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You got a dog to be part of the family, but at times they seem a mystery. What are they thinking? How do you determine what is best for their well-being. What training will meet THEIR needs? At McCann Professional Dog Trainers, we help dog owners to have a well-behaved four-legged family member! In this podcast, we share our 40 years of experience and expertise to help you through all of the ups and downs of learning how to train and care for YOUR dog based on THEIR needs. Together we will guide you to the solutions you’re looking for as we discover how dogs think and learn. Happy Training!

The McCann Dogs Podcast McCann Dogs

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    • 4.7 • 33 Ratings

You got a dog to be part of the family, but at times they seem a mystery. What are they thinking? How do you determine what is best for their well-being. What training will meet THEIR needs? At McCann Professional Dog Trainers, we help dog owners to have a well-behaved four-legged family member! In this podcast, we share our 40 years of experience and expertise to help you through all of the ups and downs of learning how to train and care for YOUR dog based on THEIR needs. Together we will guide you to the solutions you’re looking for as we discover how dogs think and learn. Happy Training!

    You Thought You Had A Good Dog Training Plan (But It’s Not Working…)

    You Thought You Had A Good Dog Training Plan (But It’s Not Working…)

    Do you remember learning how to drive? You likely didn’t start on high speed roads with other drivers to cause you stress and distraction. Dog training is very much the same. On today’s episode, Instructor’s Shannon and Swanny work to bridge the gap between training your dog and integrating that process into to day-to-day life in order to get you back on track.



    For more resources visit McCannDogs.com

    • 59 min
    The Secret Behind How Dog Trainers Make it Look Easy (pt 2)

    The Secret Behind How Dog Trainers Make it Look Easy (pt 2)

    You’re now acquainted with our professional dog trainers and have de-mystified the “magic” around them. In Part 2 of our Trainer Roundtable series, our trainers take on some rapid fire word association to deepen your understanding of things that make them crazy in training, things they love about dogs and how they can help you set your dog up for success.



    For more resources, please visit McCannDogs.com.

    • 33 min
    The Secret Behind How Dog Trainers Make it Look Easy...Can Anyone Do it? (pt 1)

    The Secret Behind How Dog Trainers Make it Look Easy...Can Anyone Do it? (pt 1)

    Professional Dog Trainers are the pinnacle of a student’s training experience. They seem like magical beings, an unattainable standard for many new dog owners. In Part 1 of this 2 part Trainer Roundtable series, you will get to know more about our amazing dog trainers who, just like you, had to start from the beginning and overcome all the normal leadership obstacles to get to where they are today! If they can do it, so can you! Keep going and Happy Training!

    For more resources, please visit McCannDogs.com.

    • 46 min
    It's 100% Possible Your Dog Just Doesn't "Like You"...and this is why

    It's 100% Possible Your Dog Just Doesn't "Like You"...and this is why

    You have a beautiful dog and beautiful dreams for a loving, life-long relationship with them BUT your four-legged family member doesn’t seem to like you. In this episode, Instructors Shannon and Swanny tackle the difficult conversation of what we do (or don’t do) that ruins our relationship with our dogs.



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    • 1 hr 3 min
    So You Got a Puppy...Now What?

    So You Got a Puppy...Now What?

    So, you got a puppy. It's now home and you know you need to teach it to go to the bathroom outside. But what else should you be doing for your puppy?

    In this episode, Instructors Shannon and Swanny take you beyond the instinctive and let new puppy owners in on the skills that will set you up for long-term success.

    For more resources visit McCannDogs.com

    • 51 min
    The Unpopular Reality of Dog Training Leadership You NEED to Know

    The Unpopular Reality of Dog Training Leadership You NEED to Know

    Dog training isn't always a joy and it isn't always a grind. Ultimately, dog training comes down to leadership.In this episode, Instructors Shannon and Swanny break down dog training leadership simply and help you to identify when your leadership might be lacking.



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    HELP US, HELP YOU!

    At McCann Professional Dog Trainers, we value our community and always want to ensure we are serving YOUR needs in order for you to have a well behaved, four-legged family member!Our multiple online platforms offer free content in various forms (podcasts, training videos, social lives, etc.). This content is for YOU! So we need to hear from you. Who are you? What's going well in your puppy world? What's not going so well?In the tone of Jerry McGuire, "Help Us, Help You!" :) Please take a few moments to complete this short survey. It will help us immensely!Happy Training!

    • 1 hr 12 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
33 Ratings

33 Ratings

Artysaxonmika ,

Great advice

Instructor Shannon and Christine, this podcast was so interesting, I never let my children stay with just anyone so, it is hard to imagine leaving our precious dog with a perfect stranger. Sometimes, I feel over protective but I can live with that especially if is means that the people and four legged babies in my life are safe and well cared for. Thank you for your insights, it makes me feel normal after all.

TC_123 ,

More please

This has been such a helpful podcast series. It’s a shame there aren’t more topics to listen to. Each episode is full of instruction and helpful hints for every level of training required.

Martine1968 ,

So helpful

I discovered this podcast about 6 months ago. I live near Montreal otherwise I would absolutely have took classes at their school. I have a Black Russian Terrier puppy that is 6 months old now and is my 4th dog.
I had a Lab in my 20’s then 2 Great Danes that passed 2 and 3 years ago. Being 5’ tall and 100 lbs I obviously need to have well trained dogs and I love training and always want to learn.
This podcast is so full of good advices and information it’s been helping me so much with this puppy even though I go to classes every week.
Great Job Guys and if I ever move to Ontario I would definitely be one of your clients!!
Martine
Mirabel, Quebec

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