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Ep. 237: Are You Ready To Adopt?

How do you know when you are ready to adopt another dog? Tara and Laura discuss ways that a person can know if they are ready to adopt their first dog, add another dog in

Ep. 235: Prepping For The Holidays

Is your dog ready for the holiday season? Tara and Laura remind owners to start now prepping their dogs for the holiday season. This includes preparing for holiday decor,

Ep. 234: Puppies In Public

Should your puppy be allowed to get excited and/or socialize in public? Tara and Laura work through the importance of balancing proper social skills, teaching your puppy

Ep. 232: Is Your Dog Actually Resource Guarding?

Is your dog resource guarding or showing a completely different behavior? Tara and Laura go over the ways that resource guarding gets mislabeled and overused to explain a

Ep. 231: Puppymill Awareness Day

Save the dates for this year's PMAD event! Daytime event: Sunday, September 27th Evening event: Saturday, October 24th This is a re-released episode with our special g

Ep. 230: How To Socialize An Introvert Dog Properly

How do you socialize a shy dog?  Tara and Laura delve into the importance of socializing a dog that has an introvert personality, but stress doing it properly so your dog

Ep. 229: Behavior Issues With Puppies

How concerning are behavioral problems with puppies?  Tara and Laura provide examples of true behavioral concerns that can be seen with dogs that are under 6 months of ag

Ep. 228: When Is Stay & Train Worth It?

Should you look into a stay & train to address your dog’s behavior?  Tara and Laura work through different examples of when utilizing a stay and train for a dog is the mo

Ep. 226: Camping With Your Dogs

Should there be expectations when your dogs go camping with you?  Tara and Laura go over different boundaries, expectations, safety precautions, and general information t

Ep. 225: Is Your Dog Really Herding You?

Is that nipping at your heels mean your dog is trying to herd you?  This week, Tara and Laura debunk the myth that dogs are trying to herd people or other animals constan

Ep. 223: Puppy vs. Adolescent vs. Adult Behaviors

When is your dog’s age the reason for their behavior?  This week, Tara and Laura break down the different behaviors and challenges you may see from your dog at the differ

Ep. 222: Are You Challenging Your Dog?

What does it mean to challenge your dog? This week, Tara and Laura cover a listener-requested topic to expand on what it looks like to challenge your dog, both from the h

Ep. 220: Is It Your Fault?

Why are you blaming yourself?  This week, Tara and Laura work to help owners take less of the blame for their dog’s behavior.  Most owners don’t know dog communication or

Ep. 219: Why Hide it?

Are you uncomfortable with your own training choices for your dog?  This episode, Tara and Laura discuss how some the training techniques and/or gear is being “covered up

Ep. 217: Simple Things Leading To Big Problems

What’s the worst that could happen?  This week, Tara and Laura cover why letting little behavioral things go can end up causing major issues later.  The more success your

Ep. 216: Why Do All Your Dogs Struggle With The Same Thing?

Is it you or the dog?  This week, Tara and Laura explain why sometimes it seems like every dog you own may have similar issues.  They discuss the importance of knowing a

Ep. 214: Is It Bad If Your Dog Is Codependent?

Can your dog function without you or your other dog?  This week, Tara and Laura cover the topic of codependence and why this can be dangerous for your dog.  Many dogs are

Ep. 213: Impacts Of Moving

What does your dog think when you move homes?  This week, Tara and Laura work through the difficulties that can come when you are moving with your dog.  Many people belie

Ep. 211: Running Or Joring With Your Dog

Do you want to start running or joring with your dog?  This week, Tara and Laura took on a listener requested topic on the best way to teach your dog how to go running or

Ep. 210: Pet Longevity with Dr. Kevin Toman

Who wouldn’t want longevity with their pet?  This week, Tara and Laura welcomed Dr. Kevin Toman to discuss his work on helping pets live longer and healthier lives.  We d