In this week’s episode we talk to, Dr. Jake Tedaldi, the author of one of the best dog first aid books out there. His book, What’s Wrong with My Dog, has helped many dog owners more accurately assess the symptoms they’re seeing in their dogs, and has helped them more accurately communicate with their veterinarian [...]
In this session of the podcast, I go through the steps and tips of how to introduce a new puppy into your home when you already have an existing dog. And I discuss some of the problem solving I suggest to a listener who has a question about his dog who has been aggressive with [...]
In this session of the podcast, I talk about what to do when your puppy loses awareness of you when going up to, and interacting with, other dogs. ALSO: For those of you that have a dog older than 7 months, I issue you a New Year’s resolution, 21 day behavioral, challenge for you and [...]
We all have ways we like to entertain ourselves; some of us watch TV, some of us read a book, while some of us might even play a game on our phones. It’s a given that you need a certain amount of enjoyable stimulation to stay happy and healthy. In fact, you may have noticed, on days [...]
In this session of the podcast, I follow up on homework from session 4. We’ll answer a listener email about house breaking with puppies and then we go through a game plan to prepare your dog to be better behaved during parties. In this session: EMAIL BAG SECTION: Front door [...]
HERE ARE THREE TIPS TO DECREASE YOUR ANXIETY WHEN HOLIDAY GUESTS VISIT THIS YEAR This time of year, many dog owners tell us that behaviors like: jumping up on people, crowding them, slobbering on them, incessantly licking them, hopping into laps (particularly for medium-sized dogs and above), stealing food from coffee tables (and guest’s plates) [...]
In this session of the podcast, I follow up on homework from session 3. I answer some email questions from listeners and teach you how to “redo” your dog’s “front door ritual”. ALSO: I switch gears a little bit in the second half of today’s show and talk about how to train younger puppies. [...]
One of the top reasons people call us is that their dog jumps up on everyone that visits. Many clients have been to obedience class, hired trainers, read books and watched TV shows to try to solve the problem. I had a conversation a couple of days ago with a client that’s pretty typical of [...]
In this session of the podcast, I expand on the theory discussion from session 2 and I tell you what to adjust to be able to follow the natural learning process. I also give you an exercise so you can teach your dog to naturally walk on a loose leash. At the end of this [...]
In this podcast episode, I discuss the start of training. In my “in-person” lessons we all start out at the same place. Whether someone just got a rescue dog a few weeks ago or whether they paid tens of thousands of dollars for a “fully trained” dog, we all start out assessing three things. [...]