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Pack Leader Mentality

by Antonio Diaz

Step into the mind of expert dog trainer and behavior specialist, Antonio Diaz and learn how to think like, act like, and become a leader for your dog. A 2016 graduate of Starmark Academy School For Dog Trainers, Antonio has been professionally training and educating both dogs and humans for the past 7 years. After his schooling, he turned his passion for helping dogs & coaching people into a successful profession. As a rewards-based balanced dog trainer, Antonio seeks to improve the relationship between owners and their dogs. His approach to leadership, a push for more engagement with dogs, and seeing things from the dog's perspective are some of the qualities that make Antonio stand out above the rest. Antonio has been featured on both local and national news outlets for his expert opinion and tips on dog training and has amassed close to 2 million followers across his social media platforms.  

Latest episodes

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Ep 12: Q & A Day | Barking Puppy | Reactive Rottie | Flight Risk

It's Q & A Day. Thanks for your questions! Loving the detail you give which allows me to dive further into your issues. Don't forget, if you'd like your question answered

Apr 17 2024
25 min

Ep 11: Drugging Dogs. The Overuse of Psychotropics For Behavior Modification

In this episode, we're discussing the growing problem of trainers and behaviorists who push for the use of drugs as the first choice for behavior solutions. If you have a

Apr 10 2024
28 min

Ep 10: Q & A | Dealing With Manipulation | When To Use An Ecollar | What Type Of Leash For The Job | & More

We have some awesome questions this week! We're definitely getting into more behavior modification content and into the mind of the dog. I love it and hope you do too! If

Mar 20 2024
36 min

Ep 9: Rules & Boundaries

In this week's episode, we discuss the importance of rules and boundaries when living and working with your dog. We're also going into detail about why some trainers don'

Mar 6 2024
32 min

Ep 8: Q&A Day.

In this weeks episode, we answer more of your questions point from dealing with excessive barking in the house, and in the car, tightening up a structured walk, how to ma

Feb 14 2024
39 min

Ep 7: Puppy Socialization | What It Is & How To Do It

It's puppy season and there is always so much confusion surrounding the topic of socialization. What exactly is that? What should you do and not do when socializing your

Feb 1 2024
39 min

Ep 6: Five Reasons Your Dog Doesn't Listen To You

In today's episode, we're covering the most common reasons your dog doesn't listen to you and providing helpful tips for you to get on the right track with your dog. If y

Jan 17 2024
39 min

Ep 5: Q&A Day | Biting During Play | How I keep My Cool | Switching Between Training Tools & More

More questions and answers! Thank you to everyone who submitted a question. Hope You enjoy this episode!

Jan 10 2024
27 min

Ep 4: Q&A Day | Jumping | Building Trust | Prong Collars On Puppies

You've got questions, we've got answers. In this episode, we talk about whether a prong collar can be used on a puppy, how to build trust with your dog, how to deal with

Dec 27 2023
18 min

Ep 3: Q&A Day | Ball Obsession | Using Affection As a Reward

Leyla joins us today to answer some questions from our audience: How to deal with a ball obsessed dog? How to use affection as a reward? And, How much attention should yo

Dec 20 2023
12 min

Ep 2: The TRUTH About Punishment In Dog Training

In this episode, I explain what punishment means within the context of dog training and how it is wrongfully demonized and said to be ineffective by others in the industr

Dec 13 2023
32 min

Ep 1: My Story My Style

Welcome to the PACK LEADER MENTALITY Podcast! In this episode, I discuss my origin story as a trainer, my training philosophy and my balanced approach, as well as what yo

Dec 6 2023
10 min

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It’s just the second podcast but I m already hooked!! The start of the second one is hilarious “ I just love to talk about punishment’😂😂 … It’s so true every dog, every situation, every handler is so different thank you so much for making this clear . No one concept addresses everything how is this not clear to everyone? Keep coming out with podcasts about dog training options that work

SanniDragon · Apr 2024

Found you on IG… I’m always looking to learn more from balanced trainers. I have a 6 month old rescue mix puppy and she’s doing great… but as you mentioned in your last podcast, consistency in training is key. Thank you for bringing real world circumstances and sharing your expertise with the public. PS I love how it’s a husband wife team on this podcast, the discussion style helps keep things moving along. 5 stars! Keep it up

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