When Getting A Dog

You Ask, We Answer. Todd Farmer & Sam Wright get the answers to help you make important life decisions from gardening to financial planning.

In today’s episode, Todd Farmer and Sam Wright talk with Rebecca Cassidy. She's the owner of River Retriever Kennels who trains dogs from puppies to being canine dogs. She's going to be talking to us about what to consider when adding a dog to your family. While we focus on dogs, Rebecca will talk a lot about general pet ownership. She's going to talk about dog training and what to look for when you're getting a new dog. Tune in to learn about this and much more.

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Key Takeaways:

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:42 Todd and Sam talk about their first family dogs and the dogs that they have had after that
• 1:36 Sam and Todd some of their most favorite things about owning a dog and their funny experiences with owning a Siberian husky dog
• 4:01 Todd and Sam share some advice that they wished someone had told them about owning a dog
• 5:55 Rebecca shares a little background about herself and a fun fact that people did not know about her
• 6:20 Rebecca talks about the first thing that people should look for when getting their family dogs
• 7:54 Rebecca shares some of the most important resources that people can go to when they want to get the best information they can about dogs
• 9:10 Rebecca shares her thoughts about going to a breeder versus adopting or from a shelter
• 10:23 Rebecca talks about the best age at which the dog should be for you to bring it home as a pet
• 10:55 Rebecca also talks about what you should consider when looking at a facility while adopting a dog
• 11:48 Rebecca talks about some of the most expensive breeds that she has ever come across to
• 13:13 Rebecca talks about dogs training and what it all entails
• 14:16 Rebecca talks about at what age the dogs should be spayed or neutered and why
• 15:15 Rebecca talks about a kennel and a crate, what the differences are and what she would prefer over the other, and why
• 16:48 Rebecca talks about treat train, what it is, and if she’d recommend treat training your dog
• 17:06 Rebecca talks about the number one training mistake that dog owners participate in
• 18:07 Rebecca talks about how you can solve some of the behavioral issues with dogs like excessive barking
• 22:21 Rebecca also talks about some of the other services that they offer to their clients
• 22:56 Todd and Sam shares what they feel stood out for them in the conversation and some of the lessons that they also learned

Quotes Mentioned:

• “We all put unrealistic expectations on our animals.”
• “Stay offline when it comes to asking medical questions and things regarding your pets.”
• “Socialization is probably one of the key issues when it comes to aggressive dogs.”
• “It takes 21 days to create a habit and break another one.”
• “You can't teach an old dog new tricks.”
• “You need at least 30 minutes a day to be able to train.”
• “It’s okay to hurt your dog's feelings, but physically, it's not okay to hurt them.”

Guest Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/River-Retriever-Kennels-LLC-261908441356968

Phone: 270-556-4433

Email: [email protected]