Life With Your Dog

Hot on the heels of one of our MOST POPULAR episodes on REACTIVE dogs (ep08), this week we look at strategies for dealing with FEARFUL dogs. Panos goes through some personal experiences he's had in h…

Most of us are used to LURING in order to get the dog to do the DOWN command. Here Panos goes through some alternative techniques to achieve the same result without luring! 

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This episode was designed for current and aspiring dog trainers out there. Some of Panos' favourite methods for staying fresh with your learning, and ensuring you're taking care of yourself! There ar…

We've all heard this saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. It's often used in reference to people not wanting to, or not feeling able to, learn new things in life. So how true is it in refe…

When training your dog there are a huge number of commands that you could eventually teach to them. Some are more about safety, and then others are more about "tricks" or showing off the animal's ski…

This week's question from our listener Luke is about ensuring that family & friends do not inadvertently reinforce the wrong behaviours in your new puppy. Remember, the first 17 weeks are a CRUCIAL l…

This episode is focused on defining reinforcement, and the different schedules of reinforcement (how to reward to get the best results in training your dog).

Panos also explains the different phases …

Our question this week comes from Matt who asks about how to deal with constant unwanted barking from his 8-month old German Shepherd puppy. Panos goes through some different strategies including how…

This week we sit down to meditate on the various roles that dogs have in our lives. Exactly why do we want to keep these amazing creatures around? The answer may vary for different people.

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This week we had a question from a listener in Lebanon, a gentleman named Sevag, who asked about stopping his dog from licking the ground and/or sniffing other animals' droppings during his walks. Pa…

Bringing your puppy home for the first time can be a very exciting time! Being prepared makes things much easier and will set you and your puppy up for success.

Panos & Luke discuss:

• Setting up an ex…

It's that time of the year for family getaways, and if your dog can't join in, a friend may have volunteered to look after the pooch.

• Things to consider before taking on the responsibility are:
• Makin…

In this week's episode Panos and Luke discuss the differences between "adopting" or "rescuing" a dog (the quotation marks are there for a reason), and purchasing a puppy from a breeder.

There is no b…

Today's question comes from Nicholas, who is wondering if it is possible to legally walk his dog off-leash, or to have it certified for doing so.

Panos answers by talking about the dangers of dogs be…

When bringing your new baby home and sharing your space with your dogs, this can bring on questions, concerns and maybe a little anxiety for how it will all go in this new phase of life.

In this epis…

A message came in this week from listener Andre, who had 3 different questions. Panos takes the time to answer these 3 questions in a nutshell. These all can be elaborated in much more detail, which …

Dogs that are over-excited, fearful, aggressive, or lack impulse control can show reactive behaviour on the end of the lead.

In this episode we unpack some ways to help deal with this undesirable beh…

Dog parks seem to attract a lot of dog owners for the simple reason that most dogs have a really fun time playing with other dogs. Even though this is true, there are many issues that are created at …

Toilet training is a common problem that new dog owners face; especially those of puppies and rescue dogs.

On this Q&A episode, Panos discusses some basic guidelines for how to manage and train for t…