R+K9, Modern Dog Training – Details, episodes & analysis

Positive reinforcement sometimes gets a bad rap for being permissive. Well, listen up! Positive reinforcement is not permissive. In fact, we encourage leadership for your dog. Listen in as Connie talks about what leadership means and how to apply it to your dog. Using leadership can keep you and your dog out of trouble in life and sports!

This podcast episode discusses the importance of both management and training for dogs. It explains how these two approaches work together to prevent unwanted behaviors and teach desired ones. This episode highlights the benefits of combining these methods for a well-behaved canine companion.

Yes! Maybe a bit unconventional? But we don't think people should pet your dog and what you should do instead and why. We all love to see dogs when we are out and about. There's something so inviting and dogs often hit that soft spot in us. But there's a good reason why we should ignore dogs in public. 

We have a simple tip you can do so you don't break a little kid's heart because you have to tell them no, don't pet the dog. 

In this episode of the R+K9 podcasts, we dive into the question: When does training end? Anna discusses the four stages of learning, the importance of ongoing training, and the human dog relationship. Discover why training is a lifelong journey and how to maintain your dog’s skills for a fulfilling partnership.

In this episode, Connie talks about leash walking training and the use of food. She’ll go through why you should carry food, the best foods to carry while training your dog to walk on a leash, how to carry the food, and how to deliver the food effectively to your dog during the walk.

Join Anna for a brief discussion to learn about the many ways a service dog can impact your life and what considerations you may want to have before embarking on this journey. 

In this episode, Connie talks about our expectations about our pet dogs as well as how and why some of us have certain expectations. She also discusses ideas you can implement for the top three most requested behaviors people want for their dogs.

If you have a puppy, this podcast is for you! Typically you pick-up your puppy from a rescue or breeder around 8 - 9 weeks old. But did you know the clock is already ticking on socializing that puppy? What does that even mean? 

Connie goes through puppy socialization, the dos and don'ts and the sometimes still controversial puppy class versus vaccinations.  

 

SHOW NOTES:

UC Davis, Veterinary Medicine https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/inline-files/Puppy_Socialization.pdf

 

American Veterinary Society of Animal Medicine

Position Statements, Puppy Socialization

https://avsab.org/resources/position-statements/

 

San Diego Humane Society, Puppy Socialization Checklist

https://resources.sdhumane.org/Resource_Center/Behavior_and_Training/Dogs_and_Puppies/Adopting%3A_Puppies/Puppy_Socialization_Checklist

 

Welcoming Your Puppy From Planet Dog, by Kathy Callahan

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=welcoming+your+puppy+from+planet+dog+book&crid=654QD1Z3FUYO&sprefix=book+welcoming+your+p%2Caps%2C98&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_21

 

 

 

Connie sits down and delves into reinforcers in dog training. She answers the questions What are they? How do you use them correctly? When can you stop using them? She breaks them down into three groups and one of them you probably know but never thought of as a reinforcer!

Yes, we covered reactivity before! But this episode gets into tips and strategies to help you right now with your reactive dog. Even if you are not actively training your dog. Connie adds her personal feelings about reactivity training and the different methods to "fix" reactive behavior in dogs.