Lift Your Leg - the art of training a dog

This weekend I taught a heelwork seminar, and loved it. Here are our after thoughts.

Jill and I try to define how we train, and we got it, eventually. It is not forced free or balanced training, but latent learning, and we explain what it is, and how it will change the response from your dog. This might be a slower podcast but stick with it.

Its happening again. The keen among us are breaking their puppies, and its hardly surprising given whats on the internet. Here we give you a quick guide on HOW NOT TO DO THIS

Clearly I'm in vacation mode, and published the wrong one last week. Here is the cleaned up version. I promise to trap Jill into a good conversation for next week.

Monique and Jill discuss lessons from four days of training reactive dogs in BootCamp.

Jill and Monique discuss the lessons their dogs have taught them, and discuss the personal growth gained from training a dog.

Matthew Twitty joins us to discuss the lack of balance in balanced training. This is a heart felt discussion that all three of us feel very passionate about.

Keltie R. Lang (Keltierlang.com) joins Jill Brown and Monique Anstee to further discuss the issues of dog training today with Social Media influence. Please spread the word, comment and share if you like our conversation. Thank you for listening!

Join Monique Anstee and Jill Brown as they attempt to define the differences in a good breeder and a bad breeder when looking for a puppy.

A strong, but true title. Social Media has changed Dog Training from what it used to be, and all of us die-hards are unable to stop it. Tic Toc and Instagram have made many greenies instant professionals, with a bursting client base and six-figure salaries to matcjh. We need to find a way to stop this trend before our profession is watered down to only 30 second video clips.

Getting a puppy? Want to know what breeds to get, or avoid? Then this podcast is for you. We go through the CKC breeds groups and discuss the dogs that we most often see people struggling with. Our Previous podcast (20) is about the breeds that everyone succeeds with. While we state these dogs are not good pets, it does not mean we do not like the breed. In fact, most often, they are our favourite...

There are so many hidden gems for dog breeds, many that are quite unknown. Here Jill Brown and Monique Anstee share breeds that are wonderful and easy to succeed with, from each group of the AKC (American Kennel Club). From Golden Retrievers, to Smooth Collies, and Japanese Chins, learn the breeds that always succeed in their homes.

Monique Anstee, from The Naughty Dogge, and Jill Brown discuss training, safety protocols and preparation needed` for natural disasters like forest fires, tornados, and floods. Some dogs turn feral in these moments. Hopefully this discussion can spark ideas as to how you can make your dog safer in these moments. This is a useful podcast that could save lives. Please share it far and wide.

Learn how YOU play a part in your dog's reactivity, and how to change it. Monique Anstee from The Naughty Dogge and Jill Brown discuss handler errors in the vicious cycle, and what your role is to retrain your dog. They go through the handler jobs, one by one, to make walking your reactive dog a much more enjoyable experience. Lanny Bassham's book - With Winning in Mind, is here... https:/...

Monique, Jill and Hayley discuss training resource guarding, and separation anxiety, and ways to best avoid both from occurring. The change in Golden Retrievers locally, with resource guarding, and their inability to 'do aggression well' is touched upon. The dear friend that helped me out with the one resource guarder was Cheryl Randolph at Sooke Harbour Pet Resort. She made sure he was sa...

An episode where we answer your dog-training questions... thank you to all that responded. Some questions we were unable to access until later, and we will answer at another point in time.

Listen as Monique, Jill and Hayley discuss ways to build confidence in puppies and young dogs, and rehabbing broken, feral puppies. We have technical glitches during this recording so our apologies.

Jill Brown and Monique Anstee, from The Naughty Dogge, discuss the hidden benefits of competitions. They discuss topics like keeping egos in check, boosting your dog's confidence, finding your community, and much more.

Regardless of Sport, Monique Anstee and Jill Brown offer tips to get your dog ready for competition day. Minor details that you probably haven't considered are the difference in your dog feeling like a success or doubting their performance.

Dominic Scarberry, from The Empowered Canine (https://www.theempoweredcanine.com ) joins Jill Brown and Monique Anstee to discuss the canine sport of Tracking. He shares tips about starting young dogs, tightening legs and corners, and trial prep.

Monique Anstee from the Naughty Dogge, Jill Brown, The Bag Lady, and Hayley Hais from The Chewed Slipper discuss what dogs need to be their best, while living in Harmony with their people. They discuss the need for freedom, 4 basic rules and the handler's responsibility to train their dog for the veterinarian.

Jill Brown and Monique Anstee talk with the refreshingly honest, passionate and very engaging Robert Cabral, from Canine Conversations. If you love listening to him, you can find his own podcast right here. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/canine-conversations-dog-training-podcast/id1464621845

Monique Anstee and Jill Brown interview two time World Champion in IGP, Mia Skogster, from Finland. She describes praise voices to use when training, to better capture your dog, and different types of dogs, as described in her book Let's Speak Dog - Emotional Communication in Dog Training. If you compete in obedience, you will benefit greatly from Mia's video collection and courses on www.inspireu...

Learn the traits that make a dog handler great. Monique Anstee, Jill Brown and Guest speaker, Hayley Hais, from the Chewed Slipper in Nanaimo discuss the character traits of great dog handlers.

Join Matty, Monique and Jill as they discuss tips for handling and training your reactive dog, and also define the difference in reactivity versus aggression. Leashes with stainless steel snaps can be purchased through www.leerburg.com Ones like this have a double snap, incase a collar breaks. https://leerburg.com/lightweightprongcollarleash.htm