Enlightened Pet Behavior Podcast

Professional Photographer Molly Condit didn’t plan on photographing so many animals, it just sort of worked out that way. Luck for us! Because we get to learn from her how to take better pictures of our furry family members!! About Molly: As a former Air Force kid, New York City transplant and self-prescribed wanderer, I’ve had the chance to see a lot of the world and meet a wide variety of people...

Dealing with a Stubborn Dog? If you’ve ever said “He knows what I want him to do, but he just won’t do it!”, “She only comes when my wife calls her”, or “my dog only does what I ask when I’ve got a treat in my hand!” then this episode is for you my friend!! My guest, Lauren, breaks down why this is happening and what to do about it!! Lauren Rubin is a certified professional dog trainer, Karen Pryo...

We’re seeing more and more Reactive Dogs everywhere lately! It’s one of the most common behavioral issues dog owners run into. We can do things to treat and prevent it though, if we strive to understand how our dogs see the world. Juliana Willems is the Owner and Head Trainer at JW Dog Training and Behavior Consulting in Washington, DC. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Karen...

Happy 4/20! What better topic for today’s show than CBD for Dogs!?!?! I’m so excited to welcome a licensed veterinarian, renowned pet cannabis expert, and founder of VETCBD based here in California. Having dedicated his life’s work to the health and well-being of animals, Dr Timothy Shu founded VETCBD in 2015 to help pets safely benefit from the multiple therapeutic uses of plant-based solutions i...

Kim Brophey , CDBC, CPDT-KA , FDM , is an applied ethologist and owner of The Dog Door Behavior Center in downtown Asheville, NC. Kim’s 20-year commitment to Family Dog Mediation ™ has been recognized internationally, nationally and locally, awarded the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) Outstanding Trainer of the Year in 2009 and the Best Dog Trainer of WNC seven years in a row. Kim...

Today I'm joined by Sylvia Wes Certified Professional Dog Trainer, podcaster, pet expert & dog mom. Currently a head trainer at FitDog club, Sylvia is a self described crazy dog lady whose life's mission is dedicated to animal welfare and helping dogs stay in their homes through relationship based, positive reinforcement training. You can also work with Sylvia on Dogoapp, the world's #1 dog tr...

Kate Connell is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and owner of Calmer Canines in Costa Mesa, CA. She has been working with dogs and their owners since 2007 using gentle, effective methods and solutions-focused treatment plans. She has worked with reactive and fearful dogs since 2010 and mainly uses Control Unleashed and BAT methodologies to help rehabilitate dogs, and now offers a liv...

Breanna Norris owns and operates Canine Insights and is a certified trainer through the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA-CTP). Breanna has been seeing dog training clients since 2013. Currently she coaches all her clients online and sees clients all over the U.S. and Canada. Before 2013 she was working with horses, first as a farrier and then a training assistant. Breanna has worked training a variety of...

Erin Marion has over eleven years of experience working with dogs. She is a certified professional dog trainer, (CPDT-KA), a Karen Pryor clicker training partner.  Four years ago her training expanded to incorporate special needs dogs, specifically deaf and/or blind dogs. Last April she adopted her second Aussie, Darla.  Darla was born with limited hearing and almost no ability to see. &...

Staci Lemke is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) with over 20 years’ experience training dogs of all ages, sizes and breeds. She is the owner of Manners for Mutts Dog Training. She is also a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) who, after working in the veterinary profession for 25 years, retired to train dogs full time. Staci specializes in helping people with puppies or newly adop...

Kellie Stevens is a CPDT-KA certified trainer in New York City. She began studying and working with dog behavior when her first rescue, Sebastian Dangerfield (aka Cbass), turned out to be more of a challenge than she initially expected. She started her professional career as a dog walker in Manhattan, and eventually realized she had a skill training all kinds of dogs. Thus, her training company Go...

Natahnee Miller is an Associate Certified member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, a Certified Dog Bite Safety Educator and President of Harrisburg's Great Dog Program, Inc. – a 501(c)3 non-profit formed to provide education and training to help keep dogs in their homes and out of shelters and rescues.  She is the former Director of Behavioral Care at the Humane...

I’m joined this week by Molly Neher, the Director of Operations and Programs and a Team Facilitator at Atlas Assistance Dogs. She became involved in the world of service dogs when she herself became in need of one after developing a severe seizure disorder her freshman year of college. With her service dog Reid by her side, she developed an avid passion for disability and service dog advocacy and...

The amazing Irith Trietsch Bloom joins the podcast today to talk about How to Properly Socialize a Puppy (Even During a Pandemic). Irith Trietsch Bloom has been training animals since the 1980s and has worked with everything from chickens and rabbits to dogs and horses—not to mention humans.  She is regularly invited to give presentations and loves the learning that comes from taking part in...

This week I’m joined by Denise Nuttall! Her many qualifications include: Dog Behaviour Expert, BBC Radio Solent Full Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) Full Member The Canine Training and Behaviour Society (TCBTS) Member U.K. Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDTUK) 00963. Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Animal Training Instructor Animal Behavio...

This week I’m joined by Allie Bender CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA. Along with Emily Strong, Allie wrote the book “Canine Enrichment in the Real World” - available on Amazon and founded Pet Harmony Training.  You can find out more about them at https://petharmonytraining.com/ , or find them on Facebook (Pet Harmony Training) or Instagram @petharmonytraining Allie is in the Chicago area, Emily is in Salt...

Are you curious about what it takes to Foster a Dog? This week I’m talking about Fostering Dogs During a Pandemic.  I’m joined by Meghan Smith, who volunteers with Love Leo Rescue in Los Angeles and is currently fostering her 11th dog since March. There are many amazing rescues in Los Angeles and around the country and the world, and I hope to feature many over the course of the podcast. &nbs...

My guest Stephanie Zikmann, The Holistic Groomer, points out that the groomer is the Pet Professional who probably sees your dog the most times during their life, but most people don’t think about what a grooming session feels like for their dog or how stressful most find it.  She walks us through her process of making grooming more comfortable for each dog, step by step, using a holistic app...