Something to Bark About Chad Mackin: Dog Trainer

Keeping airplanes safe from geese, and geese safe from airplanes with the help of a poodle named Lucy

Understanding the difference between Concept Learning and Process Learning and how to handle each can make the difference between a happy client and a frustrated one. Let's talk about that!

Jay's concept of "windows" is a great way to look at things, especially when you have a dog who keeps doing the wrong things at the wrong moment! Give it a listen ... If you know Jay, you might notice this is a pretty plain vanilla outting for him! There's an uncensored version coming to the Patreon page soon! Patreon.com/Barkabout

Marc Goldberg joins us again, this time we also have his co-author, Brother Christopher from the Monks of New Skete. In the first part, Brother Christopher tells us the History of New Skete and how they became dog trainers. Then, we talk in depth about the relationship between people and their dogs and what makes it so special. It was one of my favorite conversations on this show. I hope you enjoy it!

If you offer food to a dog who is doing something you don't want them to do, are you rewarding the wrong behavior? Maybe ... Maybe not. Let's talk about it

In this episode, Chad talks about the value of proving the dog right, and adds more to leash discussion from episode 31.