The Good Dog Pod

Good Dog's Veterinary Health Lead Dr. Nate Ritter joins us this episode to discuss Giardia. Learn about what this intestinal parasite is, how dogs get infected, what their symptoms look like, and what you can do to prevent it. Make your program’s costly and difficult to maintain website a thing of the past by applying to join our Good Breeder community at gooddog.com/join Have a question you'd lik...

Jackson, the Head of Operations at Good Dog, describes what goes on behind the scenes to ensure breeders' payments are secure. Learn about the Payment Ops Team, what we do to prevent scammers, and what you can do to protect yourself. Good Dog provides E-Contracts completely for free to members of our community. If you aren’t yet a member of our Good Breeder community, you can sign up to join today...

Dr. Fanni Lehoczki joins us all the way from Budapest, Hungary to discuss her research that explores dogs' sensitivities to vocalizations from other dogs, as well as other animals, including wolves and humans. She also has looked into the breed differences when it comes to howling behavior in dogs. Learn about what howls are, why they are used in nature, and why dogs do it. Have a question you'd l...

This episode was adapted from a recent webinar we hosted on Facebook about SEO for Good Breeders. To see the video recording of this presentation, visit this link . Learn how Good Dog works to bring you quality applicants, and what steps you can take to make your Good Breeder profile stand out to potential applicants. Have a question you want us to answer on the air? Fill out our Good Dog Pod Mail...

Dr. Angie Johnston joins us today to talk about how dogs learn (and how that compares to human learning). Dr. Johnston is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Boston College where she is the director of the Canine Cognition Center and Social Learning Laboratory. Learn about the similarities & differences between human and canine cognition, what dingoes can teach us about the domesticat...

Dr. Cristina Gobello, a reproductive veterinarian and researcher of pseudocyesis joins us today to talk about pseudopregnancy. Learn more about this perplexing condition that leads dogs to behave as if they are pregnant! Read more about Dr. Gobello's research here . Is maintaining your breeding program’s website becoming costly and difficult to manage? Good Dog has the solution. Good Dog provides...

Nicole discusses the current prevalence of online pet scams, how to identify them, and what you can do to protect yourself. Also, learn what Good Dog is actively doing to change the system to fight against scammers. E-Contracts on Good Dog are a convenient, free, and secure way to collect legally binding electronic signatures or “eSignatures” from buyers. Good Dog provides E-Contracts completely f...

Abbey Johnson joins us today to speak about some effective training techniques and the importance of training dogs while they're young. Abbey is a certified dog trainer (CPDTKA) and is Good Dog's official puppy coach. Check out Good Dog's Puppy Training Program . Payment on Good Dog is the secure payment platform that breeders and buyers deserve. Good Dog guarantees your payment against chargeback...

We are joined by Dr. Matt Kaeberlin, a Co-Director of the Dog Aging Project . The Dog Aging Project is a large-scale canine health study that follows tens of thousands of companion dogs throughout their lives in order to identify the factors that lead to a long life. Learn about the biology of aging, how the Dog Aging Project is innovating in this scientific field, and what factors can affect a do...

Dr. Mikel Delgado from Good Dog's Health, Standards, & Research team interviews theriogenologist Dr. Bruce Christensen, DVM, MS, DACT. Dr. Christensen runs  Kokopelli Assisted Reproductive Services  in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Christensen graduated from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002 and has authored many book chapters, peer-reviewed scientific publications, a...

This is a replay of an episode that originally aired on November 11th, 2020. About Dr. Hutchison:  Dr. Hutchison, DVM is a Reproduction and Genetics consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), and is co-director of the Animal Clinic Northview in North Ridgeville, Ohio. He is also the president of the International Canine Semen Bank of Ohio, and advisor for College of Veterinary M...

Nicole & Dr. Mikel Delgado interview buyers who recently found their new best friend on Good Dog. Learn about their experience working with a Good Dog breeder and hear them talk about the joys (and silly moments) that come with raising a new puppy. Happy Holidays and we will be back on January 11th!

