The Bitey End of the Dog - Unleashing Peace: Restoring Harmony in Intra-Household Aggression with Sarah Stremming

Unleashing Peace: Restoring Harmony in Intra-Household Aggression with Sarah Stremming

09/11/23 • 67 min

Handling dog-to-dog aggression in the home can feel like navigating through a minefield, but guess what? We've got just the right person to guide you - my friend and colleague Sarah Stremming, a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant with nearly two decades of experience under her belt. She's here to unravel the complexity of dog aggression, spotlighting common triggers like resource competition and dog incompatibility and the fascinating role of humans in these cases.
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Sarah Stremming, the Cog Dog Coach is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (IAABC) with a bachelors of science degree in psychology from Colorado State University. She has been in the field of dog behavior and training for nearly two decades and has been competing in the sports of agility and obedience for even longer. Known for her popular podcast Cog Dog Radio, Sarah owns and operates The Cognitive Canine where she works complex behavior cases, runs a dynamic members platform, offers online courses and webinars, mentors colleagues, and speaks globally. Her passion is helping people and dogs live their best lives side by side. When she is not working you can find her deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest behind two border collies and an Icelandic sheepdog.
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The Bitey End of the Dog - Unleashing Peace: Restoring Harmony in Intra-Household Aggression with Sarah Stremming

Transcript

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Having two or more dogs that don't get along under one roof can be one of the most difficult types of aggression cases to work with . The constant stress of managing the dogs and worrying about when the next fight might happen can really take their toll on even the best managed situations . Sarah , a streaming and amazing behavior consultant and fellow podcaster , joins me for this