Episodes

In the first part, we're going to talk about calm comfortable and cooperative and then the second part, we are going to talk about counterconditioning and desensitization and how that relates to calm comfortable and cooperative.

In the first part, we'll talk about how being Calm, Cool, and Collected is helpful when working with animals. In the second part, I'll give a variety of examples.

In the first part, we'll talk about how this podcast can help trainers. In the second part, we'll talk about the frustration that "the Average Joe" feels when they get conflicting information.

In the first part, we'll talk about what the cost could be if a dog or an owner is injured during grooming. In the second part, we'll talk about the cost of an injured groomer.

In the first part, we're going to talk about the variety of ways that dogs heads get handled for grooming. In the second part, we go over ways to teach dogs to be good for handling their head.

In the first part, we're going to talk about how our body language can help a dog be more relaxed because everything that we do is training. In the second part, we're going to talk about how being more relaxed …

We're going to talk about some of the changes that are being made and some of the neat things going on in the dog world right now.

We're going to start with a game of True or False. Next we'll talk about when business owners are uncomfortable and appologetic when their customer needs more than expected. I use an example from this week's brake job on my …

In the first part, I'll try to answer some common questions about drying. Are dryers scary? Can we just let the dogs air dry? We'll talk about separating skills into smaller bits to determine what a dog is comfortable with. …

In the first part, we're going to talk about "gut feelings" and "I just knew the dog was going to..." and how our brain is picking up on observations that we aren't always aware of. Learning how to define what …

In the first part, we're going to talk about how trainers are kinda being thrown under the bus because we want dogs to be well trained but we haven't given trainers a whole lot of information about what we need. …

In the first part, we're going to talk about the owner's responsibilities with training and keeping everyone safe from their dog. In the second part, we're going to discuss shaving dogs because shaving isn't as easy as many people think. …

In the first part we'll talk about inspiring and encouraging others to try new methods. In the second part we'll talk about some types of touching to work on. We'll also talk about this week's "Weekly Action Step"- using your …

In the first part, we're talking about being scared, startled, and spooked. In the second part, we'll talk about if we need a training plan for every dog and talk about having a safety policy.

We're going to talk about two common training words that can cause confusion, frustration, and chaos in the grooming setting.

In the first part, we'll talk a bit about the use grooming loops, tables, crates, and tubs and why trainers need to know about the use of this equipment before they work with grooming problems. In the second part, we'll …

In the first part, we'll talk about body language that you can feel in your hand while grooming and not try to rely on watching faces and whole bodies. In the second part, we'll talk about expanding the comfort zone …

In part one, we'll talk about how pups grow up. In part two, we'll talk about fear imprint stages and we'll talk about aging.

In the first part, we'll review some of the topics for this podcast. In the second part, I'll give some examples of dogs that I'm working with.

In part one, we'll talk about what dominance is and if it plays a role in grooming and vet situations. In part two, we'll talk about nervous dogs.

In part one, we'll talk about why nail trimming is important for a dog's health. Part two is about figuring out what part of nail trimming is a dog having trouble with.

In part one, we're going to talk about how we can teach a dog to be truly still for a few seconds by using a countdown. In part two, we'll we'll talk about how food isn't always a great option …

In the first part, we'll talk about what the training goal is. You can't reach a goal that you haven't defined. In the second part, we'll talk about how good behavior starts at home. Getting owners playing with and handling …

In part one, we'll talk about the variety of professions and people in the dog world. In part two, we'll talk about helping owners find the right pro and how that helps your business.