Paws & Reward Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Paws & Reward Podcast

Marissa Martino, CDBC, CTC

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Frequency: 1 episode/18d. Total Eps: 85

Welcome to the Paws and Reward Podcast, where overwhelmed pet parents transform themselves to support their dogs. Join Marissa Martino, a certified dog behavior consultant (CDBC, CTC) and trained coach. On the show, we stop and reflect on behavior change strategies and share ways to support your relationship with your dog, yourself, and others.

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16/12/2025
#86
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15/12/2025
#67
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14/12/2025
#55
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13/12/2025
#42
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04/12/2025
#99
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03/12/2025
#75
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#55
🇨🇦 Canada - naturalSciences
01/12/2025
#42
🇺🇸 USA - naturalSciences
24/11/2025
#89
🇺🇸 USA - naturalSciences
23/11/2025
#97

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https://pawsandreward.com/relationship/
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https://www.canineconnectioncoaching.ca/
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https://drjessicahiggins.com/podcasts/
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paws-reward-podcast/id1527938147
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Ep 81: Exploring the Emotional Experience Part 3 with Annika McDade: Control

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 • Duration 44:03

In episode 81, Marissa Martino interviews Annika McDade in this three-part series about the emotional experience of caring for, living with, and loving our dogs. In part 3 of the series, they explore the many ways we try to control ourselves, our dogs, others, and the situation as we navigate life with our dogs.

Annika McDade is the Founder of Canine Connection Training & Coaching. She is a triple-certified Behaviour Consultant & Life Coach with a passion for helping people connect to themselves, their dogs and their deepest desires. She is a multidimensional being with a compelling history as a world traveler, wolf trainer, energy worker and ever learner.

She combines the unique balance of science-based dog training with self-development, holistic wellness & spiritual curiosity when working with her clients. Her desire is to create a space where you can come as you are. A place where you can feel supported & understood, and explore the teachings your dog brings forward for you in your life.

Annika is invested as much in the transformation of her clients as she is in their pets. With a strong belief that our dogs come into our lives for a reason, she feels if we remain curious, open-hearted & self-aware, our dogs have much to teach us, about us.

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Ep 80: Exploring the Emotional Experience Part 2 with Annika McDade: Grief & Hope

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 • Duration 42:41

In episode 80, Marissa Martino interviews Annika McDade in this three-part series about the emotional experience of caring for, living with, and loving our dogs. In part 2 of the series, they explore the many ways grief shows up while caring for our beloved dogs. They also explore the intersection of grief and hope, why it's critical for us to feel our experience, and where we focus our mind.

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Ep 71: The Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Care with Dr. Sophie Liu

Monday, January 15, 2024 • Duration 01:06:36

In episode 71, Marissa Martino interviews Dr. Sophie Liu about cooperative care, a process offering choice and agency to our animals when it comes to training for husbandry procedures. Marissa and Dr. Liu met through a mutual client who needed support for her dog in a veterinary setting. During this episode, they break down the training process as best they can so the listeners can imagine how to try this at home. They discuss how and why they make certain training decisions along the way in the hopes of highlighting their thought process to answer pressing questions most clients have.

Dr. Sophie Liu is a veterinarian practicing behavior medicine and is a passionate dog trainer and sports competitor. She provides behavior consultations through her business, Oakland Canine, and she currently shares her life with 2 Dobermans, 1 Taiwan rescue dog, and a very patient husband.

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Ep 70: The Highly Sensitive Pet Parent with Brooke Nielsen

Thursday, January 4, 2024 • Duration 49:32

In episode 70, Marissa Martino connects with Brooke Nielson, a licensed therapist, writer, speaker, and teacher on the topic of Highly Sensitive People, and in this case, Highly Sensitive Pet Parents. Brooke explains what the Highly Sensitive Person is, the research behind the term, and the characteristics that people may embody if they identify this way. They also discuss how this may impact your relationship with your dogs (and others) in both positive and challenging ways. Brooke's goal is to help people embrace these qualities and utilize this knowledge to understand themselves and their needs.

