Long Live the Queen: My Dog Idgie
In this special episode of Cog Dog Radio Sarah shares insights, lessons, and stories from the life of her legendary border collie, Idgie. Se...
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REPLAY: Never Punish a Growl?
Have you heard the rule “never punish a growl”? Dog training has come a long way since the yank and crank days, but some of the adages birth...
Three Steps for Social Behavior Change
If a dog dislikes dogs or people they might be in need of some social behavior change. Social behaviors are best healed socially, or through...
WTF is “Sound Sensitivity”?
Sound sensitivity, sound reactivity, sound phobia, is it all just word soup? What’s what? How do these problems develop, and how do we help...
Off Leash Freedom Summit Recap with Tara Stillwell
This past summer Sarah joined forces with Tara Stillwell to teach a three day workshop all about off leash freedom. A small group of humans...
REPLAY: Reactive Adolescent Dogs
Is it a phase? Will they grow out of it? Is my young dog cursed for life with reactivity? The good news is that adolescence passes. The bad...
Dog-Friendly Homes
Modern homes are designed for people, not dogs. But there are a few ways you can make whatever space you live in more friendly. Doing so hel...
REPLAY: Decompression Problems
Have you ever heard the advice to give your dog a decompression walk, and wondered how on earth it would be possible? Join Sarah in tackling...
REPLAY: When Your Dog is Afraid
Ask ten professionals what to do when your dog is afraid and you will undoubtedly get ten different answers. But the true answer is simple–n...
Providing for Painful Dogs
How are we supposed to support our painful dogs with off leash time in nature or other enrichment activities when their bodies might not all...
REPLAY: Pain in Dogs
Pain is frequently a component of behavior cases and not often discussed from a behavior consultant’s viewpoint. But pain is not strictly a...
Are You Worth Listening To?
Being someone your dog thinks is worth listening to can’t be boiled down to dog training alone. Being reliable yet unpredictable, fun and al...
"Fallout" from Tools or Procedures
Dog trainers commonly refer to “fallout” in relation to certain tools or procedures for behavior change. This is not untrue or unreasonable,...
The Off Leash Freedom Summit with Tara Stillwell Freedom
Elevating the ability of dog trainers, behavior pros, and dog guardians, Join Sarah in conversation with friend of the pod Tara Stillwell (h...
How Can Dogs be Off Leash?
Ok, so dogs need to be off leash. But how? What do they need to know? More importantly, what does the person need to know? Attend a Worked U...
Why Off Leash?
Why must dogs be off leash in nature to thrive? Is it really as important as Sarah is always saying? In short, yes, they do need and yes, it...
REPLAY: Systems of Support
When the internal system is unstable the external systems must step up to support that system. Meaning, when chronic health concerns or even...
REPLAY: Forrest School with Tara Stillwell LFDM-W
Sit down this week with Sarah and Tara Stiwell, a licensed family dog mediator of the working division who co-owns Glimmer Dog where the inn...
REPLAY: Frustration Tolerance in Dogs
Do dogs need to tolerate frustration to live successfully in the human world? Do they need to tolerate frustration in order to be successful...
REPLAY: Teammate or Tool?
In dog sports the dog can’t be an equal teammate because the human is fully in charge. But a dog can be treated like a partner or they can b...