Sexier Than A Squirrel: Dog Training That Gets Real Life Results

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Amazing Noise Reactivity Sep 21, 2020

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In this week’s podcast we are tackling noise reactivity.

Is your dog scared of noises? Do they spook bark or become worried whether they hear loud or quiet noises? You are not alone, this struggle is an extremely common one.

Tune into this week’s podcast where we dive deep into everything you need to know about dogs and noise.

We unlock how dogs become noise sensitive in the first place, what you can do to help prevent noise sensitivity and strategies that you can use to help your dog.

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Agility Rocks! Sep 14, 2020

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This week we are talking about the sport of agility!

What excites us about agility (and sport training in general) is that you can work through things, on things and grow things in the context of the sport, that will then impact your day to day life with your dog for the better.
There are many benefits to every dog when it comes to learning skills that are needed for agility.

It takes your relationship and connection with your dog to a whole new level.

There are many core concepts and skills that you grow with agility in mind that, if we break it down, are needed for dogs in general.

Tune into this week’s episode to find out more!

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Is Your Dog A Thinker Or A Doer Sep 07, 2020

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This week we discuss: Is your dog a thinker or a doer?

Today’s topic is something we’ve been talking on for a while now, and its more relevant than ever before as people, like you, are understanding their dogs better.

Today we’ll introduce you to the thinker and doer spectrum and we’ll be discussing how you can play games that create a more thoughtful dog and likewise, we’ll be looking at how you can create more of a doer!

There’s no right or wrong with owning a thinker or a doer, however, the key thing is being aware of which one your dog is, so that you can play games appropriate to your dog so that they can be the best possible version of themselves.

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Keep Calm & Play Games Aug 31, 2020

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This week we discuss: Keep Calm and Play Games

We are devoting an entire episode to growing CALMNESS! This is a big topic and often the starting place to crack many, many, many dog training struggles.

The emotion of calmness goes hand in hand with your dog behaving entirely appropriately.

You can never have too much calmness, a dog can never be too calm. CALMNESS IS KING!

Listen in to learn how you can grow more calmness in your dog.

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My Dog Won't Play Aug 24, 2020

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This week we discuss: My Dog Won’t Play

This week we’ll be talking on the power of play with your dog.

Play is whatever is fun to your dog. We’ll repeat that….Play is whatever is FUN to your dog. You may have ideas on how you would like to play with your dog, you may have been told how you should play with your dog. However, does your dog find the way you want to play rewarding?

Play is all about being creative, curious, experimenting with different things, and working with your dog to find out what types of play they love. There is no right or wrong, it is whatever works for you and your dog.

In this episode we dive into how you can tap into what your dog really and truly loves when it comes to play.

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Separation, Jumping Up and Attention Seeking Aug 17, 2020

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This week we tackle a question that comes up again, and again….and AGAIN!

When you come home does your dog go crazy? When visitors pop round does your dog go crazy?

Essentially, when someone enters your home…does your dog go crazy? Yes?! You are going to want to tune in to this week’s podcast!

There’s some fundamental learning that needs to take place that not only helps with when you and visitors enter your home, it also helps with over excitement in general, a lack of calmness in the home and action prompting / attention seeking behaviours.

Tune in to the podcast now to find out more!

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Training With Force Aug 10, 2020

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This week we discuss: Training with Force

Force sounds like a scary word and is something that tends not to be talked about in the reward-based method world.

Here’s the thing, you can absolutely be using force even if you are using food or toys as a reward. Of course this isn’t the intention and it can be done accidentally.

In our world, we think about force in a different way. Force doesn’t need to look forceful.

Join us for this week’s episode where we dive into this topic and discuss what we see as training with force and the practical solutions to move away from it.

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How To Prevent Multi-Dog Madness Aug 03, 2020

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This week we discuss: How to Prevent Multi-Dog Madness

We get many requests to help with multi-dog household struggles, they are extremely common.

When it goes well, owning multiple dogs can be an absolute dream! However, we know that when it doesn’t go quite so well it can create huge amounts of stress, broken relationships and it can be really hard for everyone involved.

This week join us for another round of tips tennis where we share how you can create a harmonious multi-dog household.

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The Mythical Recall Jul 27, 2020

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This week we discuss: The Mythical Recall

Recall struggles are so, so, so common and can have a massive impact on the relationships of dogs and their owners, often leading to a life on lead for a lot of dogs.

In this week’s episode we strip things right back and look at the fundamental concepts and skills that will create a dog who is reliable and attentive off lead, resulting in stress-free walks for you.

We share lots of training gems and there’s lightbulb moments a-plenty in this episode, so be sure to tune in!

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