The Canine Paradigm

Slave to genetics is a topic that comes up a lot in trainer conversations when we can’t quite explain our dogs behaviour. There are times when you just have to ask yourself why and it may just come down to genetics after all. However, is genetics always the culprit? Are we quick to allow that to be the excuse? Could it be a case of improper understanding or input of new behaviours? There are...

Frustration is one of the words that keeps coming up in training discussions. Some trainers recommend that it should never be used as a method of training. Other trainers swear by using frustration to modify behavior and to create change. So is frustration a bad thing or a good thing? We feel it’s a bit of column A and a bit from column B. Another part of the answer comes from who’s us...

Michael Shikashio on aggression was a wonderful interview with someone who is trailblazing in the world right now. Michael has spent a lot of time researching the basis of canine aggression and is helping more owners understand it. As many dog owners who have dealt with aggression understand, this can be a very difficult process. Having people like Michael as a resource and mentor can help correct...

Haley Young & Scout is an episode our community reached out and asked if we could help tell this story. We are so happy that we did as it reveals the trials and tribulations of owning a reactive dog. Haley started an instagram blog about her adventures after rescuing a cattle dog, originally called Zip. She changed her name to Scout and the two of them have had some life changing adventures. L...

Reflections on the Monkey puzzle is a breakdown of a children’s book called the Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson. It’s a book that Pat reads to his son Rip before bed and they have been talking about the monkey adventure. It got on Pats mind so much that he weaved it into how we communicate with dogs. Not only dogs but with other humans. Further details If your looking for contact deta...

Shadow work with Birdy is another episode where not only are we happy to have our good friend back, it’s another deep dive into self care. As many of you know, Birdy has spent her career learning how to help others through her training. In this episode, Birdy is encouraging us to look at what we hide in the shadow. Sometimes we don’t know why we concealed our thoughts and feelings into...

Nando and Jo-Rosie are both well known and well respected trainers residing currently in Spain. Not so long ago, Nando Brown went and put up a social media post that went around the world. In that post, our mate Nando named both of us and The Canine Paradigm which brought quite a bit of interest to our door. Apart from that fun moment, both Nando and Jo-Rosie are well respected for their devotion...

Kim Greco, from dolphins to dogs is Kim’s story and her account of training marine mammals and then pet dogs. We met Kim on a social media app called clubhouse and had an instant draw to her kindness. Not only is she a talented trainer, Kim Greco also has a wonderful way of keeping conversations healthy. After learning a little about Kim and her career, we had to get her on to share with you...

Influencers versus trainers is a more focused look at some of the people influencing in our industry. While there are amazing influencers who give so much amazing advise, there are frauds as well. They focus on a specific industry with a talent in marketing and buzz words while giving awful advise. The same applies to many trainers as we have discussed regularly. Just because you’re calling...

Life with your dog is a podcast show by our mates Panos Anagnostou and Luke Badman. In this episode we discuss several topics that range from guilt, fear, aggression and ego. We even discuss the realm of canine aggression and the difficulty surrounding it. Panos reveals his vulnerability around his choice to return a working line puppy and how that punished his mind for a time. Like always, it&#82...

Breaking free from an echo chamber discusses the realities of supporting a narrative that may be misleading. Getting stuck in the echo chamber will not help you grow. It creates limitations in your ability to learn more about what you don’t know. This in itself is where the main issues arise as your group is now convinced there’s nothing more to know. One of the points that you need to...

Arguing with an avatar is our thoughts around discussions that occur over social media. We find that many times arguments break out, we create an image or avatar of the person. This can be a genuine issue as they may have so many more layers to them that we are unaware of. So the identity of the person may be lost to the bias around the social media avatar. If you can choose anything in life, choo...

J Humps and the right paw is the story of Jen Humphrey, aka Jen Banks. We both met Jen at the IACP conference in Florida. Jen has recently had a baby and was eager to share her experience of having a dog school, then becoming a new mother. She also did a re-brand which is where the right paw originated from. If you want to know what on earth the J humps part is all about, well you had better liste...