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Ep 69: The Balance Between Welfare and Training with Sarah Stremming

Monday, December 18, 2023 • Duration 45:37

In episode 69, Marissa Martino interviews her dear friend, Sarah Stremming of the Cognitive Canine on the topic of balancing welfare and training for our dogs. Spoiler alert, Sarah feels strongly that both meeting your dog's needs and teaching them high-level training skills are equally as important. Sarah discusses how teaching these skills can increase both the dog's and the pet parent's welfare - making that a win-win for everyone!

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Ep 68: Joyful Recalls with Jenni Pfafman

Monday, December 4, 2023 • Duration 01:18:24

In episode 68, Marissa Martino interviews Jenni Pfafman, a certified behavior consultant, on how she teaches her clients to have a joyful, rock-solid recall. Jenni lives in Crested Butte, Colorado, where almost every pet parent is active on trails and wants off-leash reliability and a whiplash recall. This episode covers the many concepts Jenni teaches her clients so they view the world through their dog's perspective to set everyone up for training success. They also dive into the many exercises Jenni teaches her clients to get that fast, joyful recall we're all looking for!

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Ep 67: Mood Matters with Karin Pienaar

Thursday, July 13, 2023 • Duration 54:10

In episode 67, Marissa Martino interviews Karin Pienaar, of the The Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE). During the episode, Marissa asks Karin about her new book, Mood Matters: MHERA: An Innovative Assessment Approach to Animal Emotionality in the Treatment of Behaviour Problems. Karin defines emotions and the 7 emotional systems. Karin shares her framework, MHERA, which is an acronym that stands for: Mood State, Hedonic Budget, Emotional, and Reinforcement Assessments.

Karin has been working in the field of animal behavior therapy since 1997 and completed her Diploma in Animal Behaviour in the UK with The Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE).

After more than 20 years of consulting with dog and cat owners, Karin now focuses mainly on managing The Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE) International, presenting the COAPE Diplomas and MHERATM Practitioners course, as well as lecturing and mentoring students.

She heads the Enrichment Partnership Program between COAPE International and several captive wildlife facilities, where she and her team develop enrichment programs to promote the behavioral and emotional health of animals, as well as implement consent-based training to facilitate stress-free husbandry and medical procedures in captive wildlife.

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Ep 65: Listen, then Train with Kathy Sdao

Monday, May 29, 2023 • Duration 59:22

In episode 65, Marissa Martino and Kathy Sdao talk about a necessary topic for pet parents and pet professionals: listening. Some questions that are addressed during the episode include:

What are the three levels of listening?
Why is silence so important?
How could our own best intentions be getting in the way of truly listening?
When should we educate -vs- empathize? Can we do both?

Kathy Sdao, she/her, is the owner of Bright Spot Dog Training in Tacoma, WA. She is one of the original faculty members of the Karen Pryor Academy ClickerExpo. She has trained animal actors, written for The Clicker Journal and the Seattle Times, consulted with Guide Dogs for the Blind and with Susquehanna Service Dogs.

Kathy has taught more than 300 seminars, workshops, conference presentations & webinars, enjoying these opportunities to share her passion for the incredible power of positive-reinforcement training, confirmed over decades of working with dozens of species.

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Ep 64: Resolving Conflicts Between Dogs and Cats

Monday, May 15, 2023 • Duration 51:13

In episode 64, Marissa Martino speaks with Naomi Rotenberg about resolving conflicts between your dog and cat. Some questions that are addressed during the episode include

What expectations do we have for our pets that may or may not be realistic? How can we adjust our expectations?
Does the environment factor into behavior issues?
Can we find solutions for a more harmonious household
How can we address all of our pet’s needs without drastically changing our homes and lives?

Naomi Rotenberg, she/her, is the owner of Praiseworthy Pets and focuses on the cat-dog interspecies relationship. She helps pet clients all over the world enjoy a household where cats and dogs coexist safely and peacefully. She also provides coaching for other pet professionals who want another pair of eyes on their cat-dog cases.

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Ep 63: Assessing Canine Risk with Lisa Mullinax

Monday, May 8, 2023 • Duration 58:42

In episode 63, Marissa and Lisa Mullinax discuss their risk assessment methods both for animal shelters and their private practices. Determining whether a dog will be at risk of doing harm to another can be a difficult process and one that needs a compassionate, nuanced, and multi-tiered approach. Their risk assessment perspective gives them a comprehensive look at the dog’s environment and the many factors that can affect their behavior. Join them as they discuss the many factors they consider when assessing risk in dogs.

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