Episodes

This week, we're discussing consent, start behaviors, nose targeting, chin targeting and how it all relates to dog grooming.

Thie week we're talking about observing body language and gathering clues.

In the first part, we'll talk about three steps. Step one- What is the complaint, problem, and/or issue. Step two- gather clues. Step three- make a plan. In the second part, we'll look at some examples.

In the first part, will talk about if we "need to win" and what it means to have an adversarial roll with the dogs we're working with. In the second part, we'll talk about counterconditioning and desensitization, habituation, flooding, and how these techniques are different.

In the first part, we'll talk about Classical Conditioning and using treats to make things fun. In the second part, we'll talk about Operant Conditioning and using Positive Reinforcement to teach a dog that when they are correct they may be rewarded with a treat.

In the first part, we're going to talk about is "the customer always right" and then in the second part, we're going to talk about how long the average dog spends in grooming during their lifetime.

More restraint or time to sedate are two of the "go to" answers to behavior problems in the grooming industry. These are two extremes. In part one, we'll talk about adding more restraint and/or equipment to a stressed out dog. In part two, we'll talk about how sedating a dog doesn't address the behavior issue and that sedating isn't always a safe option.

In the first part, we'll talk about some ways to tell if a dog has learned to be afraid. In tge second part, we'll talk about physical responses to fear.

In the first part, we're going to talk about habits. We all have some things that we do on auto pilot. Our dogs have habits too. Changing habits can be tricky. In the second part, we're going to talk about tracking progress. How do you know if the dog is doing better than before? Is it the finished grooming that shows that we were successful? How can we count all of the tiny successes?

In the first part, we'll talk about if dogs will misbehave or take advantage of groomers who are too gentle. In the second part, we'll talk about observing how owners act with their dogs and what that dog is used to.

This week, we're talking about what owners can work on. What do grooming and veterinary behaviors really break down to? It's an elaborate game of "Let me touch you all over with stuff".

In the first part, we'll talk about where you can attend a live class with me this fall. In the second part, we'll talk about setting up for safety before the dog walks through the door.

Laat week we talked about reinforcement. This week we continue with talking about Punishment. What does it mean to punish a behavior? What exactly is punishment in behavior terms?

We're going to discuss what it means to have a behavior reinforced. What exactly is reinforcement? What makes a reward? What links a behavior to a reward?

In the first part, we're going to be talking about the opposition reflex in dogs. In the second part, we're going to talk about some of the safety equipment available to us.

In the first part, we're going to talk about calm comfortable and cooperative and then the second part, we are going to talk about counterconditioning and desensitization and how that relates to calm comfortable and cooperative.

In the first part, we'll talk about how being Calm, Cool, and Collected is helpful when working with animals. In the second part, I'll give a variety of examples.

In the first part, we'll talk about how this podcast can help trainers. In the second part, we'll talk about the frustration that "the Average Joe" feels when they get conflicting information.

In the first part, we'll talk about what the cost could be if a dog or an owner is injured during grooming. In the second part, we'll talk about the cost of an injured groomer.

In the first part, we're going to talk about the variety of ways that dogs heads get handled for grooming. In the second part, we go over ways to teach dogs to be good for handling their head.

In the first part, we're going to talk about how our body language can help a dog be more relaxed because everything that we do is training. In the second part, we're going to talk about how being more relaxed helps us have a safer work environment.

We're going to talk about some of the changes that are being made and some of the neat things going on in the dog world right now.

We're going to start with a game of True or False. Next we'll talk about when business owners are uncomfortable and appologetic when their customer needs more than expected. I use an example from this week's brake job on my car. We'll also be doing our weekly action step that relates to this week's content.

In the first part, I'll try to answer some common questions about drying. Are dryers scary? Can we just let the dogs air dry? We'll talk about separating skills into smaller bits to determine what a dog is comfortable with. In the second part, we'll talk about ways to make the process easier.