Positively Dog Training - The Official Victoria Stilwell Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the podcast.  Victoria is joined by Tara Houser, behavior consultant, trainer, Positively Team member, and founder of The Optimized Dog.  

In this episode, learn more about Puppy DILLI and how collecting data can improve your chances of success and highlight when there is success.  

Join Victoria and the Positively Episode in another information packed Roundtable Discussion about creating clarity between you and your dog.  

What do we mean by clarity? How does being clear improve our relationships with our dogs? 

You don't want to miss this episode. 

Join Victoria and Dr. Robert Hewings, author of best selling books, "Scent Training for Every Dog" and "Tracking for Every Dog", as well as founder of The College of Scent Dogs. 

This podcast follows up on questions from Dr. Hewings' wonderful presentation at the Dog Behavior Conference: Creating the Feel-Good Factor.  Dr. Hewings emphasizes the emotional connection in dog training and the significance of understanding and leveraging a dog's natural behaviors.  

This conversation includes practical advice for pet caregivers and trainers.  

Join Victoria as she speaks with Sindhoor Pangal, a Certified Canine Behaviour Consultant, Canine Myotherpist, independent ethological researcher, Director of BHARCS, and author of Dog Knows. 

Sindhoor and Victoria dive into lessons we can learn from dogs and Sindhoor's study of free living dogs.  You will gain valuable insights into the lives of dog and how we can gain harmony with these wonderful beings.

To learn more about Sindhoor, visit https://www.bharcs.com/ or find her on Facebook or Instagram.

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• Lifetime access to the course 
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• A unique approach to understanding dog behaviour that combines concepts from physiology, applied ethology, zoosemiotics and more 
• Lessons (and lots of videos) from free living dogs

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In this roundtable discussion, join Victoria and her team as they discuss simple ways you can build meaningful connections with your dog.  These connections can shape your relationship with your dog and improve communication.  

Join Victoria as she welcomes Zazie Todd, PhD, an award-winning author, animal behavior expert, and founder of Companion Animal Psychology. Zazie's acclaimed books, Wag and Purr, demystify the science of animal behavior and provide practical insights on how to apply this knowledge in our everyday lives with our pets.

In this engaging discussion, Victoria and Zazie delve into two recent research articles. The first article explores new guidelines on spaying and neutering, focusing on when to spay/neuter and potential impacts on pet health. The second article discussed aggression and different characteristics of the dogs included in the study.

Listeners will gain valuable insights from Zazie's expertise and learn how to integrate scientific findings into their approach to pet care. Whether you're a pet owner, trainer, or animal enthusiast, this episode promises to enrich your knowledge and enhance your relationship with your furry companions.

In this Roundtable Discussion, Victoria and the Positively team discuss the Harmony Model.  The Harmony Model serves as a guide to the essential elements of living with our dogs. These elements include:

• Training
• Safety and Wellness
• Socialization
• Communication
• and Enrichment

To learn more about the Harmony Model, visit Positively.com or enroll in our FREE course.

Victoria is joined by Positively team member and published author, Wendy Lyons Sunshine.  Wendy has co-authored many parenting books and brings this expertise to her new book, Tender Paws: How Science Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs.

Join Victoria and Wendy as they discuss the science, their personal experiences, and the experiences of others in the field that are included in the book.  Shared excerpts from the book lead this brilliant discussion about the “do-over”, discipline, mutual respect, and more. 

To learn more about Wendy, visit https://www.wendylsunshine.com/about/. To learn more about Tender Paws and where to purchase visit: Simon and Schuster. 

In this roundtable discussion, Victoria and her team talk about what aggression is, what it looks like, why it happens, and what we can do to help ourselves and our dogs.  

Living with a dog that displays aggressive behaviors  can feel overwhelming, scary, and sometimes embarrassing.  Many of the team have shared these same feelings and are here with some great tips on how to help both you and your dog.  

In this episode, Victoria is joined by Anna Webb, a broadcaster, and behavior and nutrition expert.  She is the host of A Dog's Life podcast where she explores all levels of modern dog ownership and brings to life why every dog is extraordinary.

Stay tuned for nuggets of information, on topics including:

• Sniffing out truffles
• Differences between the US and UK
• Dog Walking
• Nutrition
• and more. 

To learn more about Anna, visit https://annawebb.co.uk/pages/about-anna.  Subscribe to A Dog's Life podcast on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite streaming app.