Working Dog Radio is a podcast show run by Ted Stickels and Eric Stanbro. The ethos of their program is around working dogs in all applications. Most guests on working dog radio are either Police or Military and they share their experiences and stories. We haven’t had a chance to have a group catch up as yet so it was fortunate that the planets aligned and allowed it. We both enjoyed our tim...

Ivan Balabanov is one of the most recognised master coaches in the sporting dog world. Ivan has a career spanning 40 years in the dog training industry and has amassed multiple titles. He has achieved 2 world champion positions through IGP, he’s a celebrated FCI judge and author. In fact you would have to be living in a vacuum if your are in the dog world and have never heard his name. Crede...

Purpose breeding puppies is usually on the minds of owners, trainers, breeders. We wouldn’t say that’s always the case as there are so many people who did it without reason. Puppies and puppy breeding have come under a lot of scrutiny in the last 10 years. Namely as there are so many puppies that never makes it to adulthood. However, puppies do play an important part into preserving li...

Poking Larry Krohn’s bear isn’t easy to do as Larry is a really great guy. However, like most of us, we have a straw that breaks our back under load and this industry can sometimes do that. Given that Larry has amassed such a large following of people all over the world, he also get some haters. Most of them are just sad, lonely people, some are people who should know better. Regardles...

Reasons for sharing knowledge is that we all have a responsibility to pay it forward. This allows others to use it and even find ways to make it better. Knowledge is a gift given to all of us. We owe it to ourselves to ensure that we help to raise the ceiling of overall knowledge. This in turn ensures we leave this world in a better way than what we came into it. Some inspiration minds have summar...

HNY and FU 2020. Hopefully this brand new, untouched, untarnished year will provide some much needed relief. 2020 really pinned us all to the yoke of unfortunate circumstances. Yet while some cried, some triumphed. We do hope that the worst of 2020 is behind us. Even though 2021 doesn’t magically make it disappear, it does provide hope. We hope that you and all your loved ones and well and t...

Rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of status in society. In this show, we discuss a little in detail about the rite of passage dog in the working dog world. For anyone who doesn’t know what that means, it’s the hardest most powerful dog. It’s the dog that puts y...

Restructuring your business for health is a topic our friend, Melanie Benware came to us as a conversation piece. Naturally we both liked it as it’s something we try to encourage anyone to do who’s in an impossible situation. Melanie speaks of the necessity of restructuring and how she had to do it for her health. Sometimes when people consider restructuring themselves, they can find t...

Cheese, dancing dogs & Chi balls is this weeks discussion points based on some interests that developed from past weeks. Pat saw a Netflix documentary with a lady from Russia who does amazing routines in dancing dogs. It now has him on a path to learn the nuances of people who are high end in this field. The show was supposed to focus on listener questions, however as things often do, it took...

Birdy’s new flight path is a discussion and kind of an unveiling around Birdy’s new business plan. As many listeners are aware, Birdy is a regular on our show and has been a great source of emotional support and knowledge. We have often stated that this industry needs someone to help us through the emotional hurdles. It just so happens that Birdy has been listening and is filling those...

Grisha Stewart became very well known to the canine community after she authored her book BAT. The acronym of the book is Behavior Adjustment Training, which is mainly directed at dogs with aggression issues. As well as being an author and trainer, we got to find out a bunch of things Grisha used to do. The great part of the podcast interviews is not only meeting and making new friends like Grisha...

Misia Bielicki’s introspection is a detailed account of our friend Misia who we first met at an IACP conference in Florida. She’s a fun lady with a great sense of humour and a wonderful outlook on life in general. In this episode, Misia reflects on a conversation her and Glenn had whilst having some brews one night. Not that either of them knew it at the time but it had a meaningful ou...