Environmental stressors can have a huge impact on behavior. Often, when an animal doesn't perform as expected, the owner may say "the dog knows better", but perhaps there could be another explanation for why the dog isn't performing as predictably as expected. In today's episode we will be taking a look at environmental stressors.

Canicross is a fun activity for the dog and the owner! It combines cross country hiking or running with dogs! It's great exercise for you and for your dog and lots of fun! We will be talking with Brian Thomas of Canicross USA about this fun activity. Enjoy!

In this week's episode, we get to talk to Jane Messineo Lindquist about Puppy Culture. We discuss why she created Puppy Culture, why it is beneficial, and how to work through some common puppy issues. Enjoy!

In this episode, we will be talking all about counter-surfing! We will talk about why dogs do it, different techniques to manage it and different training strategies to prevent your dog from continuing to counter-surf.

Conformation is a very popular dog sport, but there is a lot more to it than meets the eye. In today's episode, we will be talking with Vicki Ronchette about the sport of conformation.

In Part 2 of our Meet the Breed - German Shepherd with Susanne Shelton, we continue our conversation on not only the breed as a whole, but breeders in general, dog selection, temperament, and more! This episode is vital if you are considering bringing a German Shepherd into your home, but is absolutely a must-listen if you are planning on adding any breed of dog into the home!

In this month's "Meet the Breed" we will be talking with Susanne Shelton of Austerlitz German Shepherds about German Shepherds! German Shepherds are a fascinating and popular breed and bring up lots of interesting topics which is why we broke this month's episode into two episodes. In Part 1, we will be talking about the breed, good traits about them, their history, energy requirements, common behavior issues and some of the areas they excel at. Even you don't own a German Shepherd, there is still lots of great info in this episode that can apply to any dog regarding exercise, grooming and working through behavior issues as well as getting involved in dog sports! Enjoy and make sure to check out Part 2 after this episode!

Do you have the dog labeled as "reactive" or the overly social butterfly everyone just says is "crazy"? Maybe your dog lunges and barks on the leash when they see cars, humans, other dogs, woodland creatures, you name it! Maybe you know someone dealing with this issue. Then this episode is for you! Laura joins us again to talk about her book "Fired Up, Frantic & Freaked Out" and talks about what the issues owners face are, some management techniques as well as applicable training skills to work through this issue.

Halloween can be a fun time for humans and dogs, but sometimes it can be stressful and scary. In today's episode, we will be talking about some management strategies and things to plan for with Halloween coming up as well as some training areas to focus on if you would like your dog to be included in some of the Halloween activities.

AKC's Canine Good Citizen titling program is an excellent program to demonstrate basic manners and public skills you and your dog have learned together as a team. In today's episode, we will be going over the skills for the Canine Good Citizen title as well as some tips to help you work on some of the skills for the test.