Disorderly Dogs!

Disorderly Dogs!

Hosted by: Rachel Laurie Harris CPDT-KA

Living with dogs is a major joy and also a major pain in the you know what sometimes. I share easy to implement, real life training advice with an emphasis on kindness and compassion.

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Episodes

368. Ethical Breeding?

In today's episode I share my current thoughts and feeling surrounding breeding. I share the respect and admiration I have for the ethical dog breeders of the world but also my distain for the breeders of the world...
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367. Rottweilers, Herding and the Joy Of Training w/ Ayoka Burba BA, CPDT-KA

In today's episode Ayoka Burba joins me. Ayoka is a professional dog trainer (BA, CPDT-KA, CCUI), Rottweiler guardian and dog sport competitor. Ayoka shares her experience and knowledge living with and training...
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366. Emotional Stability and Everything In Between w/ Karishma Warr

 In today's episode Karishma Warr of Transform Behavior joins me to discuss what life is really like beyond what they call "capital Dog Training". Karishma shares their journey from living and training in New York...
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365. Force Free Fairies & Working Dogs w/ Rosie of @roamingwithbrindes

In today's episode Rosie who runs one of my favorite IG accounts joins me to share her journey in training and living with many different dogs.  Rosie got started in training with her staffy mix Finn, through Finn she...
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364. How to Help Our Dogs Bounce Back

In today's episode I share a recent experience where my dogs were charged by off leash dogs that resulted in not one but two dog fights. I share the details, how I handled the situation and how I've been supporting my...
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363. Being Open to Change w/ Nikki West

In today's episode Nikki West joins me to share her training journey. Nikki started training under a Caesar Milan mentor and was excited to get started but slowly started to realize the holes and fallout of that style...
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362. Crate Training, Cruel or Essential?

Dogs being crated for hours on end without proper care and training can absolutely be cruel. Dogs who have slowly learned how to settle and rest in a crate for reasonable hours of times is not. In today's episode I...
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361. Better Living with Dogs w/Jill Mast KPA CTP, FFCP

In today's episode Jill Mast joins me to talk about her own dogs Jack and Gracie. As well as her service dog puppy raising. Jill and I discuss some of the nuance of the work with do with our clients. Jill also walks...
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360. Training Hacks w/ Juliana DeWillem KPA CTP, CDBC

So often our clients come to us with a laundry list of challenges they want solved. We as trainers know that we won't be able to train on all of them and that is where we suggest the use of management. These...
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359. Training for Flexibility

So much of traditional dog training advice encourages you to be regimented and strict with your dogs training. To do things the same every time so your dog knows what to do. In today's episode I challenge that idea....
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358. Getting Your Reactive Dog a Puppy w/ Team Luna & Bowie

My client Kris joins me to catch us up and how much Luna's behavior has improved since we last chatted on the podcast and to share how they were able to add a puppy to their house hold. Kris shares the reality of...
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357. Training Reflections & Revelations w/ Don Hutton KPA-CTP

Don Hutton KPA-CTP of Running Dogs based in Toronto joins me to discuss training and what's currently on his mind. Don has been training for 8 years and we reflect on what was important to us when we started training...
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