The Dog Training Unplugged Podcast

Unless you have a dog who was well socialized as a puppy, who loves other dogs and people and who seems to be the ‘friendly happy-go-lucky’ type of dog nearly all people dream of sharing their life with…..in other words the ‘perfect pet’...... you are likely to run into some behavior issues with your dog - if you are someone who is already living in, soon moving into, or dreaming of moving into one of the many sub-divisions that ar...

Dogs bark. Dogs growl. Dogs bite.....and dogs do so many other NORMAL dog behaviors. It's time to STOP the labelling and demonizing of dogs.

Think about how often humans REACT to things.... stressors and triggers, just like dogs.

Our dogs are living as captive species in our modern homes. We have completely handicapped them. They are 100% dependent on us for everything. They don't have FREE movement or choice in what happens to the...

Did you know that too many dog training sessions are conducted without the trainer understanding what is really going on from the dog’s perspective? Because so many trainers don’t have an educational background in dog behavior, they resort to dominance and control and they communicate to you, the client, that you need to control and dominate your dog. Their reasoning behind these methods originate from the dominance theory about wo...

This is THE no.1 podcast where your dog’s voice is heard. The first of its kind. This podcast is where the TRUTH is told about dogs. You may not like what I talk about. You may not agree with the things I say. And that’s perfectly fine. Whether you agree or not, I would love to get a conversation going. It’s time for change. Change is always uncomfortable. But our dogs need us to change…..that’s why I’m doing this.

I reached out on...

It’s a new dawn.  It’s time. For change. And if you have listened before, you will notice the new music and the name change.

This podcast is changing name because I have an even more important mission to fulfill.

It’s time to stand up for those who cannot speak for themselves, our best friends, our loyal companions, our dogs, who have our backs - but do we have theirs?

I will argue that in too many cases we don’t but we can learn h...

This episode is the second in the Let’s DO better series.

Today we're going to talk about a very common behavior in dogs that we humans often find to be a nuisance. I am of course talking about jumping. It is a behavior almost every household experiences in one way or another.

Whether you have a dog or not I’m sure you have experienced this at one point or another: You walked into a room and a dog enthusiastically jumped on you, w...

This episode was supposed to be about something else entirely, about jumping, but I have pushed that out for the next episode.

Something happened yesterday which triggered a lot of emotions in me and brought about the thought of whether or not humans  are ready for change when it comes to dogs.

Most people want a dog whom they can take with them everywhere they go, who is well behaved, who will sit and lay down for as long as you w...

This episode is the first of many in a series called ‘Let’s DO better’.

It is a known fact that you cannot do better until you know better, until you understand HOW to approach something and until you understand what effect your actions will have on another being.

Humans can talk to us and tell us how our actions or words have made them feel.

Dogs can’t but they DO talk……in their body language and behavior! We just haven’t paid t...

In this episode I talk about my first dog, my soul dog, Rufus, a Miniature Schnauzer whom I lost in 2017 at the age of 11.

Rufus was my greatest, or should I say first, animal teacher in life and the reason I later became a Professional Certified Dog Trainer and Family Dog Mediator®. 

I want to share this story with you because it’s a great example of how your dog can be your greatest teacher if you are willing to open your heart ...

In this episode, I talk about the trend that is becoming more and more concerning regarding our dogs - that most people seem to think that training will resolve the behavior issues they are dealing with. 

What is needed instead is us humans stepping up now to HELP our dogs and start thinking differently about their needs and understand that in most cases we need to change OUR behavior rather than theirs.

What we are seeing in the p...

In this episode I dive into my personal journey and talk about what I have discovered - that we are all the same at the core and why we should not take things personally.

You are the creator of your own life. Your inner thoughts create your outer world.

Whatever you think and FEEL, you will attract a vibrational match for. Not immediately but with repetition.

If you tend to think and feel the universe is against you, then tha...

Have you ever objectively listened to the conversation going on in your head? 

Our thoughts become words, then actions, habits, and ultimately our identity. Our thoughts create our reality. 

What you think you become. What you FEEL you attract, and what you imagine, you create. Those words are so true.

Your EGO controls your thoughts and actions but by stepping outside your thoughts, paying attention to the conversation between the...

Meet your EGO, that big TALL guy or gal who leads you, controls you wherewhere you go.

The one who has you convinced that THIS is WHO you are!

The one who is always right, who likes to argue, who likes to judge.

The one who persuades you to do things or convinces you that you need things.....the one who is constantly talking to you in your head, perhaps in different voices, conflicting voices.

The one who condemns, the one who ...

Join me on a spiritual journey as I explore many different avenues that all lead back to the same questions of WHY we are here, WHY we do what we do, how we can heal ourselves and our dogs and develop deeper soulful connections - with our own SELF, our dogs, and other people.

There is a paradigm shift happening in the world at large, and in the dog training industry as well.

This is an enormous opportunity for us to ask ourselves ...