This special episode includes an interview with the Cognitive Canine's Sarah Stremming, and we talked with Sarah about her philosophy regarding behavioral wellness in our dogs. The four steps include Exercise, Enrichment, Nutrition and Communication. 

Sarah Stremming is a dog trainer, dog agility and obedience competitor, and dog behavior consultant.  She travels the globe helping dogs and handlers understand each other better. Her credentials include a bachelors of science degree in psychology from Colorado State University, and more than a decade in the field of dog training and behavior.

Her special interest area is problem solving for performance dogs.

She is committed to education and growth in the field of dog training and attends the innovative training conference, Clicker Expo, every year.  In addition to offering seminars both domestically and across the globe, she coaches teams online and is a faculty member at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Sarah has a weekly podcast - which we highly recommend - titled Cog-Dog Radio, which you can find on all your favorite listening platforms.

We discussed several great tools to use in your wellness journey.  

Great toys to encourage chewing: 

Other natural chews for dogs: 

Other items that might help enrich your dog's life: 

We have a few videos on our website and YouTube channel that will help with your wellness journey. 

Would you like to discover what types of treats your dog prefers? Check out this video to find out how to determine this. 

Want some ideas for how to stuff your food toys? Check out this video to see how Elissa approaches this. 

We also discussed a few great books that we encourage you reference: 

We sincerely hope you enjoy this episode! Many thanks to Sarah for joining us today. Please be sure to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast. Even better? Share it with a friend!