What you’ll learn in this episode: Rattlesnake bites can happen in a fenced backyard. Snake-proofing your backyard isn’t a guarantee you won’t have a rattlesnake in your backyard. Rattlesnake aversion training, properly done, will protect your dogs and by extension, will also protect you. Rattlesnake bites can vary in intensity based on several factors,...
READ MOREEP 16: The Lasting Impact of Rattlesnake Aversion Training in Denver, CO
What you’ll learn in this episode: Rattlesnake aversion training, done correctly, lasts a lifetime. How and why dogs can’t see a rattlesnake because of their vision and height. How being exposed to and learning the scent of a rattlesnake protects your dog (and you). The evolution of aversion training and current effective practices What...
READ MOREEP 15: Training your own Dog with Ken Sullins, DVM in Phoenix, Arizona
What you’ll learn in this episode: The benefits for you, your dog, and your relationship when you do the training. The importance of considering genetics when choosing a dog to fit your lifestyle. Dog training is challenging and frustrating- but important never to lose your temper with your dog and to have a sense...
READ MOREEP 14: Everything about German Shorthair Pointers (GSP’s) in Las Vegas, Nevada
What you’ll learn in this episode: The history of the German Shorthair Pointer The variety of traits that have been bred into GSPs Why GSPs make great family dogs in addition to hunting dogs How some lines of GSPs have different traits than others What to look for in a GSP depending on your...
READ MOREEP 13: Welcoming a New Dog into your Home in Tucson, Arizona
What you’ll learn in this episode: How to prepare to bring in a new, older dog (not a puppy) What to expect when you bring home a new dog What is a check cord and how to use one on the trail How to properly put an e-collar on your dog How to use...
READ MOREEP 12: Learning the Free Range Dog Process in Flagstaff, Arizona
What you’ll learn in this episode: Essential elements of learning how to walk with your dog off-leash Things to anticipate and prepare for before walking your dog off-leash Benefits of using an e-collar to communicate with and locate your dog Making accommodations for each dog based on personality and physical characteristics Importance of establishing...
READ MOREEP 11: That Dane Bar: Bark Park & Brews-Community of Dogs and People in Lake Havasu City, AZ
What you’ll learn in this episode: The joys and struggles involved with intentionally creating a community of dogs along with their owners (a pack!) What exactly is That Dane Bar: Bark Park & Brews? Great Danes: personalities, training, utilizing as dog park monitors “Reading” dogs and their owners to keep the park and the...
READ MOREEP10: Dogs, Wrestling Rattlesnakes and Scorpions navigating by the stars: Mysteries of the World Around us in Apache Junction, Arizona
What you’ll learn in this episode: Differences in how people, dogs, and other creatures, such as rattlesnakes, sense and perceive their world How these differences impact our perceptions of behaviors, and thus our reactions to the behaviors of other creatures How modern developments in technology have changed our perceptions of the behaviors and thinking...
READ MOREEP 9: Maggie, the Griffon, and her Family, the D’Amores
What you’ll learn in this episode: How to say goodbye to a family dog Things to consider before bringing in a new dog Children and puppies: who’s training who? The importance of exercising your dog How crate training your dog benefits everyone, but especially your dog Welcome to another episode of Free Range Dogs...
READ MOREEP 8: Bret Wonnacott and the One True Dog- the English Setter
What you’ll learn in this episode: The qualities of English setters as hunting dogs and family dogs What is a pointing dog? Considering the needs of different breeds of dogs in daily life Joys of just watching dogs run Free Range Dogs can be found all over the world Welcome to another episode of...
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