Madcap Radio

By Madcap Radio

You know us from Puppy Culture, When Pigs Fly and Madcap University.

Now Jane and Mark have launched a radio station to bring you podcasts on the intersection of dogs, life and the science of doing a... more

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October 28, 2025Puppy Culture Potluck: Episode 33 - Fruit Kefir for Puppies: Double the Ferment, Many Times the Benefits
This episode’s question is about giving puppies double fermented fruit kefir:

"Hello, We are curious about the benefits of using Mango kefir for puppies. How does it help their gut flora? What is the purpose of using it. Thanks!"
Listen in as I discuss:
How a second ferment with fruit transforms the nutritional profile and bioavailability of kefir
Why kefir in general is such a probiotic powerhouse
Why double fermented fruit kefir is particularly appropriate for puppies
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10min
October 14, 2025Puppy Culture Potluck: Episode 32 - Puppies Who Can't Settle Down in the Evening: The Arsenic Hour
This episode answers a question about puppies who just can’t settle down in the evening:

"What are your best tips for “witching hour”? We have an 11.5 week Spinone Italiano that we brought home just over two weeks ago. He settles down for naps during the day after some play and training, but after his early evening nap, some play, dinner, potty, he gets over aroused and overtired and we cannot for the life of us redirect his mouthing to a toy or chew and he cries in his X-pen and jumps at the sides. We are trying to establish a routine with a licky mat, Kong or other soothing activity to transition him and bring down his arousal. But it is a nightly struggle!"
In this episode I talk about:
Why it’s natural for puppies to be restless and difficult in the early evening
Tips for dealing with a puppy who can’t control himself
Management and bedtime routine suggestions
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15min
October 01, 2025Puppy Culture Potluck: Episode 31 - Resorbed Pregnancies, Small Litters and Antibiotics: The Latest Research
Today’s question is about resorption of pregnancies and the advisability of using antibiotics to prevent future resorptions:

