The Podcast for Pet Carers

In our latest episode, Glenn Cooke sits down with a unique individual who has navigated the intricate pathways of canine cognition, detection dog training, and law enforcement – Cameron Ford. As a former police officer and an integral part of the Navy SEAL program, Cameron brings a wealth of knowledge to our conversation. The turning point in Cameron’s career was the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks,...

In our quest to ensure our beloved dogs live happy and healthy lives, it is crucial not to overlook the vital aspects of socialisation and habituation. In this episode of “The Podcast for Pet Carers,” experts Glenn Cooke, a renowned canine behaviourist and trainer, and Verity Sanders, a respected dog trainer, discuss the significance of these factors in shaping well-rounded and balanced dogs. Soci...

Sian Gildon, the manager of Dural Pet Resorts Australia, has a background working with exotic animals in zoos. She brings her unique experience to her role in managing staff who care for dogs and cats while their owners are on holiday. One of the challenges Sian faces is ensuring each animal receives personalised care and attention. Unlike zoos, pets in a boarding facility require individual atten...

Sian Gildon, the manager of  Dural Pet Resorts Australia , has a background working with exotic animals in zoos. She brings her unique experience to her role in managing staff and providing pet care services for dogs and cats while their owners are on holiday. One of the challenges Sian faces is ensuring each animal receives personalised care and attention. Unlike zoos, pets in a boarding facility...

In this episode, we’ll be discussing the importance of early intervention with dog aggression and behaviour. I’m Glenn Cooke, and joining me is my co-host, Andrew Clark. We’re both passionate about dog training and have seen first-hand how important early intervention is in shaping a dog’s behaviour. As responsible dog owners, it’s essential to recognize that early intervention is key to preventin...

In our most recent episode, we got to discuss many of the misinterpretations in the HR world, particularly around bullying, harassment and discrimination with people and culture specialist, Cheryl McKenzie. Human resources play a vital role in any organisation by managing and developing the workforce. It is responsible for recruiting and hiring employees, managing employee benefits and compensatio...

In this episode Glenn had the great honour of sitting with his friend and very experienced Council Ranger, Greg Tredinnick. Greg has been working in this field for many decades in many states of Australia and has been a very strong advocate for training and development of his fellow rangers and the general public. Greg and his colleagues have seen it all, entitlement, cruelty, violence – just to n...

In the pet care industry, dogs regularly manage to find themselves on centre stage. They are busy, active, noisy, and often very social. Because of this, they are focused on and studied more than most other companion animals. However, in many facilities around the world, cats take up a huge space in both pets and pets requiring care when owners are taking leave. There is an enormous network of fel...

Ray Croc, the founder of McDonalds echoed a phrase that, “The customer is always right!” A wonderful sentiment however, it has now led to some customers, certainly not all, believing they can talk to staff in the most vexatious ways.  This has birthed the phrase, “Karens” for the ladies and “Kens” for the men. “Karens” and “Kens” are said to have a usual phrase of, “I demand to see your manager”....

Dog grooming has become a big business in the pet industry all over the world where people can take their pet dog for a tidy up or their show prospect for a complete make over to help catch the judges eye. Grooming your dog however is not just about good looks, it has so many health benefits as well, especially for some of the pets who’s coats continue to grow. Of the many times groomers look over...

In episode 3, we sat down with Narelle Cooke who is an accredited Naturopath, Nutritionist and Herbalist, practicing not only with people but largely with people’s pet dogs. The episode focuses on the effect of diet on dogs behaviour and how what you feed your dog can have a huge effect on their overall health and wellbeing. We felt this would be a suitable topic of discussion for pet carers and e...

Dealing with Canine Cough is one of the most annoying and dreaded viruses for any social dog-related business.  It only takes one dog to be patient zero, be asymptomatic and bring it to the premises and you have a mini epidemic. Even though the virus itself is largely harmless, it can in some rare cases lead to something more serious, or it could be something different altogether which is why a ve...

When you go on holidays to the location of your dreams, even though you make time to organise the perfect room with, in-house movies, spa bath and comfortable bed, do you spend the entire stay in the room?  Or do you make plans to partake in the local tourist attractions, invest in some water sports, find interesting cuisines etc. It’s quite unusual to spend all that time just staying indoors for...