Crystal Wing

What's On Top?Chasing Curiosity with Crystal Wing

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What’s On Top is a short-form, curiosity-driven podcast about dog training, human behavior, and the everyday moments that tie them together. Trainer and educator Crystal Wing shares voice-memo style reflections (warm, honest, sometimes funny) on the patterns she sees in dogs, people, and life. If you love learning, noticing details, and seeing your dog in new ways, you’ll feel right at home. No big production… just curiosity, connection, and dogs teaching us daily lessons. https://linktr.ee/cbwing

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Crystal Wing

Episodes

What to Do on Ice Days 17.01.2026 38:44

It’s January 17 2026, and there’s a lot of ice out there. Let’s explore what to do when you and your dog are stuck indoors, feeling cooped up, restless, or a little fried. This is a practical, compassionate brainstorm for caring for dogs when normal routines aren’t possible… and for caring for ourselves in the process. This episode focuses on observation, regulation, connection, and choice. You do...

Are We Muting Ourselves...And Our Dogs? 06.12.2025 27:38

The Pantone Color of the Year for 2026 is here… and it’s white. Cloud Dancer. And somehow that one announcement sent me down a full-on rabbit hole about culture, emotion, dog training, and why everything around us feels a little too beige these days. In this episode, I explore what Pantone colors actually reflect about us as humans... why the world keeps muting itself... and how our craving for ne...

The Crab and Octopus Challenge 24.11.2025 26:20

What can an octopus playing a piano teach us about dog training? Honestly… a lot more than I expected. In this episode I talk about the YouTube video where a musician spends six months teaching an octopus how to interact with a custom-built piano. What grabbed me wasn’t the trick itself, it was the process. He started with trust. He paid attention to what brought his learner joy. He built the envi...

Arousal, Movement, and Connection with Dogs 19.11.2025 23:27

In this first episode of What’s On Top , Crystal dives into a topic that’s been sitting at the front of her mind lately… arousal. Not the human kind. The dog training kind. Arousal isn’t good or bad—it’s just information. And when we learn to read it, shape it, and work with it instead of against it, our dogs become more thoughtful, connected partners. Crystal shares her experiences with her Malin...