"We had a girl who was pregnant with at least 1 puppy at 28 day ultrasound and 0 puppies on x-ray at 50 days...I'm curious what other people would check with the girl who absorbed before breeding again."
In this episode we discuss:
Things to check/do when your dam resorbs a pregnancy
How the vaginal microbiome affects fertility and prevents disease
The most recent studies on the prophylactic use of antibiotics in breeding bitches
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18min
March 18, 2025Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep30 - Is It A Fear Period? Recognizing and Navigating Fear Periods in Puppies
This episode’s question is about fear periods.
“What are the critical fear stages in puppies from 8 weeks on? Is it best to keep up their socialization during these periods or back off for a few days and then resume?”
In this episode I discuss:
How to recognize fear periods as opposed to general fearfulness.
The evolutionary reasons that puppies have fear periods
Navigating fear periods in puppies and dogs
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21min
February 26, 2025Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep29 - Teaching Puppies to Share: Dog-Dog Resource Guarding Prevention.
This episode’s question is about preventing dog-to-dog resource guarding:
“Can’t seem to find it in the video; what is the protocol to work against food aggression within the litter? We have been doing marrow bones and resource guard training with people, but a few puppies are showing aggression to the other puppies at meal times. Any info appreciated, thanks!”
In this episode I discuss:
Why protocols for dog-to-dog resource guarding are not as effective as protocols for dog-to-human resource guarding.
Five golden tips I have found helpful for preventing dog-to-dog resource guarding
Thoughts about dog-to-dog resource guarding and breeding programs
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22min
December 10, 2024Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep28 - Is It All In How We Raise Them? Re-thinking the Nature vs Nurture Debate.
This week’s question is about whether doing Puppy Culture or any other early socialization program can guarantee good outcomes for puppies.
“…I was talking to a breeder about Puppy Culture and I told her that if she would just adopt the program, she would eliminate any temperament issues with her puppies. Am I right about this? Isn’t Puppy Culture a guarantee that puppies will have good outcomes?”
In this episode I tackle:
Re-thinking the line between nature and nurture
The partnership between breeders and puppy owners for raising a good dog
The evolutionary reasons why breeding “good” dogs is so difficult
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27min
November 12, 2024Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep27 - How “Hands On” Should You Be With Neonate Puppies? Finding the Line Between Supporting and Interfering.
This week’s question is about whether you’re supporting or interfering when you help mom with her neonate puppies:
“…I've noticed that you lay in the box with Velvet and provide significant assistance to her. Among many groups of breeders, there is a faction who strongly advise to essentially let Mom alone in the first days as she has instincts and knows what to do, and that the presence, participation, and assistance of humans may be bothersome to her.
So, I'm wondering if this is breed dependent? Or an individual preference?”
In this episode we talk about:
The variability of maternal behavior
How much assistance you should give your dam with caring for her puppies
Supporting your dam without interfering with her instincts
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14min
October 29, 2024Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep26 - Raw Feeding? You Might Be Over-Thinking This. Raw Diets for Puppies - Part Two
This is part two of my podcast, answering many questions one of our fans sent in about raw feeding puppies.
In this episode I cover:
AAFCO’s “Complete and Balanced” designation and why it’s relevant to kibble but not relevant to you if you feed a varied raw diet.
Safety suggestions for feeding, sourcing, and handling raw dog food.
Special considerations when feeding raw diets to puppies.
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34min
October 22, 2024Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep25 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Raw Food? Raw Diets for Puppies - Part One
This week’s episode is a fan request on feeding puppies a raw diet:
My breeder uses and recommended Puppy Culture as a resource for my partner and I in preparation for our Toy Poodle pup that we'll be picking up in a week or so. We've completed your Puppy Owners Course, the Puppy Culture and Attention is the Mother films, and have started binging your podcast- love your stuff!
I'm wondering if you could make an episode on feeding dogs raw food. We plan to feed our pup raw (the breeder currently feeds raw) but it is a bit intimidating for people who are new to this diet! I'm wondering if you could cover a few things:
The science behind it / health benefits
Why you feed raw / how long you've been feeding raw
The dangers of it / how to avoid these dangers (proper practices for purchasing, handling and feeding raw)
Any challenges you've experienced / seen with feeding raw
Tips for starting raw diets - where to begin!
Whether the meat has to be a certain quality / where to purchase ingredients for homemade raw (I've heard that grocery store meats aren't safe because of their allotted salmonella/bacteria thresholds?)
How to handle raw treats (bones with raw meat) - do you have to clean bedding, etc. every time raw treats come in contact with it? Do you have to wipe down your pup's face/paws after contact?
Would LOVE if you could share some recipes for homemade raw food! Or other resources/recipe books on feeding raw
Whether puppies need special recipes or if they can eat the same recipes as adult dogs
I know a lot of this is google-able lol, but I've found that there is a lot of fear-mongering around feeding raw (from both owners and vets) so I wanted to reach out and see what your thoughts are!
There were too many great questions here to fit them all into one episode, so I’m doing this in two parts - In this episode, which is part one, I talk about:
Why we feed raw to our dogs and our experience with feeding raw for the past 26 years
The challenges of raw food and why some people are understandably more comfortable with kibble
Tips and resources for getting started feeding raw without losing your mind - it’s easier than most people make it out to be!
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22min
October 08, 2024Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep24 - Puppy Play Groups: Benefits and Realities
This week’s conversation is the result of an interview that I did with Jean Donaldson a few weeks ago. In it, Jean mentioned that it’s now a “thing” not to offer puppy play groups for puppies. The thought is that allowing puppies to play will make them less likely to pay attention to their owners.
This raised a big discussion in the Puppy Culture Discussion Group, with many pet owners, breeders, and trainers coming down hard on the side of not taking puppies to puppy play groups. What I found through this exchange is that the theoretical truth and the practical truth do not always align…
In this episode, I discuss:
The benefits and parameters for puppy play groups.
Why there is a perception that puppy play will diminish attention to the owner and/or create hyper focus on other dogs.
The practical limitations and realities of puppy play groups and thoughts for the future
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30min

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How many episodes does Madcap Radio have?

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