The Instinctive Australian Shepherd

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Run, Aussie, Run! Aug 01, 2020

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This episode is all about the athlete Australian Shepherd. I get to interview ultra runner, Michelle Coleman.

Michelle Coleman is a true southern girl, hailing from West Tennessee, but has happily settled in the beautiful Flint Hills of North East Kansas. Michelle fell in love with trails and trail racing because it was kinder to her body, and most trail race directors allow her Australian Shepherd running partner, Stella, to accompany her. She especially enjoys hitting up the trails around Clinton Lake or Wyco in Kansas City, with Stella out in front and leading the way. Michelle puts into action her belief that runners should not limit themselves to just training with their four-legged running partner, but should also race with them as well, because it's loads of fun! Michelle divides her work time between basic cancer research at Kansas State University, and being office manager for her husband's business, Coleman Electric. Along with her wonderfully supportive husband, Tony, and their active, red-headed seven-year-old son, Andrew, Michelle shares her life with three red Australian Shepherds – Stella, Deuce, and Boom. In her spare time she coaches Girls on the Run, and Andrew's baseball, soccer, and track teams. Michelle enjoys sharing her experiences running and racing with her Aussies at her blog, "Running with Reds.

IntroductionRunning with your Aussie
Managing behaviors in a high drive dog [18:00]
"The Snake" Race [19:00]
Training Your Dog Trail behaviors and commands [22:00]
Equipment [24:15]
Canicross [27:30]
Dog Friendly Racing [31:00]
Girls on the Run [34:00]
Injuries [38:00] Overweight dogs [42:10]
Diet and Nutrition for K9 Athletes [47:10]
Selecting the healthiest dog and best breeders [50:30]

Resources:

https://www.hurtta.com/global_en/

https://www.cleanrun.com/

https://howlingdogalaska.com/

https://canicrossusa.org/

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Our website is www.TheInstinctiveAussie.com

This episode was edited by Dorien Vogelaar. Much appreciation to her for her efforts to help me stay on track!

The Nose Knows- Tracking, Search & Rescue and more! Jul 23, 2020

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This episode is packed full of nosey topics like tracking, search and rescue, skijoring and more....This is a very interesting episode if you are thinking about starting in the sport of tracking or in search and rescue!

Christine Tait is my guest this episode. She does tracking, nosework, barn hunt and search and rescue and skies with her Aussies in Alaska! We discuss all things tracking and search and rescue!

Tantalize your inner zombie with our gross conversations about human remains and body farms!

Introduction
Tracking: 11:45
- Certifications
- Testing
- Training
Titles and courses 22:15
How to get certified 23:30
Training 26:00
Search and Rescue 27:30
HRD training 28:30
Search and Rescue Commitment 29:30
HRD zombies and body farms 33:30
Differentiating between sports 40:30
Confusing the dogs 42:00
Certification for Search and Rescue 44:45
Training and Callouts 48:00

Book I mentioned: Hero Dogs

ASCA Tracking rules: https://www.asca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/trackingrules.pdf

AKC Tracking information: https://www.akc.org/sports/tracking/

Clinicians I mention in this episode:

Dick Staal- https://dogtrainingdickstaal.com/

Vincent Ramirez

Interview with Tanya Wheeler Jun 09, 2020

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This episode is super fun. Tanya Wheeler is an ASCA, AKC, AHBA and CKC stockdog judge with many years of trialing, judging and training experience.

We talk about everything from Tanya's moose rearing experience to the controversies in the trialing arena. I appreciate Tanya's intelligence and understanding of the breed and the issues the breed faces in trialing and working worlds.

Tanya has recently released an online herding program. Check it out at www.thetalkingdog.ca

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This episode was edited by Dorien Vogelaar. Much appreciation to her for her efforts to help me stay on track!

Endangered in the Ozarks Apr 24, 2020

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Today I get to interview author Sheila Pierson who incorporates an Australian Shepherd, Jax. She took a real event that happened in her hometown and following her inspiration and muse to create an exciting adventure with an Australian Shepherd. This is a bit of a different podcast...you creatives will enjoy it!

I am sorry we don't have much Aussie stuff in this podcast. I indulged my creative side and the writer in me couldn't help it! I had to talk writing.

Download Endangered in the Ozarks today.

1:00 Learning about Sheila and her dogs

17:30: About writing that first book

19:15: Transition from Leadership books to Fiction writing

23:00 Book Overview- Aussie Jax is a main character 28:00 The 80s...yep we even talk about the 80s

30:00 Review of the characters and book launches

Check out Sheila's book and her website.

www.theozarkpost.com

Check out her Facebook page The Ozark Post

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Train Harder, an Interview with Billie Richardson Apr 03, 2020

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This episode is packed with stuff for you and your dog. I have the pleasure of interviewing Billie Richardson, who with her dog Dan, won the 2018 Calgary Stampede Stockdog Trial, making them the first Aussie team in history to be crowned the winners at the Stampede! Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npi79Z6CoLQ

Billie shares her lovely heart with us and reveals a passion she has for improving the mindset of handlers and trainers everywhere. I met Billie at a stockdog clinic she presented and fell in love with her attitude and "Never Say Die" spirit.

