for Driving Dogs, Mark Vette. So that was, it was his brain child and I was one of the trainers involved with doing it, so that was a really really rewarding project. Melissa Breau: So when you say fly a plane, what exactly were they doing? What was the behavior…? Kamal Fernandez: The dog had to control the plane. So it was on a rig. The plane was got… by a pilot up, because they couldn't do it to land and to take off, but once the plane was flying, the dog had to control the plane and perform a figure of eight, and they ended up with 3 dogs -- actually I saw one yesterday, Thursday and Friday, a friend of mine now owns him -- and they took 3 dogs and they flew up in the air. If you google it, Dogs Might Fly, you'll see all the information about it. Melissa Breau: That's really interesting. Kamal Fernandez: Yeah and one of the dogs that I trained, because what happened was there was two phases, there was the initial phase, where they had the 12 dogs, and then they selected out of the 12 dogs the 3 dogs, and then they were passed on to 3 trainers to work intensively on it, and initially there were 4 trainers who were given 3 dogs each, and then they were whittled down to 3 dogs and then they took 3 trainers on. And one of the dogs that I worked with closely, his name was Reggie, he was a labrador-german shepherd cross, he went on to be one of the dogs that flew the plane. Melissa Breau: That's awesome. Kamal Fernandez: So that's really rewarding and he now lives in New Zealand, and when I went back to New Zealand recently I went and met him and he gave me the most amazing welcome, and I put it on instagram and what-have-you; just an amazing dog.      Melissa Breau: For our listeners - I will try and find the links to those videos and share them in the show notes, so you guys don't have to go google a ton. They will be right there for ya. Okay, so this is usually my favorite question, though i think you might have beat it with that last one…     What's the best piece of training advice you've ever heard? Kamal Fernandez: The best piece of training advice I think is a Bob Bailey-ism, and I those well versed in dog training, or animal training… it's just Think. Plan. Do. Review. So think what you want to train, plan your training sessions, then go do it and then go and review your training sessions. That's one thing and the other thing is use video recording devices to record your training sessions; it's absolutely revolutionized my own personal training. It's like I have my own instructor that's with me 24/7 and whenever i want him to he can turn up and give me feedback about my dog training. If nothing else, I would suggest that everybody do both, which is what the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy is so great for, using the medium of the internet and video to facilitate great learning and i think it just encapsulates how powerful that resource can be if used effectively. And I know people are a little bit self conscious and a little paranoid about watching themselves, but by gosh, you will glean the benefits 10-fold over. So I'd say those two bits of advice -- Think. Plan. Do. And review your training - so be a mindful dog trainer as opposed to a reactive or responsive dog trainer, be thoughtful, be efficient in your use of your time and also video your training sessions. Melissa Breau: And then, finally… who is someone else in the dog world that you look up to? Kamal Fernandez: The first person who really really influenced my training was someone called Sylvia Bishop, she lives actually down the road from me now, but she was a pioneer in the concept of play equals work equals play. And Sylvia trains a lot in the states, and our training is different a little bit, now… we don't necessarily follow the same approach to training dogs, but what i would say about Sylvia is that Sylvia was the first person that talked through the concept of -- or brought to my attention the concept of breaking exercises down into component parts and also making your training a game. And she was so far ahead of her time, when she was around and god she's been training dogs for… it's got to be 40-50 years now. And when she first came into dogs or obedience it was very very compulsion based and she was one of the first people that openly used toys and play, etc as a medium to train dogs. So she was somebody that was a massive influence, although as I say our paths are different now, and that's absolutely fine, i have the utmost respect for her in terms of the influence she had on me. The second person, or group of people, I would say is a really close friend of mine -- somebody called Susanne Jaffa, who is a british obedience trainer and working trials trainer, and she trains australian shepherds and she's one of the people that really really influenced my change over to clicker training, and she's again one of the first people that made - or one of the first people that was very very successful clicker training. There was somebody else, who now lives in Canada, a friend of mine called Kathy Murphy. They were the people that were really vocal about, we're going to clicker train our dogs, and we're going to do it and be successful at it. The other person who I'm sure numerous people will quote is Susan Garrett; anybody that knows me knows that I'm a massive, massive Susan Garrett fan. I think she's phenomenal in what she does, I think being a bit cynical, the internet and good marketing, often create the illusion of somebody being a good dog trainer but having been in Susan's presence when she's trained her dogs she's a phenomenal, phenomenal… her timing… and I would say all those people have what i call dog training hands. You can tell if somebody has dog training hands just by watching them; You know, the way in which they move, they interact, and she has a very comprehensive knowledge of science, and the science behind what she does. But her ability to interact, read, and the relationship she has with her dogs, there's nothing put on or fake about it. What you see is very much what you get. Yeah, but those are the people for me that I look up to, admire, and I constantly, if i was ever going to look for… and I look in the most weird and wonderful places for inspiration and ideas for my own training, but those would most definitely be… And the other person is Bob Bailey. Bob Bailey, world-renowned animal trainer, a constant reminder of what is effective dog training or animal training, reinforcement placement, etc etc, the endless list of pearls of wisdom that Bob gives out. So yeah, those are the ones that have really influenced me, or that I look up to, I should say. Melissa Breau: Awesome, well thank you so much for coming on the podcast. Kamal Fernandez: No, my pleasure. Melissa Breau: And thanks to our listeners for tuning in! We'll be back next week with Melissa Chandler to discuss nosework, parkour, and problem solving for soft dogs. If you haven't already, subscribe to our podcast in itunes or the podcast app of your choice to have our next episode automatically 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.

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