Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training

As a dog trainer, I am working with changing behavior in the real world in dogs and humans. And also myself. Trying to understand and modify behavior as it's happening in the world... in animals and h...

2 Nov 201834min

If you are like me, you mostly train by yourself. And training by yourself definitely has some pros and cons. If you're also an introvert like me, that alone time with your dogs is the best part of yo...

23 Okt 201825min

This week we talk about tugging and specifically what I did with my dog, Rugby, to build it. My terrier, Rugby, came straight out of the package with good food drive already installed. All I had to do...

19 Okt 201832min

This particular episode is a little different topic, as it's really aimed mostly at those of you who work as professional trainers, especially if you own your own business. You see, Melissa's specialt...

11 Okt 201839min

For no particular reason, this week's topic is Arousal. Now, get your mind out of the gutter. We're not talking about sex here. We're talking about behavior. But if you are a behavior nerd, the topic ...

4 Okt 201841min

In this podcast, we're talking about how how cute, brilliant and nice smelling my new puppy, Figment, is (seriously what's is with that new puppy smell??). But, we're also talking about how much extra...

1 Okt 201830min

Settling on a station, bed, or mat is one of the most important skills we can teach any dog. Why is it so important? Settling is the perfect alternate behavior to replace almost any annoying behavior ...

29 Aug 201824min

Does shaping have anything to do with waiting? No. Actually - shaping has nothing to do with "waiting", and, if you find yourself waiting more than a few seconds for the dog to make a move in the righ...

17 Aug 201821min