Cog-Dog Radio
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Cog-Dog Radio
Dog trainer, blogger, competitor.
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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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When Your Dog is Afraid: Real Story
Piggybacking on episode 373, When Your Dog is Afraid, Sarah tells a real life story of applying the principles in an imperfect scenario.
Becoming a Dog Trainer: A Hero's Journey
The adage goes that we can all learn something from everyone. But if you are learning from everyone, are you actually learning from anyone? Sarah posi...
Virtual Behavior Consulting: A Day in the Life
With twenty years in the field and half of them being online, Sarah brings a unique perspective to the virtual behavior consulting space. Guardians an...
Attunement
Attunement is the ability to perceive and respond to the emotions of another and it is vital to good relationships, dog-human or otherwise. This is a...
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,...
Capacity with Karishma Warr
In this special episode of Cog Dog Radio join Sarah and repeat guest Karishma Warr in a discussion about capacity. Capacity for us, for our dogs, and...
The Three Rs of Off Leash Reliability
Recalls, radius, and rebounds are the three behaviors you will need to build in your dog if you want them to have off leash freedom. But more importan...
“Obedience” in a Welfare-First Behavior Intervention
Can we obedience our way out of behavior problems? Yes, and no. Therapy for behavior problems requires that we are able to avoid repetition of the pro...
Errorless Learning
Dog trainers LOVE to talk about errorless learning. They either worship at the feet of the concept of an error-free life OR they claim learning free o...
Patreon Minisode 6
Strange behavior in an agility lesson and a frightened dog on trails.
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Is a Bench the Same as a Bull? Trigger Types and How to Deal
Should you approach your young dog’s reactions to an unknown inanimate object the same as a dog or person? If your dog overreacts to a kid on a bike,...
Forrest School with Tara Stillwell LFDM-W
Sit down this week with Sarah and Tara Stiwell, a licensed family dog mediator of the working division who co-owns Glimmer Dog where the innovative Fo...
Reactivity Mythbusting
Opinions abound in both professional and guardian spaces regarding the suite of behaviors we label “reactivity.” Barky, lunge-y, screamy, shouty behav...
REPLAY: The False Dichotomy with Lisa Mullinax CDBC Part Three
In the final installment of The False Dichotomy Sarah and Lisa wrap up their conversation about the “balanced vs force free” falsehood in dog training...
REPLAY: The False Dichotomy with Lisa Mullinax CDBC Part Two
In the second (of three!) parts on The False Dichotomy in dog training, Sarah and Lisa get into the weeds regarding what effectiveness looks like, wha...
REPLAY: The False Dichotomy with Lisa Mullianx CDBC Part One
In response to the “trainer wars” between the balanced and force-free communities Sarah and past podcast guest (and friend) Lisa Mullinax sit down to...
Where Do I Even Start? What it Means to be Welfare First in Behavior Consulting
Conceptually, approaching behavior cases with a welfare-first approach makes sense. But what should we do when the dog’s welfare is being affected by...
Reactive Adolescent Dogs
Is it a phase? Will they grow out of it? Is my young dog cursed for life with reactivity? The good news is that adolescence passes. The bad news is th...
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...
Patreon Minisode 5
Reinforcement confusion in sports, a friendly dog gone wrong, and how to decide what to start with when the dog has a lot of training needs.
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Dog Sports Mythbusting
Dogs don’t get jet-lagged. GI distress is normal during trial weekends. It’s ok if your dog goes off food during travel. These myths and more, and the...
Slow School Part Three: Fast and Slow Schools, Finding Balance
“But Sarah, my dog needs to go fast!” Yes, your dog probably does need to go fast. And striking the balance between fast and slow schools, and curatin...
Slow School Part Two: Emotional Regulation
What do gentle parenting, emotional down-regulation, and dog training all have in common? They’re all part of slow schooling your dog.
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Slow School Part One: What the F is Slow School?
Ok, what is slow school? It’s a little bit somatic therapy, a little bit self-regulation, and a lot of skill building. It is vital for the dogs who fi...
Patreon Minisode 4
How do dogs make friends? How do we even begin to find dogs for our dogs to be friends with? And, does protective aggression actually exist?
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Behavioral Diversity in Sports Dogs
If you stopped doing your sport tomorrow, would your dog’s life still be good? How much do you pay attention to the behavioral diversity in your dog’s...
Do 99% of Dogs Have Behavior Problems? With Dr (Jessica) Perry Hekman
A recent paper (The Prevalence of Behavior Problems in Dogs in the United States) claimed that over 99% of pet dogs have behavior problems. That numbe...
Dogs as Captive Animals Part Three: Radical Imagination
Congratulations, you’ve taken the red pill. Now adjust your mind, then your behavior, and finally society to better serve the animals in our care, inc...
Dogs as Captive Animals Part Two: Does Animal Welfare Science Have it Right?
The field of animal welfare science is expanding into and affecting the industry of pet dog behavior, and that is a good thing. But this science is no...
Dogs as Captive Animals Part One: Dog More, Type Less
In the first of a three part series about dogs as captive animals Sarah explores how we can better care for our dogs by encouraging them to “dog more”...
Patreon Minisode 3
In this patreon question minisode Sarah addresses balancing chronic pain with high drive needs, a barking dachshund, a scared puppy, and more!
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Resilience and Tenacity Continued: States or Traits?
Are resilience or tenacity fixed? What can we do to enhance resilience or inspire tenacity? Join Sarah as she dives into improving the welfare of dogs...
Resilience and Tenacity
Dividing dog temperaments into four different combinations of resilience and tenacity is thought-provoking. Sarah has been doing this thought experime...