171. Sami Griffin, KPA-CTP, CBCC-KA
Explore the world of human behavior through the lens of a dog trainer. UNLEASHED (at work & home) with Colleen Pelar enables veterinarians,...
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UNLEASHED (at work & home) with 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...
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20 of 163 episodes170. Allie Bender, CDBC
Allie Bender, co-owner of Pet Harmony Training and co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, has spent twenty years untangling comp...
169. Eileen Anderson, MM, MS
Eileen Anderson resists easy labels—she’s a dog writer, a passionate amateur, and the person most likely to tell you that the product promis...
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...
167. Liz Clarke
Liz Clarke spent decades zigzagging through careers — nursing, witness care, celebrity coaching, travel — before a week in Bulgaria stretche...
166. Jenny Roberts
Jenny Roberts has spent years doing the invisible work that holds a veterinary practice together. As a customer service representative (CSR)...
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...
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...
163. Melissa McCue-McGrath, PACT-ATI, ABTC-ATI
Melissa McCue-McGrath has spent over 20 years as a dog trainer, and she's writing a book called The Misadventures of the World's Okayest Dog...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...