Episodes

Without the cookies, I’m just a monster is a part of a bigger story that developed from a listeners question on our discussion forum. It came about when we discussed how people can carry a burden for so long, that when given an option to lose it, they are scared of who they are without their cookies, or bad behaviors. The majority of the story is talking about the potential of poisoning reinforcers, (food) when connecting desired behaviours to unforeseen aversive. It’s not about literally poiso...

The evils of cherry picking information have been more evident in social media posts where agenda driven lunatics are trying to destroy a target. Politicians are amongst the worst of the cherry pickers, especially around election times. They are also amongst the least trusted people in the world. Cherry pickers are trying to direct the attention of many people onto the focus of one or several people. However, they may need to be the point of focus themselves as they can be hate filled, agenda d...

What do you want to do with your dog? Have you planned it all out or is it still pie in the sky at this stage? Did you buy a companion only to find you have a drive monster or did you get a dog for a sport only to discover it not what one of you want? While many are happy with a coach potato, some want that dog with the V8 engine. However, some of the V8’s pay for their energy with their life. Further details looking for great dog trainers and supporters of the canine paradigm? Below is a vas...

The new puppy and the baby trainer is an episode covering Birdy O’Sheedy’s new puppy, PAX and how she is doing with him. It’s also about Pat’s experience with a baby trainer when Axel was having sleeping problems. Birdy is an experienced dog owner from having her time with Luna, however she has never raised a puppy before. Now her and Dan are experience a different life with their new baby, Pax the Labrador so we get a run down of the antics that Skippy Mayhem is causing. Meanwhile at the Stua...

Intuition versus learned from others was being discussed in an on-line forum and there were some interesting back and forth comments which sparked good conversation. So what’s right? Do trainers have intuition from the beginning or do they always learn from a skilled mentor. If we are talking about intuition, what does that even look like or feel like to those who have it? How did your mentor learn when they got into the biz? Did they have intuition or were they in turn mentored? Check out so...

Be a monster, an absolute monster and the learn how to control it. It’s a phrase from uncle Jordy P that we have a little back and forth over. Naturally there’s interpretations and concerns about what a monster could be, after all most monsters are portrayed as villains. So why would anyone encourage you to be a monster? Further details looking for great dog trainers and supporters of the canine paradigm? Below is a vast array of people and business’s who stand by us, donate to our running c...

My partner is not a dog person, is almost blasphemy in the industry of dog trainers, yet it’s not that abnormal. For many of us, the other person in our lives is just not into the obsessive side of dogs. They don’t get it Of course we say that with compassion and understanding because it’s something we have experience with. In fact, so does the other person in our lives. It’s a tricky situation and different people deal with it in different ways. We did an episode some time back about a simila...

The most dangerous advice part 2 is naturally a follow on conversation from our last episode. In this latest addition, Glenn reveals to Pat something from his past experience and some of the advice from a positive only group, that still to this day makes him think about what it cost some dogs. Advice can still be questioned and sometime should be if it doesn’t sit well. Further details looking for great dog trainers and supporters of the canine paradigm? Below is a vast array of people and b...

The most dangerous advice part 1 is focusing on something that really annoys Pat and he wants you all to know about it. You will get access to great advice in your lifetime, however, some can be very dangerous. The danger happens because it’s based on the bedrock of ignorance and it can get you or others hurt. Even though it may be coming from a good place, it still doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous advice. Further details looking for great dog trainers and supporters of the canine paradigm? B...

The narrow scope between -R and -P was a fun conversation between both of us even though it’s a largely and technically debated subject. The reason we consider it a narrow scope is due to it being a splitting of hairs in how easy it can be to confuse where the dogs head is and assume one state over the other. That narrow section in the middle is often where assumptions are made and sometime a wrong choice is being made. Further details looking for great dog trainers and supporters of the can...

Temperament testing puppies vs adult dogs is a regular question many trainers are asked. Especially if they are to be considered for working dogs in roles that will needs some planning. The benefit of the adult dog is that you have the raw product in front of you. Primarily, what you see is what you get. with so many things to consider, the adult dog will be a lot closer to what you want than a puppy is. You still need to consider the temperament in pet homes and try and be as honest as possib...

The stick pushes you to the carrot came from a question Minke Van Den Bergh asked in our enormous list of listener questions. It’s a question we have looked into before from a different perspective but it still one that surfaces many times. The question was in relation to losing your way in your job from time to time and how some days are a struggle. Further details looking for great dog trainers and supporters of the canine paradigm? Below is a vast array of people and business’s who stand b...

