In this episode, I talk about 5 tips that will help your puppy if they are a picky eater. My own puppy, Dixie, has been a picky eater all her life. I have many clients with puppies that are also picky eaters.

Here are the 5 tips:

1. Feed puppy only at scheduled times
2. Find a food that the puppy really loves
3. Try freeze dried and air dried foods
4. Feed puppy by hand
5. Feed puppy in a Kong or Licky Mat

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In this episode me and Irith Bloom discuss leash training and leash walking for puppies. We talk about the how to get started and what to do when problem behaviors appear.  You can learn more about Irith on her website https://thesophisticateddog.com/.

What we discussed:

• At what age should new puppy owners start leash training?
• What is the best equipment for puppies? Leash length collars, harness…
• What types of walks should new puppy owners focus on? Potty break walks? Obedience walks? Enrichment walks?
• How to best handle minor puppy walk behaviors such as chewing on leash, jumping, picking up things off the ground?

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This episode focuses on 4 things that every puppy, and adult dog, needs to be healthy, happy, and obedient. The link with an outline of the 4 things is on our blog here https://www.puppytalkpodcast.com/blog/4-things-that-every-puppy-needs/

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In this episode I explain what you need to do to stop your puppy from jumping on people. This is broken down into two parts: 1) puppy jumping own people out on a walk and 2) puppy jumping on people coming in the house.

Two things to do right now to help stop the behavior are 1) stop reinforcing the jumping and 2) stop allowing the puppy to reverse the behavior by not putting it in a position to have access to the stimulus (people) when it’s over excited. We want to make this behavior extinct, however be aware of extinction bursts. To make the jumping extinct, start by no longer reinforcing the jumping. You have to control excitement and behavior before it escalates out of control. 

We want to create alternative behaviors to the jumping. For the two situations previously mentioned, here is how you do that:

1. Teach puppy that while on walks and it sees people, to lie down and wait for you to release them to interact with people. (Give example with dixie) 
2. Teach puppy to go to place and use a down-stay and release puppy to great house guest under your guidance, when puppy is calm. (Give example with Dixie)

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In this episode, I talk about the Major Biden Dog Bite Incident at the White House that happened on March 9, 2021.  I provide my feedback of the situation from a dog behavior modification standpoint. Since there is way to much information that we do not know about the incident, only what's in the press release, we can only provide a guideline of the necessary steps to get Major Biden ready to safely come back to the White House.

For a copy of the Behavior Modification Consultation questionnaire that I used in this episode,  go here https://www.puppytalkpodcast.com/blog/dog-behavior-modification-questions/

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In this episode I provide a comparison of dog park vs doggie day care and rate each on 8 different categories. In the end, I also provide an overall winner, and some final thoughts and tips.  Remember that for puppies to go to either the dog park or doggie day care, they need to be fully vaccinated, including rabies.

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In this episode, me and Trish discuss how to properly manage multi-dog households, with a special bonus of how to manage dogs and cats in the same home. 

Trish is a certified professional dog trainer and certified dog behavior consultant, with a Masters Degree in animal behavior. She specializes in training and behavior modification work using positive reinforcement with dogs, cats, and horses. 

Trish is located in Mars Hill, NC and her website is trishmcmillan.com and I’ll place the link in the show notes.

Questions:

• How many dogs do you have?
• How do you manage all of them without any conflict between them?
• What should current dog owners know about brining another dog home to the family?
• How much work is it to own 2 dogs? 3 dogs? 4 dogs?
• What are some things that could go wrong?
• How common is multi-dog household aggression? 

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In this episode, I provide tips for crate training your puppy.  The goal is for the puppy to associate a positive experience with the crate.  This can take some time and patience.  Don't try to rush the process. 

Tips of what to do:

1. Use treats to lure puppy into crate
2. Have puppy lie down in crate with lure or one time saying “down”
3. Feed using their food bowl, or Lickimat, or Kong (do not close door to crate)
4. Play games with puppy and crate (see Instagram videos for Top Gun Dog Training)
5. Close crate door for intervals of 30 sec, 1 min, etc., and work up to several minutes at a time while puppy is being calm.
6. Use a camera to observe what puppy does in crate when left alone.

Tips of what NOT to do:

1. Do not throw your puppy in the crate
2. Do not yell at puppy in crate when they are barking or crying
3. Do not put any bedding in crate if they are a chewer or not potty trained. Just use the plastic crate pan.
4. Do not let puppy suffer in crate, go back to steps of what to do and work on those. 

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For this episode I provide 4 tips on how to stop overstimulating your puppy. This is a follow up to Episode #18 on The Importance of Puppy Relaxation. 

Here are the 4 tips:

1. Stop talking to your puppy so much
2. Stop playing with your puppy on floor or couch
3. Do mental stimulation with your puppy
4. Make sure that hard exercise is not in the apartment, house, or yard

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In this episode, I talk about how to raise a puppy in an apartment. I've had puppies, and adult dogs, in apartments for that past 14 years. and there are a few things you need to know and implement into the puppies life to make it work most effectively.  These tips will hopefully minimize the risk of puppies eliminating, chewing, and barking  inside of the apartment. 

There are 4 things that you puppy will need to help living in an apartment. Without all of these, in the right doses, your puppy will  likely develop behavior issues. 

1. Exercise
2. Mental Stimulation
3. Socialization
4. Enrichment

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