Dog Training Revolution: The Podcast

Dog training has entered a new era.    The field has moved past coercion - not because coercion failed to change behavior, but because it failed to meet modern standards of welfare, reliability, and risk.    That part is not controversial anymore.    What is happening now is a lag between where the science is, and what people still see online and at their local training facilities.    There, dogs...

Thank you so much to our incredible friend Shelby Dennis for joining us in this episode! Shelby is an inspiration to Bree and I - make sure to follow her everywhere: https://milestoneequestrian.ca/shelby-dennis https://www.youtube.com/@Milestone-Equestrian https://www.instagram.com/sdequus/   Get free toys for a year from BARK    Learn more at zakgeorge.com 

What is going on at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)? The lack of awareness and professionalism coming from this organization is becoming impossible to ignore.   Here are just some of the mounting concerns: • A president publicly endorsing shock collars contradicting AVMA’s own stance, the global behavior science consensus, and basic animal-welfare principles. • A refusal to ackn...

A major shift just hit the dog training world, and it affects every family with a dog.   The new Joint Standards of Practice were released, bringing together the leading organizations in our field under one clear message: fear-, pain-, and intimidation-based training has no place in modern, professional work.   Noticeably missing from the list is the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trai...

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You can’t bury the truth forever.    Zak and Dr. Erika + Doctors Against Genocide SHARE this post since @avmavets and @amermedicalassn insist on choosing censorship, silence and complicity over upholding their own ethical standards. Tag them and any other organizations/public figures who SHOULD be speaking out. It takes all of us 💪❤️‍🩹 Honored to connect with @doctorsagainstgenocide and amplify...

This is the conversation the AVMA doesn’t want you to hear - but veterinarians across the world are refusing to be silenced any longer.   It’s time.    Behind the white coats and lame social media posts, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is a political machine - lobbying on Capitol Hill through their Political Action Committee, deciding which lives deserve empathy and funding (and...

TW: difficult topics discussed.  A lot happened this week on our instagram page. Let's talk about it.    Follow our Instagram page! Follow Bree on Instagram too! Subscribe to the Dog Training Revolution on YouTube Learn more at zakgeorge.com

The Evidence Ends the Method Wars -- podcast interview with Dr. Zazie Todd! GET FREE TOYS FOR A YEAR! Thank you BARK! for supporting the Dog Training Revolution ✊ See the VIDEO version of this episode here! (SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES from this episode are LISTED BELOW - SCROLL DOWN!) Get Dr. Todd's incredible books here!   Dr. Todd's Website - Companion Animal Psychology Fetch Me a Beer video 🍻 SUBS...

The Crisis in Dog Training: President of the ACVB, Dr. Radosta, Speaks Out! Watch the video version of this episode HERE! Today, we have a very special guest: Dr. Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB, a board-certified veterinary behaviorist and president of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB). A board-certified veterinary behaviorist specializes in understanding animal behavior and promoti...