2 episodes
Bark Bytes: Insights to Wag About Every Day Cat Harbord
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- Kids & Family
"Bark Bytes: Insights to Wag About Every Day" is your daily source for practical advice and insights into dog behavior, training and the human-canine bond through a systems thinking lens. Join me, your host Cat, for "Bark Basics" every Monday for practical dog training and behavior strategies, including skills, tools, techniques, and more. On Wednesdays, we dive into "Behavior Bytes," exploring complex behaviors such as aggression, reactivity, resource guarding, and relationships from a systems thinking perspective. Cap off your week with "Weekend Woofs" on Fridays, featuring listener Q&A, real-life case studies, and personalized support. Enhance your understanding of your canine companion and strengthen your bond with Bark Bytes.
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Understanding Resource Guarding: The Trust Factor
In this episode, Cat explores resource guarding from a trust perspective, highlighting six key factors: safety, security, protection, care, guidance, and resources. These form a chain, and when weakened, problematic behaviors such as resource guarding arise. Cat reveals how each variable influences trust and chats about how key indicators for assessing your dogs Trust Factor including seeking comfort and sharing resources freely. Discover in-person classes, workshops, and mentorship opp...
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Sit: A Gateway for Understanding Part III
In this third and final episode in the series "Sit: A Gateway for Understanding," Cat chats about "sit" as a portal to understanding the deeper dynamics of your relationship with your dog and their behavior. Cat introduces the concept of emergence and discusses how your communication system, body orientation, and the space between you and your dog in every interaction (parts I and II in this series) can profoundly impact trust, security, safety, obedience, conflict, cooperation and your dog'&...