Podcasts and Interviews.
I LOVE to talk all things dogs and dog behaviour. I have had the great opportunity of collaborating with some great colleagues to talk all things dog behaviour. Here are some of those chats.
Interview with Andrew Hale on the C.A.R.E Approach. The Care Approach was created by myself and Ian Shivers. We joined together to build the online platform Canine Caregivers. A platform for dog owners to learn all things dog. The CARE Approach is an acronym for: Communicate, Advocate, Relate and Enrich. This we believe is how we should approach our relationship with our dogs.
Chat with Dr Emily Lucas about Behaviour medication. “Why would we resort to Behaviour Meds over punishment? Listen here.
The Bridge of Trust. Strengthening the bond and communication between Caregiver and dog.
Reactivity what is it, how to approach.
Resource Guarding food from humans, we talk about what to do and what not to do.
Can you reward fear? This has been a question many caregivers have been confused about. We unpack it in this episode.
Expectations are they too high on our dogs?
Do dogs need a job? We here this question often. We talk through what we think this means and whether it is something you need to think about with your dog.
Do you have a big Growler? This is not what you think.. This episode we talk about growling and what it may mean and what we should do.
Humping. An often misunderstood behaviour dogs may display. But what does it mean?
Management is it cheating? When you are living with a dog that may be struggling we often recommend in our protocols to use management. But is it cheating?
Should overstimulated dogs be in dog parks? Dog parks can be a hot topic. Here we discuss our thoughts on them and the types of dogs that we think dog parks are detrimental to these dogs.
Stranger Danger. Do you have a dog that struggles with unknown people? We discuss what it looks like and what to do with it.
Should we give our dogs bones? in this episode we give our opinions on the subject.
Building a relationship. A strong and healthy relationship with our dogs is such an important foundational aspect of being a Canine Caregiver.
Will they grow out of it? This is often a hope that many Caregivers have for the behaviors they see in their young dogs. In this chat we burst that bubble. Sorry….
Would getting a second dog “fix” my resident dog? We talk through our experiences with this.
Perception of Control. Is it important for dogs to think they are in control of their outcomes.
The CARE Approach. We break it down and explain how we view our dogs behaviour.