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REPLAY: Teammate or Tool?
In dog sports the dog can’t be an equal teammate because the human is fully in charge. But a dog can be treated like a partner or they can be treated...
Worked Up Finalé: Calm Down First, Feel Better Second
Throughout all the worked up material the mantra is repeated: calm down first, feel better second. But dogs don’t need to be calm all the time, and ca...
Worked Up Skills: Mental Flexibility
Mental or cognitive flexibility is a vital skill to navigate life and big feelings. But we deliberately breed dogs with inflexible minds and it is our...
Worked Up Skills: Release the Bees
Some dogs are just “full of bees”--meaning they are buzzing with energy. What does sensory integration therapy have to do with dogs? It turns out, kin...
Worked Up Skills: The Dog Training
Partnership skills go way beyond the basics of training. To be truly in partnership with your dog you need to be able to tell them how to take a rewar...
"Wrongly" Aroused
If you have heard or even used the phrase “over arousal” in reference to a dog, this one is for you. Join Sarah in her explanation of the circumplex m...
The Evolution of Worked Up
The name “Worked Up” is ten years old now, but the material Sarah teaches under that label has undergone a major evolution. From the 1.0 days of manag...
Patreon Minisode 9
Fear of airplanes, failure to get along with another dog, whether or not a head collar is better than a prong collar, and how to fulfill hunty dogs. <...
Aversive Interventions
Aversive interventions are sometimes necessary, and sometimes the right answer. But within the R+landia space we often don’t discuss them, and it’s ti...
Play
Play has a powerful role in our dogs’ lives (and in ours). It is vital to all development, and it allows the mindbody to repair and restore in ways th...
Distraction vs Discomfort
Have you ever labeled a dog distracted after or during a session? Were you sure that the dog was just distracted, or might the dog have been uncomfort...
What Quadrant is That?
What quadrant is this? Or even, “is this punishment?” can be worthwhile questions. Or they can be minimizing questions that fail to keep the full spec...
REPLAY: True Healing from Fear
Dog trainers are often tasked with helping dogs feel less afraid of things in their daily environments. This can be loud noises, it can be strangers,...
Patreon Minisode 8
SAR K9 training, chronic pain, a follow up question about off leash skills, and more!
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Why Does My Dog Still Pull?
You taught your dog not to pull on leash, and mostly they are good about this rule. But occasionally they still do, so what gives? Why does this behav...
Are We Even Dog Trainers?
If you find yourself asking “when do I actually get to train dogs?” in your role as a dog trainer, you are not alone. There is a place for Dog Trainin...
“Over”-Arousal with Megan Foster
One of the biggest buzzwords in dogdom is “arousal.” Join Sarah and guest Megan Foster for this special crossover episode with the Fostering Excellenc...
Shortcuts
If there is a quicker or easier way to get somewhere, why not take that route? So often in dog training we hold ourselves to an unnecessary standard....
Soft, or Sick?
Dogs want to remain in attachment to us; so when they have a hard time participating in our sports or games sometimes training is the culprit but not...
Patreon Minisode 7
A young dog that is chasing cars, how to shape a tighter radius on walks, a puppy who isn’t decompressing around other dogs, and more!
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Fear, Anxiety, and Pessimism
It is common for fear, anxiety, and a general lack of confidence to be confused in both the professional and guardian space. Understanding the differe...
What We Threw Out
Did we throw useful stuff out with the dominance theory bathwater?
A vital shift in dog behavior occurred when trainers and behavior consultant...
Heal Them, Heal Us: Do Dogs Need Friends?
For the final four episodes of Cog Dog Radio in the year 2024 we are focusing on overlooked or misunderstood areas of healing in the world of dog beha...
REPLAY: Heal Them, Heal Us: Slow Down
We live in a fast-paced society and therefore, so do our dogs. As a consequence of selective breeding, training, and just plain captivity, our dogs do...
REPLAY: Heal Them, Heal Us: Go Outside
The research is clear: being outside is good for us. And it is good for our dogs, too. When we know this to be true–with or without empirical data–why...
REPLAY: Heal Them, Heal Us: Eat. Drink. Be Merry.
Disordered eating is normalized in our society and it is normalized in our dogs, too. Dogs should want to eat. Their GI should function normally. Thes...
Three Ways to Be in the World with Your Dog
There are essentially three ways to be with a dog in the human world. You can regiment them either physically or mentally, or they can be free. They w...
Never Punish a Growl?
Have you heard the rule “never punish a growl”? Dog training has come a long way since the yank and crank days, but some of the adages birthed from th...
Mental Prisons
In the episode about border collies Sarah referenced the concept of the “mental prison.” In this episode she elaborates on that thought, on what dogs...
Herding Dog Brains with Dr Jessica Perry Hekman
In this crossover episode with the Functional Breeding Podcast Sarah and friend of the pod Dr Hekman discuss a recent paper revealing some interesting...
Border Collies
Border collies are special; they have a highly specialized mind and a supremely athletic body and both deserve care that matches the degree of their u...
Robot Behavior Consultants
Behavior pros, is AI coming for your job? Yeah, kind of. Let’s get real about what’s wrong with this, and what is within our control.
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Regulated Vigilance
A skill you need to help your dog navigate tough environments is vigilance that doesn’t come with heightened emotions on your part. You’ve got to watc...
REPLAY: Upgrade Dogs
Your first dog was fun, easy, and you had a lovely time in dog sports. But for your second you decided you wanted a faster model. You upgraded. Or, di...
REPLAY: Manage, Enrich, or Train?
As behavior professionals we need to be proficient in the areas of environmental management, enrichment, and also dog training. But we are not a maste...
Repair vs Rescue: When Food is and is Not Helpful
Food is a good thing in dog training, right? Like most things, anything that has the power to do good also has the power to do harm, and food is no di...
Post-Restraint Collapse
The phenomenon “post-restraint collapse” refers to the outburst types of behaviors that can occur after requests for control or tough situations that...
Finding Your Guide
You listened to episode 404 about dog training as a hero’s journey; but where do you go from there? Sarah goes more in-depth in this episode regarding...
REPLAY: Surprise Party Sue
Stop! Before listening, go watch this SNL skit about Surprise Party Sue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4R1yybhmHg
Ok, now, is Sue a dog you kn...
Patreon Minisode 7
Puppy stuff, car aversion, reactivity in apartment complexes, and more!
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