Bitches Unmuzzled: Dog Training Chats w/ Kelly Dunbar and Jo-Rosie Haffenden

I the last episode of the series we bite the bullet and talk about working with clients who use tools and other trainers who use different methodology. This is the bullet biting episode you all wanted...Enjoy!

In this Episode we discuss whether dogs are arseholes and how useful it is to call your dogs names!

This episode we talk about people who dogsplain training to a trainer and get in deep with recipe training. We also come up with an idea for potential assessment to regulate and touch again on the sore subject of pain and when not to intervene with an old dog.

This week we share our experiences of behaviour based euthanasia including why putting a dog to sleep for health is such a different decision making process than putting a dog down for behaviour. We talk about setting criteria for Quality Of Life along with why the criteria in rescue has to be so different to that in a private case. We also jump into puppy classes and discuss criteria for allowing puppies to class as well as rules when it comes to puppy play and socialisation.

In this episode we mostly talk about imposter syndrome as well as share our own experiences of certification and how we believe it needs to change in the Dog Training Industry.

This week we cut the crap and get unclose and personal with plagiarism and when you should and shouldn't credit other trainers; defining the difference between Morals, Ethics and Values in the dog training industry; coming up with a cunning plan to try and get us all working under the same core roof - and breaking down how, and why, the major associations have got it so wrong with their ethical guidelines. We also talk about Kellys birthday and plan a drunk dog training podcast ...

In this Episode we work through our ideas about the 10 abilities you need to cultivate to be an exceptional dog trainer or behaviourists; talk thought our experience entering the industry and also talk about kennelling dogs when you go away.

Join us in this first episode where we discuss the changing identities of dog trainers; dogs and babies; how looking through lenses can help you understand dogs better; and the story of how we met.