Episode 20: Working with Dogs in the Same Home Who Fight, the Philosophy of Food in Training and More with Cheri Lucas

11/23/24 • 57 min

Today is Episode 20 and Cheri Lucas joins us from California in what turned out to be a really fascinating discussion. Cheri goes into tremendous detail about her philosophy on using food in training, the role food plays, and her rituals for feeding time. Tyler and Cheri also discuss highly aroused dogs and when, how or why you may or may not want to use praise to help calm them. They get into a discussion about the massively challenging task of working with dogs from the same home that are fighting, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive in!

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