You may have been wondering where the interviews have been lately? The fact is I have been struggling a bit with new knowledge coming to me after every interview. After you listen to this episode you will know exactly where I'm coming - FULL TRANSPARENCY

Outro Music:

"Bad Dog" written by John Fusco and featured on his acclaimed double album "John the Revelator"

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There are many factors when it comes to adopting a rescue dog from rules to affection. Here is my advice on how to handle the situation.

Takeaways:

1. Love doesn't cure everything
2. Create a routine and stick to it
3. The honey moon phase and structure

Listener Question: How do I know what's the right kind of dog for my family?

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Knowing how much food to feed your puppy is ESSENTIAL in their growth and development.

Takeaways:

1. What is the size of your puppy

2. Activity Level

3. Daily Feeding Times

Listener Question: What age is too late to start training a dog?

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You always hear people talk about "motivation" in regards to training dogs. But many dogs are different and it's up to us to find that motivation.

Takeaways:

1. How to tell what they like
2. How to work that into training
3. Building on to it

Listener Question:

What breeds are the hardest to train?

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Sometimes we don't want to "push" our dogs outside of their comfort zone because we don't want to stress them out. But how will they ever learn?

Takeaways:

1. What does it mean to a dog to be uncomfortable?
2. What about stress?
3. How this creates growth

Listener Question:

I've heard I shouldn't share my rescue dog's history with everyone she meets. Is it bad if I do?

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If you find yourself saying "NO" a lot to your dogs you are in correction mode instead of direction mode.

Takeaways:

1. What is correction and direction?
2. One is reactive and one is proactive
3. Focus on what you want, not on what you don't want

Listener Question:

What does it mean to "read a dog"?

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Sometimes feeding time can be chaotic if you have more than one dog at home. Here is my take on how to make it a better experience.

Takeaways:

1. Multiple dogs, multiple personalities
2. Creating a vibe for the environment
3. Developing a pattern

Listener Question:

Is it better to feed my dog before the morning walk or after?

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Dog owners want to be able to take their dogs off leash wherever they go, even if the dogs don't know how to walk on leash. Training comes first!

Takeaways:

We move too quickly with our dogs

We put them in positions to fail

We must start slowly to succeed

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We had such a great time last weekend with the trainers here from Oregon Tails teaching their first workshop on the east coast. In this episode we talk about:

1. Leash Pressure

2. Duration of Training Sessions

3. The Jentle Method

Jonathon & Cole's Info:

Oregon Tails

Outro Music:

"Bad Dog" written by John Fusco and featured on his acclaimed double album "John the Revelator"

Commercial Music:

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If we are able to recognize patterns in our dogs behaviors then you will learn how dogs use shortcuts to get what they want faster.

Takeaways:

1. Dogs are designed to conserve energy

2. How they use shortcuts

3. How you can train them to use shortcuts

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