Well, I have no idea how someone was able to upload three random episodes to my podcast, but here we are!

If I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me. Dog training HAS to be full of sunshine and rainbows and cute puppies, right? Well, unfortunately there is a lot of baggage included within the field and especially for those that identify as force-free/R+ for many reasons we discuss in this episode.  Jenny Efimova of Dogminded weighs in as we discuss the trials and tribulations and how we can avoid the pitfalls to the best of our ability.

Jeremy Hall from www.benevolentbullyrescue.com joins us to discuss his experience as a trainer and within his rescue facilitating the care of multiple dogs at once. We discuss challenges, management and which dogs may or may not be suitable to live with housemates.

If you don't know who Lili Chin is I am so happy to introduce you to her work and her story. Her generosity through providing artwork that translates animal behaviour is found through her free posters via https://www.doggiedrawings.net and her latest project the Doggie Language Book https://www.doggielanguagebook.com should be on every dog lovers bookshelf!  Listen to us chat about Boogie, the dog that started it all and her artistic process.

Ramsey Blaze joins us from Dallas, Texas. She is a humane animal care advocate with her own geriatric & special needs pet care business, is Fear Free Certified as well as holds certifications such as CVT, CPPS, IAAHPC. Join us as we discuss what the Pillars and set standards are for assessing quality of life as well as our role in monitoring quality of life as pet professionals Visit us at https://www.instagram.com/bravodogtraining/

In this episode I'm discussing my thoughts on anthropomorphizing or humanizing our pets. Is it "good" or "bad"? You'll have to listen in to find out! www.bravodog.ca www.thementorshipcollective.com ***** Leave us a 5 Star review on Apple Podcasts so I can continue to provide free, relevant dog behavior information

THANK YOU FOR OVER 200,000 DOWNLOADS! We talk to Laura Nativo of Nativo Pet Family and Don Hutton of Running Dogs TO about Dog Training on TV. What should viewers be looking for?  Should the public be taking the advice given on tv verbatim?  ******** We'd love your stamp of approval with a 5 Star Review on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook

Often times humans misconstrue what our dogs are trying to tell us, or we don't recognize subtle body language indicating discomfort and stress. The great thing about understanding this more is that we can then prevent escalations, we can improve the quality of our dogs' lives and we can prevent more dog bite incidents.  Lili Chins Doggie Body Language Book Free Body Language Course

Vanessa Charbonneau of https://www.sit-pretty.ca is a certified trainer and author of the book Dog Care for Puppies (available from Chapters-Indigo, Amazon and online retailers).  We discuss what we have been seeing since Covid-19 has seen an increase in people bringing home puppies.  If you've brought home a puppy, or plan to, tune in...

Melanie Cerone, Ph.D., CPDT-KA *Canine Behavior Consultant *Psychologist  *Behavior Analyst https://melanieceronephd.com https://www.instagram.com/mceronephdcaninebehavior/ Today we discuss where dog guardians can find accurate behavior information, how to screen trainers and when to run the other way! We also dig into courses and education for trainers and trainers-to-be.