Setting a dangerous precedent is focussing on how a state Government decided it would announce the banning of certain training tools. The concern here once again, is the complete lack of industry consultation along the way with industry experts or any of the thousands of people who use these tools with enormous benefits. We are joined by Kirsty Reid as she and Brittany Young with assistance from Marcia Davies, have created a on-line petition to demand better representation and consideration fr...

Is your opinion interesting? Or do you just chime in to be a part of the conversation? It has been said that, ‘opinions are like ass holes because everyone has one’. It’s also been stated, ‘you’re entitled to your opinion’. Regardless of how we feel about them, opinions will always be a part of our social structure. The on-line dictionary references an opinion as, “a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge”. For many of us, it’s the fact or knowled...

The minimum standard of a dog trainer is a talking point we had with our friend, Jo Rosie Heffenden. The topic around being a trainer and standards gets brought up a lot in conversations. The reason being is that there are so many trainers who do not have any certifications and in some cases, no real training at all. So how can you be a dog trainer with no qualifications with such a huge responsibility? The answer is easy. Nobody seems to care much. Further details looking for great dog trai...

The ability to deal with pressure is different for all of us. This was relevant to some more of the listener questions we have been getting in our Facebook discussion group. Some of us deal with pressure really well. We have been conditioned from young children to be extroverted and confident and find many tasks easy to overcome and adapt to. Some of us have not. We may have had inadequate social preparedness or possibly even forms of early abuse, which may prevent us from feeling our best in ...

A never ending love is something that most of us experience with either people or our pets. Even when we experience the shattering grief of their loss, the love we shared is timeless and is brought back to perspective whenever we think of them. However, just as we experience memories of love and happiness, we also experience the sadness and pain at times when we recall the moment of loss. Birdy O’Sheedy joined us to speak about her loss of Luna recently and how it inspired her to share those f...

When you’re full of shit and you get caught! It’s our listeners asking us some questions from previous comments on our Facebook group Our industry is small but it has some big stories. But being as small as it is, it makes it hard to keep some skeletons inside the closets. Join us for another interactive deep dive into our community and their insatiable questions and thirst for dirty laundry, with some knowledge bombs along the way. Further details looking for great dog trainers and support...

The answer to the ultimate question is 42. Another borrowed offering from the Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy. It’s weird, it’s British, it’s awesome. Last time we asked y’all, we got a lot of questions that we haven’t finished answering yet so we wanted to dive back into that. Hey folks, if you get the chance, please leave us a review on Spotify Open the Spotify app on your device. Tap the Search tab, then type the canine paradigms name on the search bar; this will lead you to the shows pa...

The ultimate answers to life, the universe and everything may sound vaguely familiar. For those of you who watched or read The Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy, you’ll get it. Their ultimate answer to the ultimate question was 42. In our show it’s more about answering questions from our show listeners. In this episode, we had a good back and forth with some questions that we felt were good to make a start on. We will be revisiting some of the others in future episodes. Further details If you...

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Especially when you have been tasked to verify an experiment to determine training methods. Why let a little thing like the truth compromise the outcome when the data sounds so much sweater to the ears when a few deceitful misdirections are in play. It has been said that the truth shall set you free, however the truth can also bury your ideology. That being the case, RIP truth Further details If your looking for contact details, great dog t...

When you lie about what you do but it comes out in your work that what you represent doesn’t quite marry up, what does that say about you? They do say that, ‘actions speak louder than words’. So if you stand on social media and make claims of supporting a methodology that you don’t practice yourself in the shadows, would you call that a lie or an inconvenient truth? The following is a quote from Dr Jordan Peterson on how we lose our rights. Because of what’s always happening in the dog industr...

Sue Chipperton, from strippers to animal actors in an insight into this facinating ladies career as a professional animal actor coach and mentor in many of the big budget movies we have all seen and loved. Sue reveals to us her humble beginnings working for the renowned male stripper phenomenon known as Chippendales and all the scandal that erupted around that organisation. In addition to all this, we found out that Sue is an author of a book called, A famous dogs life where she talks about he...

How to celebrate your dogs final day may sound a little insensitive, however it’s something that many of of are so desperately trying to avoid that we don’t feel we did it justice. Shouldn’t that day be one to remember for all the right reasons? To be able to still smile and feel comfortable that you and your dog lived that best life right up to the end? It is hard to think about but believe us, it will help. Some people go all out and make it a day where almost anything goes. After all, they...