Cat and Monica go over their favorite things that happened this year: from launching the Good Breeder app, to Good Dog courses, to scam protection, and more! Let's take a look back at the highlights from 2022 as well as some sneak peaks into our plans for 2023! We're offering a special 20% off discount code to the Good Dog merch store. Use code HOLIDAY20 at checkout to get 20% off for the month of...

Fred Helfers joins us again to discuss the sport and fun of nosework. Fred is a retired police detective who got his start with detection dog training over 40 years ago. He is a certified canine nosework instructor and offers training resources on scent detection, which you can find out more about on his website,  fredhelfers.com . Fred talks about the ins and outs of canine nosework: from ta...

We are joined by Clara Wilson, a final year PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast who studies odor cues associated with human physiological states and health conditions using applied canine olfaction. Learn about how dogs can use their sense of smell to detect stress (among other things) in humans! Clara talks about how to measure a dog's ability to detect stress, and the importance of trai...

In this episode, we pull some clips from a recent webinar we did with Dr. Robert Hutchision, where he answered some of your frequently asked questions! Learn about line breeding, size discrepancies, radiographs, and more! To view the full webinar, where Dr. Hutch also talks about artificial insemination, low progesterone, and more, follow this link . Good Dog’s Breeding Foundations course provides...

Caroline Spangenberg joins us from the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine to discuss her research in canine cryptorchidism, answering all the questions you may have about the topic, but were too afraid to ask. To start, Caroline explains what cryptorchidism is, how it differs from normal testicular development in dogs, and how you can know whether your puppy may be cryptorchid...

We’re joined by Doylene Roberts, member and Health Chair of the Saint Bernard Club of America, to talk about the incredible work the SBCA is doing to further the health of the breed, and the recent success of their National Health Day, which was proudly supported by Good Dog. Breeders on Good Dog get $100 every year to spend on health testing and access to exclusive discounts from our partners, in...

We are joined by Maria Marano, a Registered Veterinary Technician, to discuss her work in helping puppies have positive experiences at the vet. Learn about Maria's experience as a technician, what a fear free vet entails for puppies, and what "happy vet visits" are. There are also ways owners can prepare for vet visits to make the experience as low-stress for their puppy (and themselves) as possib...

We're joined by Dr. Freya Mowat, an assistant professor at both the School of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is also a board-certified specialist in veterinary ophthalmology, meaning she knows all about canine vision and retinal diseases! Learn about what dogs like to watch on TV, whether we can give dogs an eye test, an...

We speak with Drs. Andrea Sommese & Shany Dror about the Genius Dog Challenge at the Ethology Department at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Learn about the research Drs. Sommese & Dror are conducting, from what being a "gifted" dog means to how they test this giftedness in a scientific setting. Does your dog know the names of more than 10 objects or toys? Are you interes...

Nicole is joined by Jaimi Sun, an amazing member of our Good Breeder community (Sunnydoodle Utah), and her recent puppy buyers, Eric and Gina. They share their recent experience working together, and tell us all that goes into applying and eventually bringing a puppy home from a breeder. Get to know everything that goes into the breeder-buyer puppy connection, from both sides of the relationship:...

We're joined by Dr. Christine Aurich, DVM, PhD, a veterinarian and the Head of the Centre for Artificial Insemination at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Mikel Delgado interviews Dr. Aurich about her recent research in cryopreservation of dog semen samples, which are used in the artificial insemination (AI) process. Learn about what cryopreservation is, how it works, a...

Good Dog's Health, Standards, & Research Team discuss canine virus outbreaks, and how we as dog breeders and owners can keep our dogs safe. Learn about parvovirus, including how it spreads, what symptoms typically look like, what you should do if you suspect your puppy has parvo, and how to prevent virus outbreaks. Balancing socialization while keeping your not yet fully vaccinated puppy safe...

Natalie Thurman, a wonderful member of our very own Good Breeder Community, joins us to talk about working dogs: their history, purpose, and unique characteristics! Natalie, who breeds Anatolian Shepherds, shares her own journey with breeding in addition to the history and characteristics of the Anatolian Shepherd breed. Your Litter A to Z is the leading, science-based course for dog breeders...