It's been a full moon kind of week, where very little went right. While I could have pretended on short instagram videos, I didn't, and you get a full podcast on my weekly disasters. Everyone fails, sometimes. If you haven't, you haven't put yourself out there enough, or worked with enough dogs.

Our most challenging topic to date, which needs to be revisited. Feel. This might be the most misunderstood and underappreciate skill in training dogs today. We work through trying to define this abstract concept.

Matty joins Monique and Jill to tackle a discussion on corrections. We discuss different types of corrections for different types of dogs, give examples from our daily lives, and e-collars. E-Collar Conditioning by Leanne Tucker Recall Collar Conditioning 101   Turn the collar on and have both contact points touching your arm.  Feel the various levels of stimulation. It is important to know for yourself what each level feels like.  Any tool can be abuse. Used correctly,...

Jill Brown and Monique Anstee discuss if disobedience is always bad. Sometimes dogs have reasons, and are we introspective enough to know if their reasons are valid, or not? Here we go through examples of our dogs showing opinions, and discuss whether we allow it in all dogs, or only ones that have earned that right.

It's question time, and we tackle what you threw at us, some of which sparked some very good conversation. How do you train retrain an e-collar, correct your dog, deal with in -house guarding from guests or your in-house dogs etc. Thank you to all that were brave enough to ask us questions, and I hope these answers suffice!

This is true dog talk, where we discuss living with dogs and that 23 1/2 hours a day of training is more importanat than formal training sessions. Here is the video of Ivan Balabanov and Tina, that we discuss. There are many more videos of his process that should be watched.

The best way to diminish your dog's career is by stepping in the ring before they are ready. Here are things that we are looking for, to know our dogs are ready. One game I mentioned was the plate game. Get ten plates, number them one to ten, then scatter them in your training place. Can you heel from plate 1-10 and keep your dog's focus? If you can, you are probably ready for the ring.

This weekend I taught a heelwork seminar, and loved it. Here are our after thoughts.

Jill and I try to define how we train, and we got it, eventually. It is not forced free or balanced training, but latent learning, and we explain what it is, and how it will change the response from your dog. This might be a slower podcast but stick with it.

Its happening again. The keen among us are breaking their puppies, and its hardly surprising given whats on the internet. Here we give you a quick guide on HOW NOT TO DO THIS

Clearly I'm in vacation mode, and published the wrong one last week. Here is the cleaned up version. I promise to trap Jill into a good conversation for next week.

An old one where we all misbehaved so we pulled it, now edited. There is lots of good info in here.

Monique and Jill discuss lessons from four days of training reactive dogs in BootCamp.

Jill and Monique discuss the lessons their dogs have taught them, and discuss the personal growth gained from training a dog.

Matthew Twitty joins us to discuss the lack of balance in balanced training. This is a heart felt discussion that all three of us feel very passionate about.

Keltie R. Lang (Keltierlang.com) joins Jill Brown and Monique Anstee to further discuss the issues of dog training today with Social Media influence. Please spread the word, comment and share if you like our conversation. Thank you for listening!

Join Monique Anstee and Jill Brown as they attempt to define the differences in a good breeder and a bad breeder when looking for a puppy.

A strong, but true title. Social Media has changed Dog Training from what it used to be, and all of us die-hards are unable to stop it. Tic Toc and Instagram have made many greenies instant professionals, with a bursting client base and six-figure salaries to matcjh. We need to find a way to stop this trend before our profession is watered down to only 30 second video clips.

Getting a puppy? Want to know what breeds to get, or avoid? Then this podcast is for you. We go through the CKC breeds groups and discuss the dogs that we most often see people struggling with. Our Previous podcast (20) is about the breeds that everyone succeeds with. While we state these dogs are not good pets, it does not mean we do not like the breed. In fact, most often, they are our favourites. From Livestock Guardian Breeds, Pointers, Border Collies and Malinois, find out why...

There are so many hidden gems for dog breeds, many that are quite unknown. Here Jill Brown and Monique Anstee share breeds that are wonderful and easy to succeed with, from each group of the AKC (American Kennel Club). From Golden Retrievers, to Smooth Collies, and Japanese Chins, learn the breeds that always succeed in their homes.

Monique Anstee, from The Naughty Dogge, and Jill Brown discuss training, safety protocols and preparation needed` for natural disasters like forest fires, tornados, and floods. Some dogs turn feral in these moments. Hopefully this discussion can spark ideas as to how you can make your dog safer in these moments. This is a useful podcast that could save lives. Please share it far and wide.

Learn how YOU play a part in your dog's reactivity, and how to change it. Monique Anstee from The Naughty Dogge and Jill Brown discuss handler errors in the vicious cycle, and what your role is to retrain your dog. They go through the handler jobs, one by one, to make walking your reactive dog a much more enjoyable experience. Lanny Bassham's book - With Winning in Mind, is here... https://mentalmanagement.com/products/with-winning-in-mind Lanny's journal system, Performance Analysis,...

Monique, Jill and Hayley discuss training resource guarding, and separation anxiety, and ways to best avoid both from occurring. The change in Golden Retrievers locally, with resource guarding, and their inability to 'do aggression well' is touched upon. The dear friend that helped me out with the one resource guarder was Cheryl Randolph at Sooke Harbour Pet Resort. She made sure he was safe but limited his fun so that I was able to rescue him, and boost my relationship ahead on the fast...

An episode where we answer your dog-training questions... thank you to all that responded. Some questions we were unable to access until later, and we will answer at another point in time.