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Consent-Based Rehab with Dr. Leslie Jul 14, 2020

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Listen as Sarah asks Dr. Leslie Eide your questions about consent and its place in canine rehabilitation and sports medicine.

A Dog's Emotional Cup with Sarah Owings Jul 07, 2020

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Here we talk all about what drains, and fills a dog's emotional cup in this interview with Sarah Owings.

Functional Dog Breeding with Jessica Hekman Jun 30, 2020

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Join Sarah as she interviews Dr Jessica Hekman. Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD is a veterinary researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and teaches online classes about the biology and genetics of canine behavior. Jessica received her Ph.D. in Animal Sciences (Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics) in 2017 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studied canid behavioral genetics. Previously, Jessica graduated from the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2012 with a dual DVM/MS degree. Her Master's work was on the behavior and cortisol responses of healthy dogs to being hospitalized overnight. She also completed a shelter medicine veterinary internship at the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program. Jessica's current work focuses on the genetics of behavior in both pet and working dogs through a citizen science approach. Jessica is passionate about using genetics to discover how brain function differs between confident and anxious dogs. www.functionalbreeding.org www.dogzombie.com

Much Ado About Quadrants Jun 23, 2020

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What are the four quadrants of operant conditioning? Should you care? Can we ever restrict ourselves to just one or two quadrants, and if we can, should we? All this and more!

Upgrade Dogs Jun 16, 2020

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Your first dog was fun, easy, and you had a lovely time in dog sports. But for your second you decided you wanted a faster model. You upgraded. Or, did you? Anti-Racism Resources: https://robindiangelo.com/publications/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.naacp.org/ https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1

Safety is An Illusion: An Update from Jade's Human, Emily Russell Jun 09, 2020

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Back when Cog Dog Radio was born, Sarah covered the case of Jade the golden retriever. Catch up with Jade's human and hear about how his life looks now, and how Emily has been able to reconcile the inherent risks in off leash hiking. Anti-Racism Resources: https://robindiangelo.com/publications/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.naacp.org/ https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1

Loose Leash Walking Jun 02, 2020

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You asked, here it is! Sarah talks all things loose leash walking. Sarah's orthopedic and chronic pain struggles make leash pulling an absolute no-go for her, so she has a unique and multi-faceted approach to solving this common dog behavior problem.

Noise Phobia with Dr. Karen Overall May 26, 2020

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In this dynamic interview Sarah gets the scoop on all things noise fears in dogs from veterinary behaviorist Dr. Karen Overall. What do we know, what don't we know, and is there hope for treatment? What can breeders as well as puppy buyers do better to avoid this affliction that effects nearly 50% of the world's pet dog population? Find Dr. Overall at her website, www.karenoverall.com or contact her directly via email at overall.karen@gmail.com

Introducing a Puppy in a Difficult Household May 19, 2020

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You've got a dog-aggressive dog, and you want a puppy. What do you do? Is this even possible? Sarah draws from real life experience on this one, and has the safety, management, and risk assessment tools you need

Expectations vs Data May 12, 2020

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Join Sarah as she discusses what happens when our dogs don't always do what we expect. "Your expectations are getting in the way of your observations," as heard from Emelie Johnson Vegh on Hannah Branigan's podcast, Drinking From the Toilet, here: https://hannahbranigan.dog/podcast/105/

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