Episodes

April 3, 2022

Ep157 What Can Owners Do?

This week I'm talking to the owners who want to help prepare their dogs for grooming. How do I talk an owner through this process? Find out this week!

March 23, 2022

Ep156 One For The Owners

This week I'm talking like I'm talking to an owner and the pros who work with them. How do I help owners understand the safety aspect of behavior issues? Find out this week

March 5, 2022

ep155 Kindness

This week we're talking about kindness. Are we being kind? Would this dog think that we're being kind? How can thinking about kindness change our point of view?

Feb. 20, 2022

ep154 Learning Through Grooming?

True of False, the only way to teach a dog about grooming is by grooming them. Is that true? Is it false? Is there more to it? Find out in the first part. In the second part we'll talk about how itchiness affects behavior.

Feb. 6, 2022

ep153 "But this doesn't hurt"

In the first part we'll talk about times when we may be thinking that "this doesn't hurt" but who gets to decide what hurts and what doesn't. Who get's to decide what's scary or what isn't. In the second part we'll talk about if we're causing pain,...

Jan. 27, 2022

ep152 Conversations With Customers

This week I'll walk you through somd of my customer conversations. How can we help them understand how behavior affects the grooming process? Want to learn more about behavior? My Master Groomer Behavior Specialist program consists of 4 eight week...

Jan. 14, 2022

ep151 The Fear Free Trend

This week we're talking about how vet's are noticing differences with the fear free trend and how it's affecting their customers. In the second part we'll talk about a specific doodle that I worked with this week. Article- Fear Free link-

Jan. 4, 2022

Ep150 Routines

This week we'll talk about routines and about being flexible. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of those.

Dec. 30, 2021

Ep149 Our Emotions

Working with dogs is really hard work. How can our worries, and frustrations, or anger affect the dog on our table? And what can we do about it? Find out this week.

Dec. 21, 2021

Ep 148 "Where Can I Start?"

"Where can I start? How do I do this? Where are the instructions?" We'll talk about some starting points this week.

Dec. 15, 2021

Ep147 Pain

In the first part we'll talk about 3 categories of pain. In the second part we'll talk about some examples

Dec. 7, 2021

Ep146 The Podcast And A New Project

In the first part we'll talk a little bit about the podcast. In the second part we'll talk about my new big project. For more information about the online Master Groomer Behavior Specialist(MGBS) course through the Whole Pet Grooming Academy go to...

Nov. 17, 2021

Ep145 Dopamine, Counter Conditioning, and Desensitization

In the first part we'll talk about how dogs don't like being tricked. In the second part we'll talk about dopamine, counter conditioning, and desensitization

Oct. 30, 2021

ep144 Holistic Grooming or Cooperative Care

In the first part we'll talk about Holistic Grooming or Cooperative Care. Why do groomers and trainers use different terms to describe this? In the second part we'll talk about the idea that "comforting a dog reinforces fear."

Oct. 15, 2021

Ep143 "Spoiled Dogs"

In the first part we'll talk about what "spoiled" means and what it can look like with our dogs. In the second part we'll talk about working with the owners of "spoiled dogs"

Sept. 28, 2021

Ep142 Food Is A Tool

Using food isn't necessarily using positive reinforcement and using positive reinforcement isn't necessarily using food. Now, if you've tried using food and it didn't work for you, it could be that you weren't using the tool correctly, much like an...