Harmonious multidog households: How to prevent (and stop) fights

The benefits of having more than one dog and what you should do to ensure everyone gets along. We talk about:

• How having another dog in the home can be beneficial for a dog
• How it can cause issues
• Disagreements between dogs are normal, just like people disagree
• What kind of disagreement is okay
• The mistake many people make which makes things worse
• How to make sure resources aren't a source of stress
• How to deal with dog fights and break them up
• Management can be life-saving for multi-dog homes
• On the fly training for polite interactions
• And as always, we recommend some books

The books recommended in this episode are:

How to P*** Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue

Birds of Coastal British Columbia by Nancy Baron and John Acorn

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About the co-hosts:

Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.

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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.

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