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UNLEASHED (at work & home) with Colleen Pelar

Colleen Pelar

Explore the world of human behavior through the lens of a dog trainer. UNLEASHED (at work & home) with Colleen Pelar enables veterinarians, vet nurses, and other animal-care professionals to...

UNLEASHED (at work & home) with Colleen Pelar Podcast Guide

Listen to UNLEASHED (at work & home) with Colleen Pelar, a Health podcast by Colleen Pelar. Stream 160 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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168. Debbie Sheridan, UW-AAB

Debbie Sheridan has spent her career helping people understand fearful dogs—and unlearning the idea that "obedience" is the goal. As the own...

38:36Jul 28, 2026

167. Liz Clarke

Liz Clarke spent decades zigzagging through careers — nursing, witness care, celebrity coaching, travel — before a week in Bulgaria stretche...

41:17Jul 14, 2026

166. Jenny Roberts

Jenny Roberts has spent years doing the invisible work that holds a veterinary practice together. As a customer service representative (CSR)...

32:19Jun 30, 2026

165. Valerie Bogie, MSSW, VSW, FFCP

Valerie Bogie spent sixteen years training animals in zoos and aquariums before a convergence of burnout, a cross-country move, and a chance...

50:09Jun 16, 2026

164. K. Holden Svirsky, CTC, CSAT

Holden Svirsky came to animal behavior sideways — through a layoff, a shelter volunteer shift, and the slow realization that what she'd stud...

41:09Jun 2, 2026

162. Morgan Jenkins, FPPE

When things are going badly, it sometimes helps to remind ourselves that “this, too, shall pass.” The flip side of that, of course, is that...

36:35May 5, 2026

161. Kim Brophey, CDBC

“Be kind” is the kind of advice we hear so often that it seems almost trite. But what does it really mean to be kind and why does kindness s...

40:33Apr 21, 2026

160. Lili Chin

Lili Chin didn’t set out to be an animal artist—she set out to be an animator. But a crisis with her own dog drew her into the world of dog...

34:19Apr 7, 2026

159. Karen London, PhD, CAAB, CPDT-KA

“Have fun!” These are words we say fairly often, especially to kids. But do we ever say it to ourselves? Do we ever give ourselves permissio...

38:21Mar 24, 2026

158. Patricia McConnell, PhD, CAAB

It’s never too late for old dogs—or humans—to learn new tricks. At 77, animal behaviorist and best-selling non-fiction author Patricia McCon...

51:32Mar 10, 2026

157. Tara Moser, LCSW, RPT-S, CAAIS

The benefits of play therapy and animal-assisted therapy are both well established. Engaging in play and spending time with or learning to c...

35:22Feb 24, 2026

156. Ann Howie, ACSW, CCA, CCFT

Psychotherapist and dog professional Ann Howie built her professional life around doing animal-assisted therapy with her own dogs. Then for...

43:16Feb 10, 2026

155. Ellen Yoakum, KPA-CTP, SAPBC

My guest today always thought she’d be a teacher when she grew up- and in a way she is, but not how she thought! Instead of teaching childre...

40:51Feb 3, 2026

154. Melissa Trevathan-Minnis, PhD

Dr. Melissa Trevatan-Minnis is not a pet professional, at least not in the way we traditionally think of them. However, as both a psychologi...

47:25Jan 20, 2026

153. Francine Coughlin, CDBC, CPDT-KA

"Don't give up." It's advice we hear all the time, seemingly from everybody, about everything. We hear it so often that it can cease to have...

48:23Nov 4, 2025

152. Heide Maglott

We often hear that life is short, but dog trainer Heide Maglott knows from personal experience just how true that is, and just how quickly t...

35:39Oct 21, 2025

151. Jeni Grant, CPDT-KA

“It’s not about you!” So often, we hear those words used as a rebuke or as something said sharply to snap us out of a fit of self-centeredne...

33:19Oct 7, 2025

150. Kim Palermo, CPDT-KA, CCUI, ACE

Kim Palermo is a bit of an anomaly among the guests on this show—someone who is actually doing today what she hoped she would be doing when...

41:44Sep 23, 2025

149. Moani Makaiwi

Empathy is a common trait among those of us who work with animals—one could even argue that sometimes we have too much of it. My guest today...

46:26Sep 9, 2025