Dog Talk with Nick Benger

In this podcast we discuss the best way to prepare your dog for a new baby and how to manage interactions between dogs and children. Jennifer is the owner of Family Paws and the former VP of Doggone Safe. She has served on the board of the International Childbirth Education Association and has a degree in Special Education. Her two programs Dogs & Storks and Dogs & Toddlers have been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Martha Stewart Living amongst other places.  To get 75% off your first Butternut Box order go to www.butternutbox.com/nickbenger To view the show notes go to www.nickbenger.com/jennifer-shryock

Sarah Owings is a speaker at ClickerExpo and a Karen Pryor Academy faculty member. She competes regularly in the sport of nose work at an elite level and is an instructor for CyberDog online. She's also written for Clean Run Magazine on cues and stimulus control.  In this podcast we discuss how to get your dog to engage with you more and when and why we should give dogs choice in training. This podcast is sponsored by Butternut Box. To get 75% off your first order go to www.butternutbox.com/nickbenger

In this podcast we discuss how Svenja got interested in photographing dogs, Instagram dog culture and how you can take better photos of your own dogs. Svenja runs Pocket Fox Photography where she specialises in photographing dogs and their humans especially professional trainers. In her sessions she combines her knowledge of photography and training to get the best shots. Her dog Loki the Firefox also has a large following online.

In this podcast we discuss how Ryan founded the Animal Training Academy and built it into one of the most enthusiastic training communities around today. Ryan also works as a professional animal trainer around the world. He is the host of one of the most popular animal training podcasts on the internet - The Animal Training Academy Podcast.

David Ryan is former chairman of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and served as a police dog handler for twenty six years. David now appears as a legal expert witness in canine behaviour in civil and criminal cases and is well known for his seminars on chase behaviour and dog aggression. He is also the author of many books including his most recent Dominant Dogs - Handling Myths and Training Insights. In today's podcast uncover the truth about dominance in dogs, how it should or shouldn't be applied in training and the implications of pack theory.

In today's podcast we talk about Sam's fascination with movement and how that turned into a career involving flying over the planet spreading the word about proprioception. Sam Turner has a degree in Ethology and has spoken internationally on the subject of proprioception. She is based in The Netherlands where she runs many of her courses.

Robert Hewings spent 30 years working for the Metropolitan police, is an ex-army paratrooper and now runs the UK College of Scent Dogs.  In today's podcast we talk about Rob's time as a dog handler in the Metropolitan police, his scentwork training philosophy and what they do at the UK College of Scent Dogs.

Ken Ramirez is the Executive Vice President and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training. He also spent 26 years at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium caring for over 32,000 animals. Ken has trained animals for over 40 years and is the author of Animal Training: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement.

Taz Nicholls is a dog trainer based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is best known for his Facebook page Lewis Nicholls Dog Training on which he's amassed over twelve thousand followers. In this podcast we talk about the importance of discussing controversial topics, the people that inspire Taz and how he went from bullying his Jack Russell to learning how to train dogs properly and amassing a huge social media following in the process.

Nancy is a certified trainer with the CCPDT, and a certified behavior consultant with the IAABC. She teaches seminars, webinars, and workshops on dog training, dog behavior, and the business end of training throughout Canada, the US, and Europe. She has presented at conferences for the Pet Professional Guild (USA), the IAABC (UK), DogEvent (France), and will be presenting at the WOOF! 2019 conference in February here in the UK. She is also an instructor for Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, where she teaches online courses focusing on various topics including treating separation anxiety and learning to use desensitization and counter-conditioning to help fearful dogs. Nancy’s professional background in public relations, communications, and customer service management has inspired her to share her business experience with dog trainers to increase their bottom line and to take the stress out of communicating with difficult clients. Nancy has written numerous articles on dog behaviour and is a regular contributor to the Whole Dog Journal. She shares her home in Quebec, Canada with her husband Tom and their Border Terrier, Bennigan.