Lift Your Leg - the art of training a dog

16. Dog Talk with Derek Fisher

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 w

15. Reactivity Lessons for Handlers

Monique Anstee and Jessica Bernatchez, dog trainers from Vancouver Island, discuss the importance of freedom, joy, and empathy in retraining a reactive dog, emphasizing p

14. Bootcamp and Shadow - discussed with Veronica

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 muddl

13. Melody Shaw discusses Shadow and BootCamp

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 B

12. Let's redefine Dog Trainers from Force Free and Balanced

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...

11, Creep - retraining my Xolo board and train

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 que

10. Dogmanship - complex dogs and herding breeds

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

9. Staying uncommitted to our clients, and more dog talk

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 ot

8. Play and Relationships - The Lost Art

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 disc

7. How we handlers block our own success with our dogs - and how to fix it

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 wa

6. Dog Talk with Jill - inhouse fighting, dog communication

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 m

5. Kathy Keats, 2x World Champion, discusses dogs

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 al

4. Acquiring a new dog or puppy ... what you need to know

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 discus

3: Embracing Discomfort: the rehab of my struggling friend

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

2. Derek Fisher talks dogs, take 2

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 obedienc

1. Talk with World Competitor Derek Fisher about Sheep Dogging

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 owner

68. I got interviewed!

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

67. BootCamp -4 days spent retraining reactive dogs

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.

66. Shadow Program Interviews

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

65. What makes a dog trainable, or not?

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