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The Davidthedogtrainer Podcast

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David Tirpak, owner of Miracle K9 Training LLC, creates a podcast about dog training, human training, business, and leadership

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Episodes

Episode 220 - The Art Of Dog Joins Us (What Really GRINDS OUR GEARS) 09.12.2025 2:07:31

Today we are joined by Dave from The Art Of Dog in Buffalo NY for the 3rd time! We discuss all of our current pet peeves in the industry.

Episode 219 - Evolve Or Get Left Behind! 24.11.2025 48:20

Today we discuss some recent things in the dog world that have been really grinding my gears.

Episode 218 - Working With Massively Fearful Dogs 21.11.2025 54:24

Today we discuss my recent trip to Turks and Caicos Island to work with the infamous POTCAKE BREED!

Episode 217 - Helping Our Shadow Students GROW THEIR BUSINESS! 13.11.2025 49:28

Today we discuss our last few days with a new shadow student.

Episode 216 - Different Types Of Dog Reactivity & How To Solve It 04.11.2025 53:48

Today we discuss Ivans newest video on different types of dog reactivity and use it as a platform to discuss some recent reactivity cases were working with.

Episode 215 - My Board And Train Is Getting WORSE!? 28.10.2025 48:58

Today we discuss why some trainers are experiencing their board and train getting WORSE as their days progress with them.

Episode 214 - Managing Your Pack When You Lose A Dog 21.10.2025 47:22

Today we discuss some tips on how to manage your pack when you lose a dog, dealing with fighting dogs, and more.

Episode 213 - Trainers Are FAILING Dogs! 13.10.2025 50:56

Today David rants on some things that trainers are consistently doing that are failing dogs that they are working with.

Episode 212 - Socializing Your Aggressive Dogs BETTER 23.09.2025 1:04:53

This is a live q&a where many of the topics were centered around socializing aggressive dogs!

Episode 211 - Balancing The Human's Needs With The Dog's Needs 16.09.2025 40:00

Today David and josh discuss some examples of scenarios where we were faced with a dilemma of prioritizing human and dog needs.

Episode 210 - Hot Takes On PRONG COLLAR FIT & Correcting Loading 26.08.2025 55:05

Today we have an episode of "you know what really grinds my gears" where we discuss some hot takes we have on common dog training ideas.

Episode 209 (REALLY) - Core Values To Improve Your Dog Training Business 19.08.2025 1:01:57

Today David & Josh discuss an exercise we recently did to create our core values for our companies.

Episode 209 - WE HAD A $H!T WEEK 05.08.2025 52:13

We had a rough week as a company. Hear about some of those struggles and how we were able to gain some positivity from them moving forward.

Episode 208 - Everything You Need To Know When Introducing Your Dog To Your BABY! 01.08.2025 53:59

Today we discuss all the ins and outs of dogs and babies and how to make sure things don't end in disaster!

Episode 207 - Does Your Vet Know ANYTHING About Dog Training!? 22.07.2025 47:10

Today we discuss some recent vet experiences we've had with our dog training clients.

Episode 206 - Making You The Absolute BEST Coach w/ Tyler Muto 09.07.2025 1:36:30

Today we are joined by Tyler Muto and Mariano of the Dog Trainers Podcast to discuss all things coaching. Tyler will be teaching a seminar in august hosted by the Dog trainers podcast working with dog trainers on improving their training process for their clients. This episode is a taste of what is to be expected there!

Episode 205 - Michael Ellis Questions Modern Learning Theory (Our Reaction!) 08.07.2025 54:26

Today we recap our last episode with merge k9 and our final thoughts on it. Additionally Michael Ellis was recently on a podcast discussing some questioning of modern learning theory he has been doing as of late. We react to some of this!

Episode 204 - An Even NERDY-ER Podcast Ft. Merge K9 01.07.2025 3:10:28

This is a part two episode to our show we did with merge k9 breaking down all sorts of nerdy science topics in the dog world. in this episode we push the boundaries even more and debate some differing ideas of learning theory. a must watch!

Episode 203 - LIVE Q&A (Getting HYPER Specific About What Your Really want!) 17.06.2025 1:07:37

Today we do another instagram and YouTube live q&a discussing YOUR questions!

Episode 202 - IS THE FLEXI LEAD THE BEST TOOL OF 2025!? 09.06.2025 47:27

Today we discuss the many uses of the flexi lead in your dog training and rehabilitation program and why we think it has been one of the best tools we have implemented in a long time.

Episode 201 - Breaking EVERY Socialization Rule With An Aggressive Dog! 09.06.2025 42:57

Today we discuss how we overcame dog on dog aggression issues with one of the most challenging dogs we have had in a very long time.

Episode 200 - THE GREATEST HITS OF THE SHOW YOU NEED TO WATCH 09.06.2025 1:09:13

This is a special episode where we broke down the best episodes of all time on the show. Use this episode as an index when you are looking for particular topics!

Episode 199.5 - Overcoming Fear Issues Using SCIENCE! 09.06.2025 1:02:16

Today David and Josh discuss the use of "prediction errors" in dog training, one of the scientific ways of getting breakthroughs with your fear issues.

Episode 199 - The Big Socialization LIVE Q&A! 28.04.2025 1:12:55

This is an instagram and YouTube live stream where we answer all of your dog training questions!

Episode 198 - Overcoming Nail Trim Aggression, Dog Aggression, & More Virtually! 28.04.2025 57:09

Today David and Josh do a follow up episode to 197 where we use real life examples of working through various handler aggression issues.