Puppy Talk

There are several things to consider when speaking to you puppy.  This episode discusses the best ways to use your voice for communicating with your puppy. 

• The tone of our voice has a great impact of…

This is the final installment in our puppy training series, teaching puppy recall (come).

Todays Lesson:

• Make sure you have a good sit, down, and stay before expecting a good recall under distractions…

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Stay. Unlike sit and down, we are not going to use shaping or luring with food.  Down-stay is the ultimate calming command for any puppy or dog.

4 Steps to “stay”

1. Make s…

This episode is part a change in the format for Puppy Talk Podcast. Once a week I will be providing detailed instructions of training commands for your puppy. This episode coaches you how to teach yo…

Interview with Michelle Dart and Yo Armendariz of The Empowered Dog Show to talk about their new podcast and other exciting news for dog trainers. You might know Michelle and Yo from the 2020 Interna…

This episode starts a change in the format for Puppy Talk Podcast. Once a week I will be providing detailed instructions of training commands for your puppy. This episode coaches you how to teach you…

In this episode, I had a great interview about canine nutrition with Rei Kawano of Heed Foods. We talk about many things related top optimal puppy and adult dog nutrition.  Be sure to visit their web…

To control Puppy Barking, we first need to determine what type of barking it is. Here are the 4 most common types of barking:

1. Frustrated Barking
2. Fear Barking
3. Guard Barking
4. Excited Barking

For creating a s…

In this episode, I talk about 5 tips that will help your puppy if they are a picky eater. My own puppy, Dixie, has been a picky eater all her life. I have many clients with puppies that are also pick…

In this episode me and Irith Bloom discuss leash training and leash walking for puppies. We talk about the how to get started and what to do when problem behaviors appear.  You can learn more about I…

This episode focuses on 4 things that every puppy, and adult dog, needs to be healthy, happy, and obedient. The link with an outline of the 4 things is on our blog here https://www.puppytalkpodcast.c…

In this episode I explain what you need to do to stop your puppy from jumping on people. This is broken down into two parts: 1) puppy jumping own people out on a walk and 2) puppy jumping on people c…

In this episode, I talk about the Major Biden Dog Bite Incident at the White House that happened on March 9, 2021.  I provide my feedback of the situation from a dog behavior modification standpoint.…

In this episode I provide a comparison of dog park vs doggie day care and rate each on 8 different categories. In the end, I also provide an overall winner, and some final thoughts and tips.  Remembe…

In this episode, me and Trish discuss how to properly manage multi-dog households, with a special bonus of how to manage dogs and cats in the same home. 

Trish is a certified professional dog trainer …

In this episode, I provide tips for crate training your puppy.  The goal is for the puppy to associate a positive experience with the crate.  This can take some time and patience.  Don't try to rush …

For this episode I provide 4 tips on how to stop overstimulating your puppy. This is a follow up to Episode #18 on The Importance of Puppy Relaxation. 

Here are the 4 tips:

1. Stop talking to your puppy …

In this episode, I talk about how to raise a puppy in an apartment. I've had puppies, and adult dogs, in apartments for that past 14 years. and there are a few things you need to know and implement i…

Laura Donaldson, is a PhD, CDBC, KPA CTP and the owner of Four Paws, Four Directions Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC at https://fourpawsfourdirections.com

The episode will focuses on THE IMPOR…

In this episode I talk about  the New Your Times Article liked below.  The name of this article is The People Who Got Puppies Were in Over Their Heads. Now professional dog trainers are all booked up…