The Good Dog Pod

Good Dog's Veterinary Health Lead Dr. Nate Ritter joins us this episode to discuss Giardia. Learn about what this intestinal parasite is, how dogs get infected, what their symptoms look like, and what you can do to prevent it.

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Jackson, the Head of Operations at Good Dog, describes what goes on behind the scenes to ensure breeders' payments are secure. Learn about the Payment Ops Team, what we do to prevent scammers, and what you can do to protect yourself.

Good Dog provides E-Contracts completely for free to members of our community. If you aren’t yet a member of our Good Breeder community, you can sign up to join today to access E-contracts on Good Dog.

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Dr. Fanni Lehoczki joins us all the way from Budapest, Hungary to discuss her research that explores dogs' sensitivities to vocalizations from other dogs, as well as other animals, including wolves and humans. She also has looked into the breed differences when it comes to howling behavior in dogs.

Learn about what howls are, why they are used in nature, and why dogs do it.

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Good Dog guarantees your payment against chargebacks, cancellations, and fraud, all while providing a seamless and easy payment experience from start to finish, with protected payments, easy invoicing, payment verification and centralized records.

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This episode was adapted from a recent webinar we hosted on Facebook about SEO for Good Breeders. To see the video recording of this presentation, visit this link.

Learn how Good Dog works to bring you quality applicants, and what steps you can take to make your Good Breeder profile stand out to potential applicants.

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Dr. Angie Johnston joins us today to talk about how dogs learn (and how that compares to human learning). Dr. Johnston is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Boston College where she is the director of the Canine Cognition Center and Social Learning Laboratory.

Learn about the similarities & differences between human and canine cognition, what dingoes can teach us about the domestication of dogs, and more!

Education is at the core of our mission here at Good Dog, and we’re always finding new ways to provide the latest and greatest in canine health and research to our community of Good Breeders. We’re excited to offer members of our community free and exclusive access to Good Dog Courses, a series of online educational courses that include in-depth videos, checklists, breeding tools, and more. This is completely free for members of our community, and you can access them by visiting here.

If you aren’t yet a member of our community and would like free access to all of this educational content and more, we invite you to apply to join at gooddog.com/join

Dr. Cristina Gobello, a reproductive veterinarian and researcher of pseudocyesis joins us today to talk about pseudopregnancy. Learn more about this perplexing condition that leads dogs to behave as if they are pregnant! Read more about Dr. Gobello's research here.

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Nicole discusses the current prevalence of online pet scams, how to identify them, and what you can do to protect yourself. Also, learn what Good Dog is actively doing to change the system to fight against scammers.

E-Contracts on Good Dog are a convenient, free, and secure way to collect legally binding electronic signatures or “eSignatures” from buyers. Good Dog provides E-Contracts completely for free to members of our community. If you aren’t yet a member of our Good Breeder community, you can sign up to join today to access E-contracts on Good Dog.

Abbey Johnson joins us today to speak about some effective training techniques and the importance of training dogs while they're young. Abbey is a certified dog trainer (CPDTKA) and is Good Dog's official puppy coach. Check out Good Dog's Puppy Training Program.

Payment on Good Dog is the secure payment platform that breeders and buyers deserve. Good Dog guarantees your payment against chargebacks, cancellations, and fraud, all while providing a seamless and easy payment experience from start to finish, with protected payments, easy invoicing, payment verification and centralized records.

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We are joined by Dr. Matt Kaeberlin, a Co-Director of the Dog Aging Project. The Dog Aging Project is a large-scale canine health study that follows tens of thousands of companion dogs throughout their lives in order to identify the factors that lead to a long life.

Learn about the biology of aging, how the Dog Aging Project is innovating in this scientific field, and what factors can affect a dog's rate of aging.

Your Litter A to Z is the leading, science-based course for dog breeders. It includes expertly designed 18 modules, checklists, and reports that cover before breeding, getting your bitch pregnant, whelping your litter and raising your pups. If you're already a member of Good Dog, you can access the course here! And if you're not a member, you can join our community here.

Dr. Mikel Delgado from Good Dog's Health, Standards, & Research team interviews theriogenologist Dr. Bruce Christensen, DVM, MS, DACT. Dr. Christensen runs Kokopelli Assisted Reproductive Services in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Christensen graduated from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002 and has authored many book chapters, peer-reviewed scientific publications, and lay articles on reproduction in many species, and has edited a text on canine reproduction.

Listen to this episode to get Dr. Christensen's insight on semen quality: what the best practices are around shipping semen, what you need to know with chilled versus frozen semen, and more!