Canine High Jinks

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Chicory Eddy, DVM, about motion sickness: what it is, how you can know if your puppy has it, and what you can do to work through it. We talk about the medication side of treatment as well as the behavioral side of the story, and it's chalk full of great information to help you through this challenge with your puppy or dog.  If you find this episode helpful, w...

In today's episode with repeat guest, Shade Whitesel, we talk all about toy skills for our sport dogs! Shade is well know for her excellent toy skills and teaches seminars across the country to help handlers clean up their mechanics and reduce frustration in their dogs. In this episode, we talk about what good toy skills looks like, why they're important, and some of the mistakes people often make...

In today's episode, we're talking with Ayoka Bubar to discuss the low-impact, high fun dog sport of rally obedience.  Ayoka is a CPDT - KA and an approved Canadian Association of Rally Obedience (CARO) Judge. She has been a dog training instructor since 2008, training and showing in a variety of performance venues including agility, tracking, herding, rally obedience and conformation. Her wid...

In today's episode, we chat with Nancy Griffith of Valley Dog Sports about the fast-growing canine sport of Barn Hunt! A long-time competitor and co-owner of Valley Dog Sports, Nancy shares with us all about how barn hunt works, what the dogs need to know, how to prepare to play the game, and more.  If you're interested in learning more about Barn Hunt, you can visit www.barnhunt.com , the US...

In today's episode, we have repeat guest, Rachel Downs of Strategic Dog Sports with us to discuss Canine High Jinks' first online class, the Puppy Papers! We talk about what the program entails, and the concepts we'll be using to raise Elissa's new border collie puppy, Leo.  If you're interested in joining the Puppy Papers, visit our website at www.caninehighjinks.com . Keep in mind that Earl...

In today's episode, we talk with Jordan Reed, more commonly known as Jreed and his Mongrol Hoard. Jordan, along with his terriers, is a well-known rat wrangler and dispatcher of rat pests on farms across the country. With a background in both hunting and farming, and a sheep shearer by trade, Jordan trains his terriers to hunt rats, and takes his passion on the road to many farms that are overrun...

In today's episode, hosts Elissa Looney and Whitney Taylor talk all things obedience with Hannah Branigan, host of the podcast Drinking From the Toilet, and owner of Wonderpups Training. We get into what obedience looks like, the types of behaviors you and your dog must know, and some of the common mistakes people make in their training.  About Hannah: Hannah is a long-time dog training instr...

In today's episode of Canine High Jinks, we talk with Dr. Lora Abbott, DVM, about communicable diseases AND how to prevent them. She even provided us with a great resource in the form of an online map showing regions of common diseases. You can find that here .  We hope you enjoy this episode, even if it makes you cringe a bit - but knowing this information can help you keep your dogs healthy...

In this fun episode, Elissa and Whitney are talking about conformation with Jennifer Sider, a long time competitor and breeder of rat terriers who is located in southern Ontario, Canada. We talk about what Conformation is all about, what these shows look like, what the dogs and handlers need to know, and more!  About Jennifer: Jennifer has been involved in the dog world for over 25 years. Bre...

In this episode, we talk with Rachel Downs of Strategic Dog Sports about Stimulus Control! We talk about what it is and why it should matter to your journey with your dog - no matter which sport you’re wanting to pursue. Rachel Downs is a professional dog trainer with a history in behavior training and a large client base in agility training. Based near Dallas, Texas, Rachel is a multi-time nation...

In this episode, we spent time learning about Protection Sports with Shade Whitesel. An excellent trainer and avid participant in Schutzhund and AKC obedience, Shade has been dabbling in dog training since she was a young girl, and worked many jobs to gain experience in the field, including as a kennel manager, a veterinary technician, and groomer, as well as taking continuing education courses. I...

In this episode with Bobbie Lyons of Pawsitive Performance, we explore Canine Fitness. What is it? What is it not? And how can you get started with your dog?  Our guest is Bobbie Lyons, CCFT, KPA CT, owner of Pawsitive Performance and Founder of Bobbie Lyons Canine Campus. Bobbie teaches dog training, fitness training and trick training across the globe, and has completed the certification pr...

