In this episode, we sat down with Richard Gonzalez (certified dog trainer) to discuss why it can be SO difficult for our dogs to understand behaviors in new environments.

Plus, we break down specific things you can do to help your dog better understand and grasp behaviors no matter the distractions or environment!

Introduction of Richard

Richard Gonzalez, has been learning dog behavior since 2010 when he was introduced to a service dog organization in San Diego California while on active duty as a Marine. He was undergoing medical recovery due to combat-related wounds and injuries. During this time is when he discovered his love for learning animal behavior and learning theory.  It has been a huge part of his recovery from wounds and reintegration back into society from being in the military. 

Richard recently graduated the Applied animal behavior program at the University of Washington (UW-AAB) is a graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy(KPA-CTP), is a Certified professional dog trainer through the CCPDT,(CPDT-KA) and is also an AKC good citizen evaluator (AKC-CGC). He was a lead dog trainer at Petco and went through their certification program and puppy start right instructor through the Karen Pryor academy 

He tries to attend 1 annual conference a year, and he likes to stay up to date with continuing education in the dog training field. 

Some fun facts about Richard are:

-He’s been to over 30 different countries and states 

-He’s trained horses, fish, cats, goats, chickens and dogs

-His first service dog licked Former First lady Michelle Obama’s leg

-He served in the Us Marine corps for 12 years and was retired due to his wounds sustained from combat. 

-He resides in the Pacific Northwest with my 3 malinois. 

-His oldest Malinois was born on the day he was wounded and his middle Malinois was born on the day he went into that battle

Connect with Richard

Website (coming soon): https://thedomesticateddog.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedomesticateddog/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedomesticateddog/

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