Carlos & Brian discuss the fallacies of this trainer's methods as well as her initial rationale which her methods are based on.

Carlos & Brian discuss dog bites, specifically how people deal with the psychological trauma of having been bitten by a dog. We discuss our worst and most traumatic bites and how they changed us.

Carlos & Brian discuss the body language of humans and how we effect our dogs whether we realize it or not. We go into detail about how dog owners inadvertently give the wrong signals to their dogs which the dogs then interpret as anxiety, insecurity and/or weakness and respond by challenging or ignoring their owners.

Carlos & Brian discuss the pros and cons of taking your dog to a dog park. Should you avoid dog parks or should you go? Gain some new perspective on dog parks and find out if they're right for you and your dog!

Carlos & Brian discuss typical "basic" training offered by most dog trainers and commercial pet stores.

Carlos & Brian discuss a training video by Victoria Stilwell in which Dillon the Great Dane has (according to his owners) never met another dog. Needless to say, Dillon gets very excited about the prospect of meeting another dog as soon as he sees one. We discuss not only Victoria's methods and why they're ineffective, but we also examine the poor energy of the people and how that negatively affects Dillon in this exercise.

In this episode Brian and Carlos discuss a video clip of a dog trainer attempting to teach dog owners about fixing the problem of dog jumping. We break down the effectiveness of the techniques used and explain why they don't work.

We breakdown these overused and misused terms as applied to dog behavior.

Brian & Carlos share their thoughts and valuable experience when it comes to making this very important decision that could make or break your overall success as a dog owner.

In this episode we discuss the relevance and importance of physical touch as an integral part of your relationship with your dog. Physical contact for dogs is a natural and necessary form of communication, both with each other and with us. Without understanding how dogs communicate with each other physically and the meanings of different forms of physical touch, you're missing out on fully understanding your dog.