009 | Kajsa van Overbeek & Rusty
10/29/21 • 82 min
In this episode, I get interviewed by previous podcast guest Leana Mayzlina about my dog Rusty, the Mascotte of the podcast.
We discuss why I decided to get a puppy from a breeder rather than a rescue.
We talk about starting out with positive reinforcement dog training and all the doubts that go with it, and how I wish I would have had more practical advice in the beginning stages.
We also look at why regular puppy classes might not have worked as well for Rusty.
We talk about the doubts I had after Rusty had bitten another dog and got kicked out of his dog walking service. I explain what management tactics we employ whilst out on walks now, and of course, I also answer the “expectation, frustration and celebration”-questions.
Links
Instagram: @theruscattledog
Kajsa's website: kajsavanoverbeek.com
Ruff Around The Edges Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ruffaroundtheedges
Search for a rescue dog in the database of Dutch Animal Shelters: https://dierenasiels.com/
If you're wondering how to feel less stressed about your career, your dog, your family or all of the above, there are things you can do!
There is still time to join First Things First small group coaching on the (myth of) work-life-dog-balance. We start April 15th 2025. Find out more here:
In this episode, I get interviewed by previous podcast guest Leana Mayzlina about my dog Rusty, the Mascotte of the podcast.
We discuss why I decided to get a puppy from a breeder rather than a rescue.
We talk about starting out with positive reinforcement dog training and all the doubts that go with it, and how I wish I would have had more practical advice in the beginning stages.
We also look at why regular puppy classes might not have worked as well for Rusty.
We talk about the doubts I had after Rusty had bitten another dog and got kicked out of his dog walking service. I explain what management tactics we employ whilst out on walks now, and of course, I also answer the “expectation, frustration and celebration”-questions.
Links
Instagram: @theruscattledog
Kajsa's website: kajsavanoverbeek.com
Ruff Around The Edges Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ruffaroundtheedges
Search for a rescue dog in the database of Dutch Animal Shelters: https://dierenasiels.com/
If you're wondering how to feel less stressed about your career, your dog, your family or all of the above, there are things you can do!
There is still time to join First Things First small group coaching on the (myth of) work-life-dog-balance. We start April 15th 2025. Find out more here:
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008 | Hanna Fuqua & Keller
I loved talking to Hannah on the podcast. She has so much experience both as the owner/guardian of a reactive dog and as a dog walker and trainer.
We discuss her move from rural Alabama to urban Richmond, Virginia. This involved shifting from the Alabama mindset of "Hey, I think it's kinda cool you alerted me to the delivery guy, cause we are out in the middle of nowhere" (ok, I exaggerate but you get my point) to the Virginia mindset of "Mweahhhh, it might not be so great for the neighbours should that happen every time".
In Virginia, Hannah started working for the Richmond SPCA which sounds like an awesome organisation, leading the way to jobs as a dog walker and trainer.
She has worked with lots of reactive dog clients and we discuss all that is involved in "handling encounters with other dogs and their owners", how you can get into the "you don't owe anyone an explanation" mindset (fake it till you make it) and much much more.
Links:
Hannah's girls on Instagram: @the__four__pack
The training business Hannah works for: Canine Adventure, Canineadventure.net, [email protected], phone:+1-804-432-7570
The Richmond SPCA: https://richmondspca.org/
Focusing on the celebrations:
Marissa Martino's book: Human-Canine Behavior Connection (affiliate link)
The book Hannah describes as "clicker training for humans":
Don't Nag... TAG!: Success the First Time with TAGteach (affiliate link)
If you're wondering how to feel less stressed about your career, your dog, your family or all of the above, there are things you can do!
There is still time to join First Things First small group coaching on the (myth of) work-life-dog-balance. We start April 15th 2025. Find out more here:
Next Episode
010 | Liz & Titan
In this episode I talk to Liz about her amazing blue heeler Titan.
Titan was Liz’s obedience champion prospect and Liz had visions of him and her Shetland Sheepdog Tucker getting along and being best friends.
Alas, the universe had different plans for all of them.
Liz is able to articulate something that is dear to my heart as well. Teaching “obedience drills” or tricks is very different from behavior modification.
We also talk about her moving away from positive reinforcement training in an attempt to get that perfect dog that according to experts is hiding somewhere inside Titan out of him, and how she moved back to it after having gone down a “learn everything there is about dog aggression rabbit hole” and heaving read Marissa Martino’s book “Human-Canine Behavior Connection; Building Better Relationships Through Dog Training”.
I wholeheartedly support Marissa’s training philosophies. You can find the link to her website Paws and Reward here: https://pawsandreward.com/
The link to the Paws and Reward podcast episode featuring Liz and Titan on the value of neutral is here:
https://pawsandreward.com/episode35/
Coming back to this podcast episode though, Liz also beautifully describes how the larger herding community helped her see how great Titan is.
As she wrote to me later, herding people seem to understand inherently that you can’t breed for certain characteristics without getting some other stuff to come along for the ride and that’s just the way it is and the dog is still awesome.
I could not have said it better myself.
We also discuss the beauty of simple management strategies like baby gates.
If you're wondering how to feel less stressed about your career, your dog, your family or all of the above, there are things you can do!
There is still time to join First Things First small group coaching on the (myth of) work-life-dog-balance. We start April 15th 2025. Find out more here:
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