The real truth about all things dog.
Dogs come in many shapes, sizes, colours, and characteristics. On this episode Jeff & Liz dive into how you can asses your dog’s needs based on it’s breed.
*New Online Course*
Training Essentials 1
Looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Discipline is a key ingredient to a balanced dog - but it’s probably not what you think it is. Liz and Jeff explore what discipline is, what it isn’t and why it’s important to leading your dog.
*New Online Course*
Understanding Dogs: Intro To Dog Psychology
Looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
A common, misunderstood, and overlooked behaviour, separation anxiety is often the root cause of many disruptive behaviours. In this episode Liz and Jeff unpack separation anxiety and give dog owners steps to overcome it.
*New Online Course*
Understanding Dogs: Intro To Dog Psychology
Looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Few topics are more contentious as if and when to neuter your dog. In this episode Liz and Jeff examine the arguments made by rescues, vets and breeders to help dog owners made well informed decisions.
Quote from the episode:
“It's rare to open people's minds by preaching and prosecuting ("I'm right, you're wrong!"). Instead of trying to score points in a debate, treat it like an interview. Your role is to ask questions that help people consider their own reasons for change.” - Adam Grant
Liz & Jeff dive into the differences between reactivity and true “red-line” aggression in dogs. How to spot the difference, and signs to look out for and avoid.
*New Online Course*
Understanding Dogs: Intro To Dog Psychology
Looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Dogs and Humans are very social animals, we rely heavily on our packs (or villages) to feel safe, supported, and loved. As a dog owner, not everyone in our tribe will understand or support how you choose to train your dog. Jeff & Liz talk about how to frame these sometimes difficult conversations and boundaries with other members of your tribe. It’s not always easy to be an advocate for your dog, but we promise you it is worth it.
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
With everyday feeling like the last, it’s easy to let your regular routine slip. The small things we do with our dogs are the foundation of our relationship. Liz and Jeff talk about their experience being in in lock-down, and how they have let some of their regular routines slip when it comes to daily interactions with their dogs Ty & Baker.
Read MoreLiz and Jeff talk about People & Places. The last two of the three p’s (puppies, people, & places) of socialization. Whether you have a puppy, or an older dog, there are some great tips on how to introduce your dog to people, and how to get them comfortable with the spaces in your community.
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Proper socialization for your dog is broken into the “three p’s” Puppies, places, & people. Liz and Jeff dive into the importance of socializing your dog in the first 8 weeks of life, how to properly meet other dogs, and the types of friends your dog needs to be a balanced member of your pack.
Read MoreWinter is a big part of living in North America (Canada to be specific). Jeff and Liz talk about how they prepare their pooches for the cold, the ice, and the snow. They also cover a few activities you can do inside with your dog, when the temperature is too cold to take a walk.
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Preparing for Puppyhood
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.pawshpads.ca
Ty (a three-legged-rescue mutt from Thailand) has been with Liz and Jeff for several years. In this episode they dive into his training journey, his relationships with other dogs, and how the loss of his sister brought him closer to them. 2020 has been the year of Ty.
Read MoreHaving a great relationship with your dog is built on several things. One of which is trust. Liz and Jeff discuss the many ways in which dog owners (while having good intentions), make mistakes around feeding their dog which can lead to food aggression. Fear not honest-to-doggies, Liz and Jeff are here to help with some helpful tips to rebuild the trust in your relationship.
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Preparing for Puppyhood
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Earlier this year Liz hosted a dog-day-camp for a select few kids at the Dog Haus. Two of these youngsters (who are well on their way to being pack leaders) joined Jeff & Liz for a (socially distanced/responsible) interview as our first official guests on the podcast. Big thank you goes out to Baiden and Addison for coming on the podcast, sharing their experiences as mini-pack leaders.
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Preparing for Puppyhood
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
With the pandemic rounding out the calendar year, we thought it would be a great idea to re-run a 2020 episode that is super appropriate. We hope you get something from this second time around. Liz & Jeff took a break this week to cue up some amazing episodes leading up to Christmas and into the new year.
Read MoreWe are take to the phones (instagram DMs) to answer your questions about everything from feeding schedules, compatibility problems, to structured walks. If you have a question you would like answered on the next Listener Q & A episode, slip and slide into our DMs on Instagram
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship further?
Check out these online-courses that Liz has created:
Preparing for Puppyhood
Mastering Treadmill With Your Dog
Puppy Essentials: For The Real World
Puppy Essentials: In The Home
Sight, touch, smell, and sound. As humans we rank them differently than our dogs in order of importance. In this episode, Jeff and Liz outline how we may be putting too much value on senses that our dog is just not that into, and how the added weight may be creating unbalanced behaviours. So LISTEN up, TOUCH that subscribe button, LOOK for the signs in your relationship with your dog, and… SMELL the truth?
Read MoreWhen it comes to building a stronger relationship with your dog, nothing will bond you closer and more fully than going through a challenge together. The wins and successes in our lives and in training can be measured by how we frame these experiences. Struggle is here to stay, and it is an important part of growing stronger together.
Links in this episode:
Mediation/post by: Three Feathers Living
“This world doesn't need more red painted lips or white washed walls. It needs you to show up, just as you are. Not the you that you will be after your diet, a harder body and a more organized schedule. It needs you now. In your constant transition. In your struggle. In whatever healing you're moving through. Not as a solution. Not as a polish. The raw, soft, soul that you are. Holding both light and dark, birth and death, love and pain. We need to see the strength within you that exists when you allow yourself to be imperfectly human.
When you show up as the biggest sigh of relief that comes when you realize you are so much more than a home improvement project. You are so magnificent in all your chaos.”
There are 5 pillars you should adopt in order to be a good training client. When it comes to being a good leader for your dog, it’s important to understand that you may need to unlearn most of what you think you know about training dogs. It’s a lifestyle not a diet.
Read MoreKnowing where your dog is in the pack-placement is just the start to understanding your compatibility. Your dog is always sizing you up and accessing where you are on the spectrum of being a fit leader. There is a lot to unpack in this episode, much like humans, your relationship with your dog is complex and should be based on more than breed and gender.
Show Notes:
TED talk: Your body language may shape who you are https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en
Season 2 is here, we are back and here to help you strengthen your relationship with your dog. Whether you welcomed your dog into your life before or after the lockdown, there has no doubt been changes in your daily routines that has affected your relationship with your furry friend. Liz takes us through a first for her, being bitten by a dog. We talk about this specific transfer of energy, and how she has framed this experience to better understand dog behaviours. She outlines a few steps your can take to regain the respect and admiration of your dog despite the drastic changes we have all been through.
Show Notes:
Caesar Millan’s worst dog bite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFdhoEw8eWw