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Modern science in dog training tends to focus more on comparative psychology - aka, comparing animals behavior in a lab/study environment vs the natural environment. Additionally, dog trainers compare dog training to the training of exotic animals.

In this episode, we cover:

• What comparative psychology and ethology means

• The experiments conducted and how they work

• The reality behind the science in dog training

• The difference between exotics and dogs - namely, in cooperative care

• Looking at the dog in the natural habitat, not in a laboratory setting.

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Another big controversial topic in the pet care industry is Alpha or Dominance Theory. There are a lot of people who, like everything else, take this to the extreme.

In this episode, we cover:

• What alpha means

• Leadership

• The false assumption that “alpha theory has been debunked”

• Hierarchy between dogs

• Mech’s study

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A dog is a dog is a dog. Many people nowadays will claim that dogs don’t necessarily have innate traits and you shouldn’t “judge” a dog based on their breed. Other common sayings is “it’s all in how you raise them!” We wanted to address that and discuss how damaging that actually is to dogs and people.

In this episode, we cover:

• What is nature vs nurture?
• How early the nurture aspect kicks in
• How genetics vs behavior mod influences behavior
• The impact of stress on a dog

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Newbie dog trainers often have the same complaint: how do you get the owner to do the work? In this episode, we go over some of our tips and what we do when the owner is more difficult than the dog.

In this episode, we cover:

• Figuring out what’s going on and why the owner isn’t doing what you said
• Different approaches to owners who won’t do the work
• A few ideas on what to say
• Being realistic with your own expectations

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When people hear socialization, there are a couple things that come to mind. Either those checklists of things to get your puppy comfortable with, or throwing them in a room full of dogs/people and letting them fend for themselves. Neither of those are proper socialization.

In this episode, we cover:

• What socialization actually is
• How different trainers approach puppy socialization
• Better use of those checklists
• Different dogs and their socialization needs
• Kim being edgy and controversial as always

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We’re in another wave of “crate training is cruel” online, so of course we had to talk about it. Most dog trainers do recommend crates - we certainly do! And in this episode, we tell you exactly why.

In this episode, we cover:

• The proper usage of crates
• Why all dogs should be crate trained
• The arguments against crate training
• Types of crates
• Crate safety

Susan Garrett's Crate Games:
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Probably the one thing in the universe the majority of dog trainers can agree on is that markers are extremely helpful in most cases for teaching new behaviors. But did you know there are more markers than just the classic "yes" or click marker - also known as Reward Markers? 

In this episode, we cover:

• What is a reward marker?
• Types of reward markers people use - clicker, verbal “yes!”
• The difference between markers and praise
• How to use a marker?
• Different types of markers

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Anyone who’s an expert in any industry understands the frustration that comes with working with friends and family - they don’t listen!

In this episode, we cover:

• Working with friends and family - or choosing NOT to work with them
• The frustration of being ignored or dismissed by the people close to you
• How to get over or move past it

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It’s no secret that small dogs have a bad reputation for being nasty little ankle-biters! Today we talk about small dog syndrome and why it happens.

In this episode, we cover:

• What even is small dog syndrome?
• How does small dog syndrome appear?
• Why do some dogs get small dog syndrome?
• How can you prevent small dog syndrome?
• How can you fix small dog syndrome?

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Dog training is one of the careers where ethics are most important, though it’s also the one where they can be a little hard to find. Because there's not a lot of real regulation in the industry. Some of the topics we cover include:

• How do no harm applies to dog training
• The ethics of the no reward marker
• Respecting other trainers
• Policing others and, more importantly, yourself

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