The thehealthydogpod’s Podcast

Scott talks to us about the things to consider when employing a dog walker, how he puts emphasis on socialising and the dog's having a good experience rather than simply walking, dog park etiquette, safety in the car while traveling and his book "Friends For All Seasons" available here: http://www.thelittlepawspack.com.au/book/friends-for-all-seasons

How we play with our dogs and allow our dogs to play with others can set the foundations for their communication skills. Dog play is a conversation, not solely fun fun fun. As non-verbal communicators they speak and listen to body language acutely and understanding what they’re saying and knowing how to interact with them healthily can go a long way to building their social skills and relationships.

Dominique is one of the best trainers we know, having worked with dog behaviour for many years now she has become a valuable source of knowledge and support to both of us and in this episode shares her insights into dog training with all of us.    

Check out the Christmas Jumpers on these clowns. In this episode, we discuss the seasonal issues that crop up at this time of year.

We are often working with dogs and owners that are under stress and want to avoid causing more as well as help them overcome it. We believe that educating the owner has more sustainable results than trying to 'fix' the dog and so we wanted to give you all an insight into what a training session with one of us might look like.

Jocelyn shares her wealth of experience in training people on how to train dogs with an emphasis in this episode on puppy training and teaching classes.

Two sisters Kylie and Denise founded The Doggie Bakery. They create natural and hand-baked dog snacks made with quality ingredients and talk to us about what they do and their experience in the industry and the importance of feeding our dogs quality products.

Dr. Amanda Cole and Dr. Heather Chi from Vet Behaviour Team here in Sydney bring their experience, knowledge, and clarity into understanding dog behaviour.

Nikki Stevens runs Sydney Dog Training and shares her story on how she got into dog training in the first place, how her love of understanding behaviour developed along the way and her insights into dog training and behaviour in general.

Anna founded Lyka pet food, a direct to consumer, human-grade dog food company and in this episode, she opens up about why she started up Lyka in the first place and what she has seen in the dog food industry along the way.