Creating Great Grooming Dogs
This is the podcast where dog grooming and dog training meet! Learn how to teach dogs to be great for grooming and other types of handling for health and comfort. Perfect for groomers, trainers, owners, and other pet professionals.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 211
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Cats and Other "Non Dogs" Ep171
Episode 171 Cats And Other "Non Dogs"
This week we'll talk about how the behavior principles on this show can be applied to other animals.
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Conferences Ep170
You don't need to be a groomer to go to a grooming conference. You don't need to be a ttainer to go to a training conference. There are some really great educational opportunities out there.
Links …
No Nonsense Grooming Ep169
What I think is a no nonsense approach may be different than what you think is a non nonsense approach. My version on connon sense handling may be different than yours. This week we'll discuss the di…
The Basics Ep168
This week we're talking about some of the basic principles that I go over in the show. If you're new to the show this will be a good place to start. If you're a long time listener this is a great rev…
Change Is Hard Ep167
This week we're talking about change. When we're talking about dogs who have trouble being groomerd, who have difficulty with the grooming process, that's going to involve some training and training …
Preventing Tragedy Ep166
There is a video going around of a dog who died during a nail trim. We're going to break that down, talk about what happened, and talk about safety.
If you'd like to watch the video here is the link…
Social Learning Ep165
What is social learning? How can it work against us and how can it work for us? Find out this week
Four Core Skills For Dogs Ep164
This week we'll talk about some skills that dogs need to know to be good for grooming. I broke them down into four categories.
The Business End Ep163
This week we're talking about the business end of grooming dogs with behavior issues. You might be thinking "Im not a groomer" or "I don't own a business" so I don't need to listen to this one, but t…
Labels Ep162
Do labels really help us? What do we really see? What behavior do we observe?
"Ready" or "Not Ready" Ep161
This week we're talking about teaching dogs a signal that tells us "Ready" or "Not Ready". Why can that be helpful- and why does it sound so crazy to us as groomers? Find out this week.
Educational Opportunities Ep160
Want to learn more about dog grooming or about training? This week we're talking about some of the educational opportunities that you may not be aware of. Links mentioned ccpdt.org, iaabc.org, dogwis…
Calm Or Jolly Ep159
This week we'll talk about when we "calm a dog down" or "jolly them up". What is the difference, why does it matter, and how do you pick one? Find out this week!
Burnout Ep158
This week we'll talk about how behavior problems can be a source of burnout for groomers and what we can do about it.
What Can Owners Do? Ep157
This week I'm talking to the owners who want to help prepare their dogs for grooming. How do I talk an owner through this process? Find out this week!
One For The Owners Ep156
This week I'm talking like I'm talking to an owner and the pros who work with them. How do I help owners understand the safety aspect of behavior issues? Find out this week
Kindness Ep155
This week we're talking about kindness. Are we being kind? Would this dog think that we're being kind? How can thinking about kindness change our point of view?
Learning Through Grooming? Ep154
True of False, the only way to teach a dog about grooming is by grooming them. Is that true? Is it false? Is there more to it? Find out in the first part.
In the second part we'll talk about how i…
"But this doesn't hurt" Ep153
In the first part we'll talk about times when we may be thinking that "this doesn't hurt" but who gets to decide what hurts and what doesn't. Who get's to decide what's scary or what isn't. In the se…
Conversations With Customers Ep152
This week I'll walk you through somd of my customer conversations. How can we help them understand how behavior affects the grooming process? Want to learn more about behavior? My Master Groomer Beha…