In our very first podcast, we will answer the burning question of: what is the deal with dog sports and why would anyone ever want to get involved in one?! We discuss the benefits of dog sports as an activity, and how competition is a separate route that some dog owners may want to check out. And yes, we will also go into how online dog training really DOES work. This is going to be fun, and we thank you for listening.
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Want to learn more about Dog Sport University? Check out our website and look over our Dog Sport Online Courses. You may also be interested in our informative webinars as well as the Dog Sport University blog.
Have you heard about Scent Work and want to delve deeper into that activity? Perfect, we have just the thing! Check out our sister online dog training platform, Scent Work University where you will find courses and webinars suited for both those dog owners who simply want to have fun, and those who are seriously competing with their dogs.
Maybe you're looking to help your puppy or dog in the manners department. Then your need to check out Family Dog University where we provide a variety of programs to help your dog be the best canine family companion they can be!
PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the All About Dog Sports and Training Podcast. In this podcast, we'll be talking about all things dog sports. We'll be giving you a behind the scenes look at what instructors and officials are considering, what they're looking for in competitive teams. We'll also be providing you training tips and answering your questions. All right, let's get started. Before we start diving into the podcast, I just want to really quickly introduce myself. My name's Dianna Santos, I am the owner and the lead instructor for both Dog Sport University and Scent Work University.
I've been training dogs professional since 2011. I am certified through the Karen Prior Academy of Dog Training. I'm also certified through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers. In addition to that, I am also an official with several scent work organizations including AKC Scent Work, as well as United States Canine Scent Sports. I'm also the Judge and CSD Coordinator for United States Canine Scent Sports, where I oversee several officials. I'm coming at this with a variety of different view points. As both a professional dog trainer, as well as an instructor, as well as a competitor and an official and someone affiliated with an organization.
My goal is to give you as many different perspectives as possible to help you reach your training goals and to make sure that you and you're dog are having the best time possible as you go for those titles. All right. Without further ado, let's jump into the podcast.
For our first episode, we wanted to answer the question of, why would you want to get involved in dog spots in the first place? With that in mind, I actually reached out to several of my clients to see if they would have other questions that would spring off from that, to see if I'd be able to help people wrap their heads around the whole concept of what dog sport is, and why it is they should even get involved with it in the first place with their own dog.
I think one of the best ways of doing this, is to actually start off with how I got involved with dog sports. The way I fell into it was very similar to how many people do. My very first Doberman was dog aggressive. He was not dog reactive, he was dog aggressive. If he had the opportunity to eat other dogs, he would. I had found a professional trainer. I wasn't a trainer at this point. They were working with me in figuring out what it is that we could do for behavior modification and for training, to improve this quality of life as well as keep everybody safe. In the process of doing that, I found out about set work.
He was not a candidate at all in order to trial, but as with most people, I decided to try out for what's called an odor recognition test for NACSW, whi
