LIMA (Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive) is a popular phrase describing a methodology and approach to dog training. Valerie Ann Erwin and I discuss LIMA & Cynopraxis dog training, what we learned by being in a LIMA workgroup, and how we are applying what we have learned from Mr Lindsay's books.

The challenges of running a rural shelter in New Mexico has not stopped Bea Gallegos, manager of the Las Vegas Animal Care Center in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Bea is intent on giving the dogs and cats in her care the best she can, but this is not always easy. Bea has also developed a method for rehabilitating feral dogs, which makes up about 10% of her shelter's population. Bea and her staff consistently defy the odds that surrounds them, all at the age of 26. Even though her job can be hard, Bea knows she is where she is supposed to be.

If anyone wants to learn more about the shelter, or get some amazing dogs for rescue or adoption, please follow the Facebook page Las Vegas Animal Care Center at https://www.facebook.com/share/1NLQ1pUi2LhX6GCw/?mibextid=LQQJ4d

The LVAAC website is https://www.lasvegasnm.gov/city-of-las-vegas-animal-care-center. Phone number is 505-426-3289

Trust is something I had to learn how to build by working with fearful and feral dogs. But building trust helps relationships and behavior concerns with ALL dogs. When we build trust with our dogs, we become partners and more relevant to them. This makes everything else we do with our dogs easier. To learn about my course offerings in how to build trust with your dogs, please visit www.fearfuldoghelp.org and click on "It's a Question of Trust" lesson or hart2heartcanineonline.uscreen.io/programs/trust

Trust is something I had to learn how to build by working with fearful and feral dogs. But building trust helps relationships and behavior concerns with ALL dogs. When we build trust with our dogs, we become partners and more relevant to them. This makes everything else we do with our dogs easier. To learn about my course offerings in how to build trust with your dogs, please visit www.fearfuldoghelp.org and click on "It's a Question of Trust" lesson or https://hart2heartcanineonline.uscreen.io/programs/trust

Many times limitations put on us by others, ourselves, or training methodologies get in the way of connecting or making progress with our dogs. Meet my Dad, Kerry Brock, and learn how he turned limitations into opportunities during his lifetime to overcome poverty in a coal mining camp and reach his goals, so perhaps others can turn some limitations into opportunities.

Does knowing how and when to use food to train dogs confuse you or your dog? My guest, Jason Cohen, explains his ideas and techniques to create a happy & calm dog in a very busy environment, his hometown of Brooklyn, New York. We take a detailed look at how & when Jason will use food to help dogs progress in their training. There are many important details to how Jason trains, including pairing the use of food with structure and advocacy that creates a safe environment for the dog to grow. Jason is an accomplished dog trainer and behavior specialist. Jason's dog training business is www.caninecohen.com in Brooklyn NY. He mentions several helpful videos in this podcast so here is his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@CanineCohen. The videos he mentions are titled

"Helping a Fearful Dog build confidence with a Food Trail" "Overcoming Fear with a Food Trail"

"Oso: Helping a Fearful Dog Come Out of the Crate"

"Cholula: Using Food to Build Confidence"

"Conditioning the Sidekick Leash with Kitchen Open Kitchen Closed"

Dogs are experts at negotiating relationships. Join my friend Angela Leuck and I as we talk about how dogs have taught us better relationship skills from experiences in rescue, with clients, with setting boundaries, and hearing the truth from our dogs. Angela has her own training business in northern Virginia, Anythings Pawsbull, and also works as a certified instructor and admin at Canine Human Relationship Institute.

"What Dogs Have Taught Me" is the new name of my podcast. This name represents the importance of dogs in our lives and what they can teach us, and what they have taught me the past 14 years. This episode will focus on the lessons and guidance I have learned from dogs. In future podcasts, I will ask my colleagues and friends to join me to share their take on how dogs can teach us and what we can learn. Some episodes will be more about practical applications and others a bit more philosophical. Please join me to explore what dogs have taught us humans. If anyone is interested in taking the workshop I mention in this podcast, you can find it at www.chrinstitute.com

Trapping a lost or feral dog is a skill that my guest, Debbie Johnson of Dog-Gone K9 Trapping has acquired after trapping over 100 dogs in 5 years. Debbie shares her protocol and tips on how she is successful when trying to trap a dog in need. She does this without a fee, so if anyone wants to contribute to her cause, her Venmo is @Debbie-Johnson-220 I will join Debbie in Boise Idaho in June 2024 for a workshop about fearful and feral dogs. You can see more info about that on my website www.hart2heartcanine.com

Scratch the surface of Rehab. Train. Thrive, my rehabilitation program for fearful and feral dogs. My guest, Becki Davis, who has a Masters Degree in Education and extensive experience rehabilitating children, dogs, and cats, joins me to discuss some parallel experiences with children that can help us understand traumatized dogs better. We also cover over-arching theories of how dogs I rehabilitate thrive by discussing animal welfare, trust building, and Q&A from my listeners. I have several ways to learn more, online and in-person, about rehabilitation of dogs on my website www.fearfuldogtraining.com