The Happy Dog Podcast
As a dog trainer with over 10 years experience, I know that all people want when they bring a dog into their lives is to have a happy dog. This podcast delves deep into how this can be achieved from picking the right puppy, to training it, to helping you understand that sometimes things go wrong and how to help your dog when they aren't so happy.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 119
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
How to prepare your dog for the arrival of a new baby
Finding out you are bringing home a new baby can be an exciting and daunting experience - imagine how your dog feels!
There is a lot we can do to help prepare our dog for the new arrival…
Sophie White - The role of Medications in Behavioural modification
This week we welcome back Sophie White who is a Veterinary Behaviourist to discuss the role that medications can play when dealing with behavioural problems.
This is a complex world but …
Kimberly Freeman - working with City dogs
Kimberly is an expert in city dogs, working with dogs from New York to London - who else can help us understand the specific needs of city dogs.
City dogs have specific requirements tha…
How to exercise your puppy
Dani is a canine chiropractor so who better to help me discuss the best way to exercise your puppy.
There is a lot of mis information about how much puppies should exercise and how they …
When multidog households fight - from an owners point of view
You might remember Harriet from our first season, she has 5 (yes 5!) dachshunds and this year two of them were just not getting on. In this episode of the happy dog podcast we delve int…
Understanding why recall training can be such a challenge!
As a dog trainer, getting dogs to come back to their owners is something I work on every day! For many dogs and their owners reuniting off the lead is a challenge!
In this episode we di…
Fridge pickers wear big knickers
When you listen you will understand the title!
In this episode we are chatting with Dani Paizis who is a Canine Chiropractor. We discuss the benefits of chiropractic treatments for dogs …
Understanding your dogs separation anxiety
Separation anxiety is a huge problem for many dogs and their families at the moment. It is a complex problem and not one that is fully understood. I hope this episode helps you to under…
A random assortment of listener's questions!
Today on the podcast I am answering some questions I had in on my instagram page: pooches.galore. We are talking everything from picking the right doggy day care for your dog to stealin…
Preparing your dog to come out of lockdown
In this episode we are preparing our dogs to come out of lockdown. For some of out puppies there are lots of new experiences coming, for some dogs there might be training that has been …
Understanding your legal rights when buying a puppy
Over the last year there has been a dramatic rise in people looking to purchase a puppy. Unfortunately there is a dark side to this and that dark side is that more and more puppy scams …
What to focus on when you are bringing up a puppy!
In this episode we are chatting with Jennifer Billot from Bone Ball Bark who is in the middle of bringing up her new puppy Griffin. We talk all things puppy training - what to focus on,…
Talking all things anxiety with Rosie Bescoby
March is Pet anxiety awareness month so we have a certified clinical animal behaviourist on to talk about how to spot anxiety in your dog. In this episode I talk to Rosie Bescoby of Pet…
Understanding how Parkour can help your dog With Joanna Brook
This week we are talking to Jo from Positively Canine about a lesser known dog sport: Parkour. Even as someone who works in the industry Parkour was not something I knew a lot about and…
Animal welfare and breeding with Marc Abraham
Marc Abraham, or Marc the Vet as he is more commonly known, is not only a practising vet but also a broadcaster, author and animal welfare campaigner.
The list of Marc's accomplishments…
Understanding the relationship between pain and behaviour
On this podcast we have Sophie White who is a veterinary behaviourist. The relationship between a behaviourist and a veterinary surgeon is integral to behavioural modification. Sophie i…
A chat with Ella - Dog sanity
When we were put into that first lockdown, before we knew what was coming - Ella took the instagram world (well the dog section of it) by storm with her dog sanity. Dog sanity gave dog …
Making your dog pooch perfect with Verity Hardcastle
Verity is one of the judges on the BBC show Pooch Perfect. Today we are talking about how the dogs were kept happy on the set of Pooch Perfect, which was an interesting look behind the …
Talking all things Dachshund, breeding, picking a puppy and living in harmony in a multi dog household!
On this episode we are talking all things Dachshund with Harriet Birch. Harriet owns 5 mini shorthaired Dachshunds who you can meet on their instagram account _sausage.squad_. We talk a…