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Disorderly Dogs!

Disorderly Dogs!

Hosted by: Rachel Laurie Harris CPDT-KA

Living with dogs is a major joy and also a major pain in the you know what sometimes. I share easy to implement, real life training advice with an emphasis on kindness and compassion.

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Episodes

285. Guardians of the Growler: Navigating Life with a Severely Reactive Dog w/ Team Luna

In this episode, I share another Reactive Redefined case study. Luna was 6 months was first adopted and we talk about her journey. At first it was a lot of barking and was reactive towards people she hasn't...
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284. Transactional Learning

In this episode, I talk about how I used transactional learning in training Waylon and Spicy. While I used transactional learning for both dogs, I used different approaches for each dog. I also expound on how you can...
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283. Navigating the Spectrum of Consent and Cooperation

Consent in care is a protocol in which we teach a dog a behavior and if they provide this behavior, they are saying yes to what we are doing. Cooperative care, on the other hand, we're not getting the dog's explicit...
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282. The Road Warrior and the Rowdy Pup: A Traveling Nurse's Journey with a Spirited Learner w/ Team Jackson

In this episode, I share another Reactive Redefined case study. We worked on station training and helped open up the possibility of just laying and relaxing. Support Disorderly Dogs  Join the Reactive Redefined...
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281. From Stray to Service: The Remarkable Journey of a Reactive Dog w/ Team Goose

In this episode, I share another Reactive Redefined case study. Goose wasn't used to a lot of things such as being pet and living in a house and it was a culture shock for him.  Support Disorderly Dogs  Join the...
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280. Backyard Woes

One of the most common things that comes up in the backyard is dogs not coming when called. The more exciting the backyard, the less recalling the dog is doing. In this episode, I talk about the common backyard woes...
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279. Reading Your Dog's Body Language w/ Masina Kakese

In this episode, Masina Kakese joins me to talk about how you can read your dog's body language. We cover every body part and break down the possible cues your dog is giving you. Support Disorderly Dogs  END OF SUMMER...
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278. Proofing

Proofing means making sure in our training that our dogs can respond to cued behaviors and skills in variable circumstances. When we're training a new skill, we want to teach it in an environment where there's not a...
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277. Enrichment Best Practices

Enrichment is something that we can add to our dog's lives to improve their overall quality of life and well-being. It has to be specific to the individual dog because not all dogs will find the same thing enriching....
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276. The Stories We Tell Ourselves

We all tell ourselves stories about our dogs. Sometimes it works for us but other times, it works against us. What we think about has effects on how we interact with our dog and in turn, that changes how our dogs...
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275. Growing Pains

In this episode, I talk about the behavioral shifts I notice in Spicy as she starts to age. Dogs go through a transitionary period when they hit social maturity and this begins around one year old, which is Spicy's...
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274. Stranger Danger w/ Juliana DeWilems CDBC (Replay)

In this replay episode, I talk to Juliana DeWilems about stranger danger. Support Disorderly Dogs  Post mentioned Free Training Courses   Virtual Training Courses   1:1 Training   Follow us on...
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