Today's episode is all about sheep herding, and we're talking about this sport with two legends - Patricia and Alasdair MacRae of MacRae Sheepdogs. We talk about how herding started, what it looks like in real life on the farms of Scotland, and what US trials are all about.  More about Patricia and Alasdair:  Alasdair has been around border collies for nearly his whole life, growing up o...

This episode is all about playing disc dog! In this interview with Sara Brueske, we talk about how to get started in the sport and what competitions look like.  Guest Sara Brueske (she/her) has been training dogs since she was a young child, and has experienced a large variety of breeds and sports during that time. After graduating as a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner in 2011,...

This week we're talking with Planet Blue Dog's co-owner, Anne-Lise Stannard. Planet Blue Dog offers a unique variety of quality dog products for training and enriching the lives of dogs. They carefully choose and test their products with our own pets and foster. Their high value treats and motivational toys are used by canine handlers and competitors around the country.  Most of these product...

In today's episode, we're looking back at what we've learned from our year with Canine High Jinks, including our biggest takeaways and what we're looking forward to in the future! 

In this episode, we're talking about trick training with our dogs.  What is it, why is it important, and how can you get started?  If you want to look into some trick training titling programs, check out these organizations for more:  AKC Trick Dog: https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/ Do More with your Dog Trick Dog Title: https://domorewithyourdog.com/DogTricks/product/trick-dog-...

In a continuation of last week's episode, we're finishing our discussion with one of the leading K9 Nose Work experts, Kristina Leipzig, about the growing sport of K9 Nose Work! This sport is a less training-intensive option for working with your dogs, and the competitions are set up nicely for those dogs that might be more reactive and less able to work in more complex environments like agility o...

This week we're talking to one of the leading K9 Nose Work experts, Kristina Leipzig, about this growing sport! This sport is a less training-intensive option for working with your dogs, and the competitions are set up nicely for those dogs that might be more reactive and less able to work in more complex environments like agility or flyball.  Listen in to hear more about what this sport is a...

We’re here this week with Denise Fenzi, a dog trainer, author, and the founder of Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, which is an online school dedicated to providing high-quality instruction for competitive dog sports using only the most current and progressive training methods. Denise has titled dogs in obedience, tracking, schutzhund, mondioring, herding, conformation, and agility. She has two AKC obedie...

This special episode includes an interview with the Cognitive Canine's Sarah Stremming, and we talked with Sarah about her philosophy regarding behavioral wellness in our dogs. The four steps include Exercise, Enrichment, Nutrition and Communication.  Sarah Stremming is a dog trainer, dog agility and obedience competitor, and dog behavior consultant.  She travels the globe helping dogs a...

Today we're talking about one of our favorite topics: puppies! Elissa recently had a litter of rat terrier puppies, and now that they've headed home, we're reflecting on the process and experience that she had. As a first time breeder, Elissa isn't an expert breeder - but she can certainly share what her experience was like. We discussed many topics, resources, and just for fun items, so check out...

In today's episode we're talking to Laurel Behnke of Jammin Whippets, the owner of the current Guiness World Record holding dock diving dog, a whippet named Sounders. We talk about how she started in the sport and the transformation from pursuing it as a hobby, to setting records.  Laurel has owned Whippets since 1993 and has competed in obedience, conformation and agility with a variety of b...

In this episode, we're talking with Michelle Dundas about Dock Diving! Michelle has been dock diving since 2017, when she came across the sport after a flyball demo.  With her dog, Sweep, Michelle has achieved multiple dock diving titles and was the National Champion Qualifier in 2018 and 2019, and in 2020, was the North American Diving Dog Champion in Hydro Dash Elite and Distance Jumping in...

Today's episode talks all about traveling with your dogs for dog sports! Elissa and Whitney, in this casual episode, discuss how they started travelling, what they bring with them, some of the hard lessons they've learned, and more.   Some resources that we talk about that you might need include:  folding crates crate fans first aid kit for dogs tick key poop bags folding chair   tr...