Cog-Dog Radio

By Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive CanineEducation

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Cog-Dog Radio episodes

August 12, 2025 Becoming a Dog Trainer: A Hero's Journey
The adage goes that we can all learn something from everyone. But if you are learning from everyone, are you actually learning from anyone? Sarah posits in this description of dog training education as a hero’s journey of sorts that there are five categories of teachers that matter; and knowing which kind you are being presented with is vital to true growth as a professional or a hobbyists.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
22 min
August 05, 2025 Virtual Behavior Consulting: A Day in the Life
With twenty years in the field and half of them being online, Sarah brings a unique perspective to the virtual behavior consulting space. Guardians and consultants can both gleam insight from this episode that is all about what happens behind the scenes for the Cog Dog Coach. How long do clients usually stay? Is everyone successful? What about behavior problems that turn out to be medical? Is there universal information, or is everything tailored? Learn about the format, the life lessons, and the mistakes too, all in this episode.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
29 min
July 29, 2025 Attunement
Attunement is the ability to perceive and respond to the emotions of another and it is vital to good relationships, dog-human or otherwise. This is a magical thing, but also a practical skillset that can be learned.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
11 min
July 22, 2025 True Healing from Fear
Dog trainers are often tasked with helping dogs feel less afraid of things in their daily environments. This can be loud noises, it can be strangers, or it can even be slick floors or novel sights. The well known stimulus-stimulus pairing approach trainers call counter conditioning is not as effective as it has been made out to be, and this complex emotion requires more nuanced planning. Be sure to check out episode 373, “When Your Dog is Afraid” as well!
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
17 min
July 08, 2025 Capacity with Karishma Warr
In this special episode of Cog Dog Radio join Sarah and repeat guest Karishma Warr in a discussion about capacity. Capacity for us, for our dogs, and for our clientele. Find out what happens when we recognize where our capacity is, when we operate within community, the difference between a sink and a waterfall, and so much more.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
1 hr 11 min
July 01, 2025 The Three Rs of Off Leash Reliability
Recalls, radius, and rebounds are the three behaviors you will need to build in your dog if you want them to have off leash freedom. But more importantly, there are tenants these things rely on to be solid.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
16 min
June 24, 2025 “Obedience” in a Welfare-First Behavior Intervention
Can we obedience our way out of behavior problems? Yes, and no. Therapy for behavior problems requires that we are able to avoid repetition of the problem we are trying to solve, and skills training might be one way to do that. But it isn’t the only way, and there is more to the story.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
15 min
June 17, 2025 Errorless Learning
Dog trainers LOVE to talk about errorless learning. They either worship at the feet of the concept of an error-free life OR they claim learning free of error is a fallacy. But this isn’t an either-or conversation, and we must be careful not to project our own personal feelings about failure onto our dogs.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
15 min
June 12, 2025 Patreon Minisode 6
Strange behavior in an agility lesson and a frightened dog on trails.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
8 min
June 10, 2025 Is a Bench the Same as a Bull? Trigger Types and How to Deal
Should you approach your young dog’s reactions to an unknown inanimate object the same as a dog or person? If your dog overreacts to a kid on a bike, is that the same thing as trying to chase a rabbit? The way you respond to each type of trigger varies, and is important to keep in mind as you enter the world with your puppy or adolescent (or even newly adopted adult) dog. Social, prey, inanimate, and non-social animate are the four trigger types Sarah covers in this episode. Learn how they are different and how your responses to them should be too.
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Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
23 min