The Perfect Puppy Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

You’ve probably heard that punishing your puppy will ruin your relationship with them. 

And yes it can - but only if used incorrectly. 

When used correctly though punishment is simply a quadrant in operant conditioning. And you don’t have to worry about it ruining your relationship with your puppy.

In today's episode Miriam explains exactly why that is. And she totally geeks on how the dog's brain works. 

If you follow Miriam on Instagram you'll know she's delaying the start of Puppy University for personal reasons.

But to make up for that she's offering a free bonus programme for anybody who signs up to Puppy University in the next 48 hours.

In this bonus episode Miriam explains what the Clarity Not Conflict programme offers.

You can sign up here

Resource guarding is simply your puppy’s fear of getting things removed. Puppies show this behaviour for a number of reasons, but the most common one is they’ve had something removed from them when they’ve not wanted it removed. 

In this episode Miriam busts some of the most common resource guarding myths and gives you the steps you need to help you prevent this behaviour in your puppy.

Don't forget to sign up to the waitlist for the Perfect Puppy Programme

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com

Seeing your dog interacting with other dogs can be a lovely experience. Especially if it goes well and you understand what’s going on.

BUT for the majority of dogs there shouldn’t be any interaction with dogs because they are not socialised well enough to cope.

In this episode Miriam will explain the four steps she uses for successful dog interaction. 

To get on the waiting list for the training programme Miriam is starting later this year just go here

https://thinkdogacademy.com/programme-waiting-list/

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com

Last week Miriam looked at what you can do to help prevent separation anxiety in you puppy.

This week she's looking closer at the difference between actual separation anxiety and simulated separation anxiety.

Your dog most likely has simulated separation anxiety. This is basically a learned behaviour - so when you spend lots of time with your puppy and not dedicating time to separation.

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com where you can find the waitlist for the programme.

If your puppy could have their way they would never leave your side. But sadly real life means you do sometimes have to be away from your puppy.

But how do you deal with separation anxiety?

In today's episode Miriam gives you her four key bits of advice to help you get your dog to be content and settled when you can't be with them all the time.

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com

We all make mistakes. That’s just a fact of life and with millions of dogs in the UK alone there’s millions of mistakes being made every day.

It’s ok to make a mistake as long as you learn from it.

With that in mind, today Miriam examines 5 mistakes that are easily made when it comes to your puppy’s recall. 

1. You’re focussing on training a recall not a relationship
2. Your dog is not socialised (Take a listen to Episode 18 How To Correctly Socialise Your Puppy for help!)
3. You’re playing fetch too much! 
4. You’re giving your puppy too much freedom
5. You’re making it way too hard and labelling too quickly

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com where you can join the waitlist for the Perfect Puppy Programme.

After what feels like the coldest, wettest spring it finally feels like summer has arrived with a bang.

And whilst the long sunny days filled with ice cream are welcome for many, hot weather is not ideal for your puppy.

In this episode Miriam explains what you need to do to keep your puppy cool this summer.

You can get more tips in Miriam's Facebook Group here

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com

There's a lot of misinformation and huge misconceptions around puppy and dog socialisation.

And that's causing all sorts of issues for your dog and you. In fact it's such a problem that often puppy owners are making their dogs unsocialised through their mistaken attempts at socialisation.

Miriam explains what socialisation actually is and how you can get your puppy on the right track.

If you want to get on the waitlist for Miriam's programme you can find the details on the Think Dog Academy website.

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

It's important to talk about regression and progression because the two will happen in your puppy. And both are perfectly OK.

Yes. Regression happens. It's nothing to be ashamed or frustrated about. It's just one of those things in puppy training.

The key is accepting the regression for what it is and learning to just deal with it and move on.

You'd think when it comes to progression that's a lot easier to handle. Well, no. Progression can be hindered by our expectations.

Luckily Miriam takes you through how to deal with both progression and regression in this episode of The Perfect Puppy Podcast.

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You can follow Miriam on Instagram @thinkdogacademy

And her website is thinkdogacademy.com