Doggy fitness training? What's that, how do you do it, and why do you need it in the first place? 

In this episode we talk to international agility competitor and canine conditioning expert Kim Fuqua who shares how she become a doggy fitness instructor, how you can get started with your own dog and what a profound impact conditioning will have on your dog's longevity, health and wellbeing.

What's it like to own a dog who is so reactive that a dog trainer picks you out to film a whole online class on reactive dog training? 

In this episode I talk to the wonderful Beverly, owner of Brodie who is the star of my reactivity class. She has gone on quite the journey with her dog, with many ups and downs - eventually resulting in an amazing improvement and the fact that Brodie can now LIVE and be friends with another dog. 

Is your dog one of the "non-food-motivated" ones? Let's talk about why dogs seem not food-motivated and how we can work with them!

Is your dog becoming agitated before dinner time? Do you still keep dinner at the same time every day so that you can show him that his agitation won't change when he can eat? This might not actually get the message across the way you are hoping it will ...

There are 7 similarities all owners of well-trained dogs have. In this episode you will learn about habits you should get into - because they are shared by all awesome dog and handler teams!

Have you ever heard of the Scottish Collie? That's right - not a Rough or Smooth Collie, but the Scottish Collie. I had not, until I met a client a year ago who owned one. In this interview we are speaking with the president of the Scottish Collie Preservation Society, Denise Maher, about the history, characteristics and comeback of the Scottish Collie. The Scottish Collie

European dog agility is very different from the sport here in the USA or Australia. In the second part of our interview with Emily Abrahams she tells us how she navigated dog agility competitions in Europe, how she gets regular training time living in a van and how we could perhaps unite the differences of dog agility all over the world. Dog Agility Training and Van Life

2 years ago Emily was a school teacher in Australia, lived in a house and trained her dogs in agility. Today, Emily lives in a van, travels all over Europe, competes with her Border Collie Loki, hikes, explores, writes, photographs, and is an all-around badass. We talked to her about her journey.

Van Life with a Dog

In this episode I explain my ideas about puppy raising, puppy training, why I don't believe in "socialization" and what to do instead. 

My Puppy Training 

Growing up a Spirit dog My thoughts on puppy raising

There are the dogs that seem to naturally be great at cooperating. And then there are the dogs who like to see just how far they can go and how much they can get out of life. I have one of each category - this episode talks about how you can train the independent and wild ones to work together with you. Living with a spirited dog