Episodes

Dec. 8, 2021

Are You Ready for a Puppy?

This episode was inspired by a post from Juliette Jones of Inquiring Noses Dog Training in Rockwell, TX. Her website and Instagram page is listed at the bottom of the show notes.
Dec. 1, 2021

New Puppy Schedule

Maintaining and adjusting the puppies schedule so they become a well behaved and balanced adult dog is extremely important.
Nov. 24, 2021

Essential Equipment for New Puppy Owners

Here is a list of Essential Equipment for New Puppy Owners. Essential Equipment for New Puppy Owners Play Toys: Mendota pet has great toys Mental Stimulation toys: Kong, LickiMat, Puzzles Chew Toys: Bully sticks, dear antler,...
Nov. 17, 2021

When Should You Start Training Your Puppy?

The correct answer to when you should start training your new puppy is the minute you take possession of the puppy.
Nov. 10, 2021

How to Choose the Right Puppy

There are a lot of things to consider when getting a new puppy. Here are just a few questions to ask yourself and my suggestions. Who is the puppy for? Why are you getting a puppy? What activities do you want the puppet do?...
Nov. 3, 2021

Dog Obedience Training vs Behavior Modification

Dog Obedience Training vs Behavior Modification
Oct. 27, 2021

How to Speak to Your Puppy

This episode discusses the best ways to use your voice for communicating with your puppy.
May 24, 2021

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Come

This is the final installment in our puppy training series, teaching puppy recall (come). Todays Lesson: Make sure you have a good sit, down, and stay before expecting a good recall under distractions. DO NOT call you puppy t...
May 11, 2021

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Stay

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Stay. Unlike sit and down, we are not going to use shaping or luring with food. Down-stay is the ultimate calming command for any puppy or dog. 4 Steps to “stay” Make sure that your puppy has ...
May 5, 2021

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Down

This episode is part a change in the format for Puppy Talk Podcast. Once a week I will be providing detailed instructions of training commands for your puppy. This episode coaches you how to teach your puppy the "down" comman...
April 29, 2021

Michelle Dart and Yo Armendariz of The Empowered Dog Show

Interview with Michelle Dart and Yo Armendariz of The Empowered Dog Show
April 19, 2021

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Sit

This episode starts a change in the format for Puppy Talk Podcast. Once a week I will be providing detailed instructions of training commands for your puppy. This episode coaches you how to teach your puppy the "sit" command....
April 11, 2021

Canine Nutrition with Rei Kawano of Heed Foods

In this episode, I had a great interview about canine nutrition with Rei Kawano of Heed Foods. We talk about many things related top optimal puppy and adult dog nutrition. Be sure to visit their website at https://www.heedfo...
April 4, 2021

How to Control Puppy Barking

To control Puppy Barking, we first need to determine what type of barking it is. Here are the 4 most common types of barking: Frustrated Barking Fear Barking Guard Barking Excited Barking For creating a solution to the barkin...
April 2, 2021

5 Tips for Puppies That Are Picky Eaters

In this episode, I talk about 5 tips that will help your puppy if they are a picky eater.
March 26, 2021

Leash Training Puppies with Irith Bloom

In this episode me and Irith Bloom discuss leash training and leash walking for puppies.
March 18, 2021

4 Essential Things Every Puppy Needs

This episode focuses on 4 things that every puppy, and adult dog, needs to be healthy, happy, and obedient. The link with an outline of the 4 things is on our blog here https://www.puppytalkpodcast.com/blog/4-things-that-ever...
March 14, 2021

How to Prevent Puppy Jumping on People

In this episode I explain what you need to do to stop your puppy from jumping on people.
March 10, 2021

Major Biden Dog Bite Incident at the White House

In this episode, I talk about the Major Biden Dog Bite Incident at the White House that happened on March 9, 2021.
March 9, 2021

Dog Parks vs Doggie Day Care

In this episode I provide a comparison of dog par vs doggie day care and rate each on 8 different categories. In the end, I also provide an overall winner, and some final thoughts and tips. Remember that for puppies to go to...
March 7, 2021

Managing Multi-Dog Households with Trish McMillan

In this episode, me and Trish discuss how to properly manage multi-dog households, with a special bonus of how to manage dogs and cats in the same home.
March 4, 2021

Crate Training for Puppies

In this episode, I provide tips for crate training your puppy.
March 2, 2021

How to Stop Overstimulating Your Puppy

For this episode I provide 4 tips on how to stop overstimulating your puppy. This is a follow up to Episode #18 on The Importance of Puppy Relaxation. Here are the 4 tips: Stop talking to your puppy so much Stop playing with ...
Feb. 26, 2021

How to Raise a Puppy in an Apartment

In this episode, I talk about how to raise a puppy in an apartment. These tips will hopefully minimize the risk of puppies eliminating, chewing, and barking  inside of the apartment.