We talk everything from trialing to dealing with pressure! It's all about dogs' minds and human minds!

Check out this inspiring podcast and go out and "Train Harder" Here are our promised reading lists. These are the books and audios that impact our lives.

Billie's Mindset Reading List:

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Anything from Tim Ferriss
Mindfulness Meditation by John Kabbot-Zin
Nine Secrets of Perfect Horsemanship by Don Blazer

Jacque's Mindset Reading List:

Anything by Jim Rohn (he has books and audio recordings)
Being in Balance by Wayne Dyer (I have this in Audible and listen over and over) Anything he writes is amazing
The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz - Best book ever!

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Flying High with Frisbee Dogs Mar 18, 2020

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Today we are talking to Steve Gannon - frisbee competitor! Steve competes in disc events with his three Aussies, reaching World Competition Success.

Join us for an engaging chat. Learn about the sport and how to get started training your Aussie to be a frisbee champ!

www.theinstinctiveaussie.com

Nutrition for the Performance and Working Australian Shepherd Mar 03, 2020

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Today I interview Dave Dourson from Kinetic Performance Dog Food company. This is a great conversation to listen to no matter what kind of diet you are feeding your dogs.

Dave and his partner designed a dog food that feeds the most elite canine athletes, warriors and performance dogs in the country. The Department of Defense dogs (think the military dogs that are deployed overseas and at home), many police departments and sheriff's department K-9s across the country as well as many high level performance and competition dogs are fed Kinetic Dog food.

I found out about Kinetic from another podcast I listen to called Working Dog Radio and decided to investigate it myself. This is a great product, and an awesome conversation about canine nutrition.

Learn how to read a dog food bag label properly. Dave shares industry insider information on what all those things on the side fo the dog food bag mean and how they can sometimes be misleading.

We discuss the nutrition needs of the performance canine athlete and working dog and how dogs create energy from food. HINT: Not the same way people do!

Dave shines a light on some not so upfront practices used in the dog food industry that you need to know about.

If your dog is a performance dog, a working farm or ranch dog or you have a dog suffering from medical or skin conditions, this podcast is a must listen.

WARNING: Nerd alert! There is some science being discussed and even a little organic chemistry near the end. Don't be scared...it's all digestible (pun intended).

Check us out at www.theinstinctiveaussie.com or in our Facebook private group called "The Instinctive Australian Shepherd"

Links and resources:

https://www.aafco.org/

dave's email: dave@kineticdogfood.com

Ranching in the High Desert Feb 18, 2020

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Today I am talking to rancher, Susan Boyd from Boyd Ranch in Mountainair, NM. Susan uses her Aussies to work rough cattle on a huge ranch in rough terrain.

This is an excellent episode highlighting the intelligence, ability and trainability of the working bred Australian Shepherd.

Susan shares her experiences ranching with dogs including some great stories! She tells us how she trains her dogs and the talks about an average day on the ranch for her cattle bred Aussies.

After the interview, find Susan on facebook here or her website www.boydranch.net.

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Jump in, The water's fine! Feb 05, 2020

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Today we are talking dock jumping with Heidi Mobley. Heidi and her friends developed the dock jumping program for the Australian Shepherd Club of America! Heidi shares her experience getting the dock jumping program submitted and approved as an ASCA program. We talk about training and preparing for dock jumping competitions. And address issues like dogs who are afraid of water and how to get them to jump of the edge of the dock! Did you know the longest Aussie jump recorded in ASCA at the time of this recording was 26 feet! Where the nub lands! Heidi gives us some great advice on how to get started in the fun and exciting new sport of dock jumping! Jump in the water's fine! Check out the ASCA dock jumping page: https://www.asca.org/dock-jumping/ Also http://www.ultimateairdogs.com/ where you can earn dual titles. Check us out onf Facebook at the Instinctive Australian Shepherd and the website www.theinstinctiveaussie.com

It's All About Genetics with CA Sharp Jan 15, 2020

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NERD ALERT! In this episode, I am talking with CA Sharp about the genetics of the Australian Shepherd and we dig into the tricky topic of genetics.

CA Sharp is probably the most influential and knowledgable genetic researchers working with the Australian Shepherd breed. She is a science writer and internationally recognized lay expert on canine genetics and hereditary diseases.

We start the conversation on a grim note- discussing the most common genetic and life threatening diseases found in the Australian Shepherd- hemangiosarcoma and epilepsy. CA talks about the research efforts in this area and how ASHGI.org is involved.

Our conversation covers topics from DM to hip dysplasia. We also get lively with our discussion on how and when to use genetic testing to determine breeding pairs.

This is a great conversation, but it barely scratches the surface of the genetics topic. Join us and learn more about this amazing breed!

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