Life With Your Dog

Dan from Hooked On Hounds joined Panos this week for a great chat about sheep herding, helping the young people at RuffTrack & behaviour modification of aggressive & reactive dogs. He is also the co-host of the podcast Dog Torque which focuses on ensuring that knowledge and experience shared within the agricultural/working dog community is not lost, can be made easily accessible to all and is retained for future generations.  Dan's passion for dogs started early when teaching his grandfather's Rottweilers all the naughty tricks. After sticking with breeds like Rottweilers and French Bordeaux for Obedience Training he then got hooked on herding breeds and bought his first Kelpie. Now he has developed the start of his own working line of Kelpies and is a successful competitor spending many of his spare weekends at Yard and Utility Trials as well as giving the occasional Three-Sheep Competition a go. Find Dan for dog training: hookedonhounds.com & his podcast: dogtorque.com   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

Many dog owners struggle with their dog's behaviour in the car. Behaviours manifesting either from excitement, anxiety or fear. Panos covers remedies and protocols to follow to ensure your dog is safe, quiet and relaxed in the car.   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

We decided to redo our old Puppies 101 episode from way back in 2019! Some of the topics covered this time around: Crate training Toilet training Socialisation, generalisation & habituation Obedience training And more ... bring a notepad and pen as we unpack this for you.   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

Janelle asks and Panos answers: "I have a question about our (maybe) Terrier Cross  'Frankie' approx 5 years old adopted from Sutherland Shire Animal Shelter 4 years ago. He HATES strangers, which is OK, but now that my kids are teens (11 and 13) they're wanting to have their friends sleepover at our house and it isn't going well. I have muzzle trained him for everyone's safety, I keep him when muzzled when kids friends are around. But once he sees the "stranger" in our house he bolts towards the growling/barking and sometimes snaps at them. I have tried greeting kids friends on mutual territory before they come into house. I've told the friends to completely ignore our dog like he doesn't exist. But honestly it's scary for the friends, and once they squeal or run, it's worse. Besides putting our dog in another room when we have people over. Do you have any suggestions so everyone can co-exist safely?"   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

RuffTRACK is a Riverstone-based charity, helping vulnerable young people in western Sydney between the ages of 12 and 17 who have disengaged with their school or communities.   The program pairs young people with dogs and teaches them to train them, alongside helping with other skills such as communicating effectively and building relationships.    It aims to get the teenagers either back to school or ready for work.   Find out more about their work at https://www.rufftrack.com/   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

This week we break down the ABC Australia show, Muster Dogs, which follows 5 pups from a single kelpie litter, sent to different farmer-trainers across Australia. Panos and Luke discuss just how much we enjoyed this amazing show. How cool it is to see dogs doing the jobs they were bred for!   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

Panos offers a few different perspectives of how to pick your battles when training & living with your dog. Topics include: What will today's session cover? How to handle certain aggressive behaviours? Is this particular adversive situation necessary for my dog to experience? How should you deal with a conflict with a client? Some battles are worth fighting, others aren't. Don't bite off more than you can chew!   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

What is "intelligence" in dogs? What does this mean in the context of dog training? Also, what is the true power of conditioning? We break down both of these topics this week - for you, our listeners! You're welcome :)   Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

Panos discusses that it is beneficial to give a command a small break from time to time for your dog to process a behaviour. A week off sometimes has great benefits, not an excuse to stop training, exercising or playing with your dog, but a nuanced perspective of what makes a skill develop. Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Panos discusses many different factors relating to expectations and how it influences your training & overall life with your dog. Along with some tips, ideas and life philosophy a few questions for you, the listener to ponder on: What did you think owning your dog will be like? What's the expectations you have that have resulted in both big wins and big losses? What are your expectations of the clients you see (if you're a trainer) or the trainer you want to employ (if you are the dog owner)? Thank you for listening! Find us online >> www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >> www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >> Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>