Sean Mcdaniel The Dog

The Dog’s Way Podcast with Sean McDaniel

Functional dog training advice with homework & Interviews with interesting people in the dog world.

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The Dog’s Way Video Training Course

Session 86: Mental and Physical Exercises for Your Dog While You’re Sheltering at Home

March 24th, 2020|

In today’s session I’ll give you a few tips for creating some fun and interesting mental and physical exercises for your dog while “sheltering at home”. I’ve also decided to outline the entire subject below and put in a few links for items that might be useful during these sessions. […]

Session 85: Puppy Socialization During Social Distancing

March 23rd, 2020|

Core foundational skill building is critically important, and practical application of that in today’s new “social distancing” environment is essential. I’m going to talk about training exercises that you can run through with your puppy to help determine the type of instinctive response your puppy has, and how to establish […]

Session 84: Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19

March 21st, 2020|

It’s a strange time for sure in the midst of all of the COVID-19 concerns worldwide. I’ve received a lot of questions about their pets and I wanted to publish a few brief episodes to not only answer questions that I’ve received but to give you some fun things to […]

Session 83: Stop Puppy Biting and Nipping

March 3rd, 2020|

In our training session for today I’ll help design a game plan for training a puppy that likes to bite and nip. I’ll show you how to design an environment that is optimal for training for this type of behavior. It is very much requires a ‘relationship based’ approach. […]

Session 82: Remote Training Collar 101

January 30th, 2020|

There’s controversy and some things to consider when it comes to training collars and I want to go in depth and discuss all of the concerns, how I suggest understanding the collar better (for you and the family), and effective lessons to teach with that everyone can be comfortable with. […]

Session 81: Stopping Jumping on You and Other People

December 8th, 2019|

If there’s one consistent thing that owners put at the top of their list for behaviors it’s to keep their dogs from jumping on their owners and other people. I will discuss options and how to create the right environment for it. In this […]

Session 80: Love for Senior Paws with Beau Maxwell

November 11th, 2019|

Today’s episode features Beau Maxwell, owner of Love for Senior Paws. Her focus is on care and adoption for senior pets. Beau’s love and dedication started with a cocker spaniel she rescued from a disreputable breeder, and since then she’s dedicated her life to rescue and adoption of senior dogs […]

Session 79: Interview with David Blank of Happy Tails Canine Adventure Tours

October 22nd, 2019|

Today’s interview was with David Blank, owner of Happy Tails Canine Adventure Tours. David is the contact you need to know if you like travel and taking your dogs along! I’ll also answer an email question about the training course and how the process steps up, what ages the dogs […]

Session 78: Train Your Dog to Run with You While You Ride a Bike

October 9th, 2019|

In today’s episode I answer an email that is asking specifically about how to train your dog to run with you while riding a bike. In general, it’s a response to a broader question about how it fits in to the video training series that I offer as well. I […]

SESSION 77: Conversation with Angie Burlingame of A Dog’s Life

September 17th, 2019|

In today’s episode, and after a few recording attempts, I sit down with Angie Burlingame, owner of A Dog’s Life Training School. Angie’s a trainer that uses a a board-and-train style method, and offers 2 and 3-week programs. She’s based in my neck of the woods (Woodinville, Washington) and we […]