Living With Your Dog

Sentient Animal Needs

Sentient: capable of sensing or feeling : conscious of or responsive to the sensations of seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling. Dogs are sentient beings and it

Risky Dog Feed

Where's the beef? Dogs have ZERO need for carbohydrates. Yet, dry dog food has less beef than and more carbs than they tell us. On this episode, we discuss the "With Rule

Not A Dog Thing

Don't you just love to give your dog some lovin with a big ol' hug? Be careful, that kind of lovin could backfire... and quickly. It is important to be able to know what

Misinformation & Misjudging

The misinformation from pet food manufacturers persists! Several of their websites contain false claims and misleading information. On this episode, we discuss some of th

Rumors About Raw

The raw food revolution is at hand. A species appropriate diet is crucial to thriving health. However, as dry dog feed is an enormous industry, there remain many rumors a

A Dynamic Field

Dog training has come a long way since the days of forced based training. Now it's all about positivity, however misinformation still persists. On this episode, we discus

On Their Level

Would a celebrity influence the type of food you give your dog? On this episode, we discuss how celebrities are promoting that unhealthy, unbeneficial dry dog feed. We al

Microbiome Health

Eighty percent of the immune system is in the digestive tract. So, just like us, a dog's gut health determines their overall health. On this episode, we discuss the benef

What You Can Do

As good pet stewards, there are several things.. numerous things, we can and must do to live a happy life for us AND our animal companions. On this episode we discuss a h

Think Dog

Empathy goes a long way when it comes to living life comfortably. This especially comes in handy when living with your dog. They know us better than we know them and it i

Your Adolescent Dog

Ugh, it's well known that it can be difficult to deal with teenagers... and adolescent dogs are no different. It is up to us as good canine companions to help our furry f

Misleading Information

Susan Thixton and her work on Truth About Pet Food remains a quality resource when it comes to knowing what the FDA is and is not doing to protect our dogs from dangerous

Don’t Feed ‘Em Feed

If you are feeding your dog a raw food, species appropriate diet, then most likely you will never have to clean your dog's teeth. On this episode, we discuss breed labels

Language of Love

Giant pet food manufacturers continue to buy out their smaller, healthier competition. On this episode, we discuss the weird, sometimes scary, behavior of reverse sneezin

Follow the Money

The FDA has long been failing pet owners by suppressing the recall of several millions of pounds of tainted dog food. On this episode we discuss things such as the euthan

Just for Fun

Training is just about gaining wanted behaviors and diminishing unwanted behaviors, so have fun with it. On this episode, we discuss why dogs with behavior issues still n

Consider Context

As dog parents, we will have fewer issues if we are better at communicating and understanding the signs our dogs give us. On this episode we discuss calming signals and t

Chasing That Tail

Does music affect our dogs as it does us humans? Should we be encouraging our dogs to chase their tails? On this episode of the Living With Your Dog podcast, we discuss m

Confusing Our Canines

Dogs are not human. Humans are not dogs. We speak different languages. This can cause confusion for both. On this episode, we discuss the science of the clicker from Dr.

Cues Not Commands

Would you like your dog to stop jumping on you or stop barking at everyone? We must first teach them what TO DO. On this episode, we discuss the importance of teaching yo