Lift Your Leg - the art of training a dog

We talk everything dog. We drift from topic to topic with many important nuggets to get you thinking. We tackle raising puppies, building dogs up, corrections, flaws of working dog people, dog training groupies, reactive dogs etc.

Monique Anstee and Jessica Bernatchez, dog trainers from Vancouver Island, discuss the importance of freedom, joy, and empathy in retraining a reactive dog, emphasizing practical strategies for managing reactivity and fostering a happy, balanced life for dogs and their owners.

key topics

• The importance of giving dogs freedom to reduce reactivity
• How body language and posture influence dog behavior
• The role of empathy and emotional intelligence in training
• The impact of dog parks on reactivity and behavior
• Strategies for managing stressful situations with dogs
• The significance of off-leash time and natural play
• How to handle encounters with unfamiliar people and dogs
• The importance of patience, slowing down, and savoring moments
• Common misconceptions about dog training and discipline
• The value of experiential learning and outdoor adventures

Ever feel like your energy is just... off? 🤔

Veronica shares a powerful moment during her Shadow Week experience. She realized that her energy wasn’t weak; it was muddled. Sometimes, we need a little push (or a drop kick, as she puts it!) to shake off the confusion and get back in the zone.

This journey is about rediscovering the joy of working with dogs, even when it feels like you're stumbling.

The best part? It’s all about the little victories. Each step forward is a reminder that we can always find our way back to what we love.

Enjoy listening to Veronica from She Walks Dogs in Okotokes, Alberta

#DogTraining #FindYourEnergy #NaughtyDogge #ShadowWeek #DogLovers #Victoria, BC

Monique Anstee from The Naughty Dogge in Victoria, BC, chats with Melody Shaw from Kuri K9 Trail and Train in Nanaimo, BC. They dive into the insights from their recent Bootcamp and Shadow Week experience, and here are some Key Takeaways

1. **Atmosphere Matters**: A positive, engaging environment fosters learning.

2. **Direct Communication**: Open dialogue enhances understanding and reduces defensiveness.

3. **Transformation is Possible**: Both reactive dogs and owners can experience significant growth in a supportive setting.

4. **Fun is Essential**: Rediscovering the joy in training leads to better relationships with our dogss.

5. **Innovative Techniques**: Embracing new methods can reinvigorate training practices.

I hope you enjoy the listen, and please share this podcast with your dog clubs and friends.

I want us to redefine categories of dog trainers from Force Free and Balanced to Leave the Essence in and Take the Essence Out. Hear our thoughts...

Creep is a fearful dog lacking trust, and life experiences. Retraining him has been a whole lot of fun. I've been videoing his progress and in this episode we discuss questions asked, what the videos miss, and other such things. Join Hayley and I as we iron things out.

This episode is dedicated to Pico, the Border Collie. It's all the things you need to be aware of training a clever and sensitive dog. This podcast applies to all herding breeds, and sensitive dogs, and weirdos, including reactive dogs.

Happy Training Folks.

We discuss the trend of trainers being uncommitted to their clients - the easier and friendlier road that fails the client. We also get into the politics of today, and other topics.

It's not about engagement games, food rewards, toys or corrections. Training dogs is about relationships, and what makes us fresh, alive and relevant to our dogs. We discuss Monique's last seminar in Abbotsford and TNT Kennels, hosted by Janice Gunn. It was such a fun weekend, with a consistent thread seen in many of the dogs there.

While this podcast is interviewing Alison who just succeeded in the ring with her Tibetan Spaniel Vinnie, it is about finding out how she learned to get out of her own way to have this success. This podcast applies to all with reactive dogs who are struggling with the same.

This turned out to be a deep discussion about the process of growth.

We talked about Mika with a C, which led to inhouse fighting, dog communication, balanced training and an over reliance on tools, the value of relationship, and so much more.

Kathy Keats shows why she is a 2 x world champion in this conversation. Her kindness and wisdom shine through this 90 minute conversation on everything dog. We discuss all of the key topics in raising a nice puppy to live with, to getting a top competitive dog.

If you do not already listen to Kathy's postcast, you must. It is brilliant. She can be found at https://www.kathykeats.com or where ever you listen to podcasts.

What you need to know when you decide to add a new dog or puppy to your house. We discuss breeders, rescues, and ways to acquire a good dog that you can afford. We discuss genetic testing, and how to find out what tests need to be done for your breed. Please share with your friends.

How do you train dogs? The same as I fix my friends.

Here is an interview with my friend. She has had a crappy year with the universe repeatedly beating her down. After a particularly bad day, where her palid skin hung off her face, I asked her if I could give her a nutritional intervention. She agreed and this pretty much into a human version of a board and train.

Here she speaks of her experience and her transformation. How her adventures and pushing through fear removed her anxieties, got her thinking clearer, and brought her back to life.

Derek was so fun and easy to talk to, that we did it again. No topic, except for dogs. We discuss raising young dogs, puppies, feel and timing, reactivity, basic obedience, intuition, sheep, competition, getting your mental game on, etc

Hope you enjoy. Please share with your friends, and like us on spotify, or whoever hosts your podcasts.

I get to talk with the charming and engaging Derek about Sheep Dogging,. This interview has lessons for every competitor regardless of sport, and maybe even all dog owners. He discusses keeping his mind sound for competing, how to deal with and overcome adversity, and shares his brilliance. I hope you enjoy listening to Derek as much as I did talking to him.

Heidi Reeder - commit to win

https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0722PCTRT?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp

Napoleon Hill - Outwitting the Devil

https://www.audible.ca/pd/B071VD22JH?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=player_overflow

With Winning in Mind - Lanny Bassham

https://www.audible.ca/pd/B09JZVQ4QG?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp

You can reach Derek at Derekjohnfisher@gmail.com

Hayley Hais from The Chewed Slipper in Nanaimo interviewed me on my business, dogs, training, and life. The time went very fast - thankyou Hayley

We just completed BootCamp which is 4 days of retraining reactive dogs. Maria, from Two Peaks Pet Services joined me to discuss what she saw and learned.

I did my second shadow program, and asked two of the ladies to share their experience.

We discuss the dogs I am training this week, and what makes one so incredibly trainable, and the other, well, not?

Is it being spoilt, wrecked by positive reinforcement training not done quite right, the lack of following, or is she abnormal? And what made the other so easy to train?

Find out as we start to work it out.