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Keep your cats and dogs from "fighting like cats and dogs"! Join trainer Naomi Rotenberg as she chats with other pet professionals and devoted pet parents about their own experiences improvi...

How can the human side of pet training - understanding and addressing our emotions and mental state - contribute to a stronger bond with our...

In some cases, you can be doing ALL the right things to help your pets coexist, but everyone is still stressed and unable to live together p...

When introducing two animals, how do you know when to move onto the next step? What are potential red flags that tell you to slow down? In t...

Have you been working with your pets for a while to try to get them to live together peacefully... but you're just not seeing the results yo...

What do you do when when your resident animal is super stressed by their new housemate? Like so stressed that they don't feel safe enough to...

Dogs are predators who often see cats as prey. How can we help them live peacefully together? What is prey drive anyway? There's all of this...

Why might the same contexts trigger totally different behaviors in our pets? It can make their interactions really tough to predict... In th...

Does your cat do some things that kinda freak your dog out? In this Dog and Cat Chat, Naomi and Matilda talk through some ways to address bo...

What do you do when you find the perfect kitten in a ditch right before you embark on a months-long journey through North and South America...

What adjustments do you make to a "typical" integration plan when the cat doesn't make himself scarce? In this Dog and Cat Chat, Melissa and...

What is involved in taking cats and dogs who can't even look at each other to being able to spend time together as housemates? In this episo...

When you've got an intense, chase-y dog and some scared cats, how do you prioritize your training projects? In this Dog and Cat Chat, I expl...

What are the first things you should do when you bring a kitten home to live with your adolescent dog? In this chat with fellow pet professi...

You bring a new pet home and you're keeping them separated from your resident pet like everyone says to do... but what are the next steps?!...

In this inaugural "What the hell is...?" episode, Naomi gives her cousin Kerry the skinny on the concept of cat testing. This episode is for...

This baby podcast is now 50 episodes old 🤯 That's kind of a big deal! Let's celebrate with some of my super deep (and also a bit silly) mus...

If you've ever wondered whether your cat is teasing your dog for the fun of it or deliberately antagonizing the dog to get a rise out of the...

If someone says their cat acts "like a dog"... do you know exactly what they mean? Is having a "dog-like" cat considered ::better:: than hav...

When your pets are “absolutely apart” and only seeing each other during short, micromanaged setups, you might be thinking: Am I being parano...

It’s hard work managing a full house even when everyone gets along, and for Bee, whose pets can’t be in the same space without tensions runn...

Naomi's off on vacation so this week we're rewinding back to one of the podcast's earlier episodes! Revisit Naomi's chat with the amazing Le...

Before bringing a new animal into your household, is your resident pet ready? In order to make the initial introduction and integration proc...

What do you do when your puppy just wants to play and your cats are so terrified they hightail it under the bed? It only takes a few unwante...

Our pets' body language is often baffling! Behaviors that look like intense affection can mean something else entirely. When your cat and do...

While reaching for the cookies is a common go-to for reinforcement, there are other forms that are just as powerful - sometimes even more so...

Sometimes you just don't know what to do when your cats and dogs don't get along. Feeling stuck isn't uncommon, but that doesn’t stop it fro...

Overseeing a multi-species household can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Cats and dogs, pets and children, different breeds and differ...

We can all get a little cranky as we get older and that goes for our pets as well. When animals start dealing with ailments such as arthriti...

It's an almost universal roadmap to coexistence: management enrichment setups But what should you actually DO within this general process to...

Naomi chats with Josie in this Dog and Cat Chat about her adolescent dog Kinai and his wildly different interactions with her two cats. How...

In this Dog and Cat Chat, Naomi talks with Michelle and Cal about preemptive management to make the upcoming introduction of an extremely ac...

Naomi chats with Nicole Soule of How to Train a Dream Dog about the similarities between being parents of young children and animal trainers...

In this Dog and Cat chat, I speak with McKenzie Cameron about integrating her dog Frankie with the new addition to her household, Bijou the...

Naomi takes a deep dive into food-based reinforcement and what you can do when your pet just doesn’t seem interested in any treats you’re of...

Being proactive when you first introduce a new pet is a fantastic way to nip any potential problems in the bud. Lauren joined me for a Dog a...

Veterinary Behavorist Dr. Hagar Hauser joined me for a deeper look into some of the more common behavioral problems between cats and dogs sh...

There’s a lot to consider when you’re first starting your pet’s journey to coexistence. It’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of securi...

The journey towards coexistence doesn’t stop when your dog and cat are no longer on opposing sides of an active warzone. When all the hard w...

Do you dream of a peaceful coexistence between your pets? Or does your dog launch into action if your cat so much as moves from their spot?...

Relaxing is tough sometimes. When you’re feeling stressed or freaking out, being told to just “relax” often has the opposite effect. In fact...

Loving our pets is absolutely fundamental to making your pet partnership work. And yes, it is work a lot of the time. Bringing a new animal...

Are all cats assholes? Of course not! For reasons unbeknownst to them, cats have gained a reputation that misleads people into thinking that...

If you have a busy household full of cats, dogs, and other animals, keeping everyone safe and happy can feel a little stressful if you’re no...

Training cats and dogs isn’t just about eliminating problem behaviors. It might seem counterintuitive, but sometimes, encouraging more behav...

Introducing a new pet into your household can bring a whole lot of uncertainty and disruption. How you manage those initial introductions is...

Living in a multi-species house can be as challenging as it is rewarding. With so many personalities, needs, and quirks to contend with, kee...

If you have a cat and a dog, should you try to train the cat? Can you even train cats? You sure can! And training both the cat and the dog c...

How should you properly use Control Unleashed techniques when working with your cats and dogs? I recently spoke to Leslie McDevitt, author o...

What do you do when you want to add a new cat into a house with a resident dog? All pets are different, but for most of them, a little adjus...

What do you do when your cat and dog have had a fight? How do you help everyone feel safe again? This week, Naomi chats with Em and Lindsey,...