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
The Fear Free Trend Ep151
This week we're talking about how vet's are noticing differences with the fear free trend and how it's affecting their customers. In the second part we'll talk about a specific doodle that I worked w…
Routines Ep150
This week we'll talk about routines and about being flexible. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of those.
Our Emotions Ep149
Working with dogs is really hard work. How can our worries, and frustrations, or anger affect the dog on our table? And what can we do about it? Find out this week.
"Where Can I Start?" Ep148
"Where can I start? How do I do this? Where are the instructions?" We'll talk about some starting points this week.
Pain Ep147
In the first part we'll talk about 3 categories of pain. In the second part we'll talk about some examples
The Podcast And A New Project Ep146
In the first part we'll talk a little bit about the podcast. In the second part we'll talk about my new big project. For more information about the online Master Groomer Behavior Specialist(MGBS) cou…
Dopamine, Counter Conditioning, and Desensitization Ep145
In the first part we'll talk about how dogs don't like being tricked. In the second part we'll talk about dopamine, counter conditioning, and desensitization
Holistic Grooming or Cooperative Care Ep144
In the first part we'll talk about Holistic Grooming or Cooperative Care. Why do groomers and trainers use different terms to describe this? In the second part we'll talk about the idea that "comfort…
"Spoiled Dogs" Ep143
In the first part we'll talk about what "spoiled" means and what it can look like with our dogs. In the second part we'll talk about working with the owners of "spoiled dogs"
Food Is A Tool Ep142
Using food isn't necessarily using positive reinforcement and using positive reinforcement isn't necessarily using food. Now, if you've tried using food and it didn't work for you, it could be that y…
"Old School" Ep141
This week we'll be talking about "Old School" mindsets. Is "old school" thinking making your job harder? Could you be holding on to out dated information without eben knowing it? How can you open you…
Nail Trimming Ep140
This week we'll be talking about why some dogs have issues with foot handling and nail care and what we can do to work on it.
Maybe It's Not The Dog Ep139
The problem may not be the dog. This week we'll talk about the kind of things that we, as groomers, owners, and other pet pros do that can actually teach dogs to hate grooming.
What Modern Training Has To Offer Ep138
In the first part, we'll talk about how dog training is so much more than group obedience classes. In the second part we'll talk about why trainers need to know more about dog grooming and how that …
Subthreshold Ep137
In the first part we'll talk about what subthreshold means and why we should care about it. In the second part we'll talk about a pup that I'm working with.
Terminology Adds Clarity Ep136
In the first part we'll talk about how terminology helps us to communicate thoughts, procedures , and ideas so that we can replicate results. In the second part we'll.talk about one particular term t…
Handling Fees? Ep135
This week, we'll talk about handling fees. Do handling fees encourage owners to work on their dog's behavior problems?
Barking, Whining, and Screaming Ep134
In the first part we'll talk about the many reasons that dogs get noisy. In the second part we'll talk about the common things that we say that just add to frustration.
Things That Non Groomers Don't Understand Ep133
In the first part we'll talk about dryers and why drying is important and not just a finishing touch like it can be for people. In the second part we"ll talk about how shaving or clipping a dog down …
Walking You Through The Process Ep132
In the first part we'll talk about all of the things that I think about when I'm working with a dog who is new to me and has a history of "not liking it." In the second part, we'll talk about how the…