E447: Ashley Escobar - "Another Look at Conformation"
What's really going on when a dog competes in the breed ring? Ashley breaks down what judges look for, what we can do to help present our dogs in the best light, how training helps, and what the handl...
13 Feb 26min
E446: Amy Cook, PhD and Josefin Linderström - "The Social Approach"
Amy and Josefin have been working together on a new program designed to help us rethink every interaction we have with our dogs... and they're calling it "The Social Approach."
6 Feb 1h 13min
E445: Shade Whitesel - Reducing Reinforcement for Sport Performance
If your sport doesn't allow you to bring primary reinforcers onto the competition field with you, then at some point you need to work through removing those reinforcers from your training. This week S...
30 Jan 27min
E444: Sharon Carroll - "Talking About Differently Motivated Dogs"
Have a differently motivated dog? This episode is for you! Sharon and I do a deep dive into what it means to train and compete with these dogs.
23 Jan 39min
E443: Kim Palermo - What is ACE Free Work, Anyway?
Kim shares what free work is and how she's incorporated it into all aspects of her training — resulting in wide ranging benefits, from better arousal levels to better conformation. She says it's essen...
16 Jan 45min
E442: Petra Ford - Talking Arousal & Using Jackpots
Ever wondered how arousal impacts performance? Debated whether jackpots are worth using? In this episode I ask Petra Ford about both topics — and we do a deep dive on how to keep your dog at an optima...
10 Jan 35min
E441: Fitness and Injury Prevention for Active Dogs
With the Active Dogs: Fitness and Injury Prevention one day conference happening on Jan 10th, we took the time to sit down with 2 of the presenters to talk about what it means to keep our sports dogs ...
3 Jan 35min
E440: Denise Fenzi - "Pre-engagement to Acclimation and Engagement 2.0"
Join me for a fascinating conversation with Denise on the ins and outs of engagement — from pre-engagement strategies to help young dogs to prepping for competition. We talk about the importance of ac...
26 Dec 202549min
