From zoo work to now running a dog walking company in north London Ryan Dalton has always been around animals. Ryan is also a presenter and podcaster. Focusing on his passion for wildlife & the planet, he runs & hosts Into The Wild: The Podcast. On today’s episode Oli & Ryan discuss what’s it like to be a dog walker? His Dog walking association, podcasting, wildlife, lost dogs (and found), picking up poos, how dog walkers impact the wildlife? Dog walker licensing and so much more…

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Ryan: @mrryanjdalton
Podcast: Insta - @intothewildpodcast Twitter - @intothewildpod
Available on all podcast apps!

Dog walking business; Canineteen
Website: www.canineteendogs.com
Instagram: @canineteendogs

Pet supplies FETCH.IT @fetchitbags

Oli welcomes back Cat & Dog Behaviour Councillor, Author, Lecturer and friend Sarah Whitehead. Sarah talks to Oli about all that she’s learned about dogs whilst working with cats. We talk scents, behaviour, peeing on bed, marking spots and humans, and so much more.

Here are the links:
Sarah on Instagram: @Sarahwhitehead.behaviourist
Sarah’s Website: https://cleverdogcompany.com
Course with discount offer: https://sarahwhitehead.thinkific.com/courses/scent-communication-in-dogs-special-offer

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Meeting online training phenomenon Tia, her father Dave talking about training during lockdown and their amazing Police Dog Finn, his story and his award!

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Trainer & Behaviourist, Chantal Hugues is back to talk about Dog Day Care. Most dog owners will need help at some stage looking after their dogs. Chantal and Oli discuss all aspects and help you made sure your dog is well suited to the day care you pick. 

Show notes:
An ethogram is defined as “a species-specific list of all the behaviours normal to that species in its natural habitat.”
Here are the links:
Chantal on Instagram: @chantalhughes
Chantal Website: www.chantalhughes.co.uk

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Oli welcomes back Pet Behaviour Councillor, Author, Lecturer and friend Sarah Whitehead. Sarah’s specialises in Aggression on dogs, so she is the perfect person to talk about the risks we take when we allow dogs to greet each other whilst under the restriction of a lead. A must listen if you have a dog.

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Sarah on Instagram: @cleverdogco
Sarah’s Website: https://cleverdogcompany.com
Play Bow webinar, with mega £200 discount offer off LTTD at the end: https://sarahwhitehead.com/play-bows-webinar/

Inner Circle: https://swinnercircle.co.uk/
LTTD programme 1: https://sarahwhitehead.thinkific.com/courses/learn-to-talk-dog-one?ref=2085a6
LTTD programme 2: https://sarahwhitehead.thinkific.com/courses/learn-to-talk-dog-programme-two-dog-to-dog?ref=2085a6

Oli spends time with broadcaster Clare Balding on the Live Stage discussing, amongst other things: DogFest, Crufts, broadcasting, rescue dogs, finding a good breeder, the social aspects of having a dog, Emma Raducanu, Alex Scott, the Olympics, and so much more...

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Recorded LIVE @ DogFest West in Cirencester Park. We are joined by the wonderful Karen Hauer from Strictly Come Dancing, talking about her three rescue dogs, the challenges of looking after a 3 legged dog, dog lovers on Strictly, and so much more. Dr Jenna Kiddie, from Dog’s Trust tells us about working for this amazing charity, working with the government on a multitude of projects, including breed specific legislations, like the Dangerous Dog’s Act, and also if the reasons why dogs get handed over into shelters have changed since the pandemic. 

Help dogs in Venezuela: https://sai.ngo/project/pets-venezuela/
Dog’s Trust https://www.dogstrust.org.uk

Wild at Heart Foundation https://wildatheartfoundation.org plus listen to Nikki Tibble again on Episode 32.

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Oli talks to broadcaster Matt Johnson & then assistance dog advocate Chloe Fuller, LIVE from DogFest South 2021 about how our dogs can directly impact our physical and mental health and how they help us be more independent and happier. Two truly inspiring guests and one brilliant episode. 

Follow Mat Johnson @mattjohnson

The Checkin Co @thecheckin.co

Mind @mindcharity

Follow Chloé & Ted @tedtheassistancedog,  @assistancedogeducationproject

Get 20% discount on your tickets for DogFest West and North, with discount code OLI20 BOOK HERE 

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Science Writer and Behaviourist Linda P Case is back. This time we talk about the science behind the food we serve our pets? Can we compare human processed food to the processed food we serve our dogs? Overall, the big question we try to answer is: if the large pet food companies are conducting their own research, how much can we really trust their objectivity?

Linda P Case - 

The Book - Dog Food Logic

The Blog - The Science Dog  https://thesciencedog.com

The Canine Nutrition Course https://thesciencedog.com/science-dog-courses/

Instagram @LindaPCase

Also mentioned on this episode: Canwi https://canwinstitute.org

Following the success of episode 36 with Alice and Bruno, Oli welcomes Nicki on the podcast to talk about her relationship with her sprocker Otto. When Nicki was diagnosed with a rare form of auto immune disease their already strong bond strengthened even further. Otto is a very special dog for sure!

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Our guest today is Dale M Ward and we discuss: Puppy biting, what not to do & how you can help it ease; Puppy biting when children are involved, teething, the zoomies, resource guarding and so much more. Dale is also talking to us about her book, Raising The Worst Dog Ever, a beautiful memoir and super practical puppy training book all in one.

Dale's Book: https://worstdogever.com
Dale’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DaleTrainsDogs/

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Dog Behaviourist & Author, Sarah Whitehead is back to talk to us about all our lockdown puppies and her campaign #lockdownpup4life. Helping dog parents and their pups so they don’t end up having life long behaviour issues, in shelters or worse. Sarah is giving us brilliants tips on how to help them through their teenage phase. Why are our lockdown pups different from others? Why is toilet training taking longer?  Also, tips on recall, how to stop barking at night (and during the day), mouthing, biting, and so much more. 

Support Sarah’s Campaign by using the #lockdownpup4life

Sarah’s free copy of her adolescent survival guide:
https://sarahwhitehead.thinkific.com/courses/digital-booklet-adolescent-survival-guide-gifted

Sarah’s Thinkific link:
www.sarahwhitehead.thinkific.com

Looking for a Clever Dog Company trainer? Check this link:
www.cleverdogcompany.com

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Talking about putting your dog on a diet, long distance travel and how to live with a dog on a renovation project with the wonderful Alex Nelke (@wolfgangswaydogtraining) and Jemma Milne (@milneandmuttdogtraining).
Expect hot tips, fresh ideas and laughs.
Jemma’s page “Luna’s weightless journey”:  https://www.milneandmuttdogtraining.co.uk/post/help-my-dog-is-overweight-luna-s-weightloss-journey
Jemma’s website https://www.milneandmuttdogtraining.co.uk
Alex website https://www.wolfgangswaydogtraining.com

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Part of a bunch of episodes where Oli talks to dog owners about their relationship with their dogs, Oli talks to Alice about her dog Bruno. Alice very openly talks about the ups and downs, Bruno’s health issues, the (many) operations, Noel Fitzpatrick and his team, the recovery, Bruno’s hypersensitivity following one of the operations, his behaviour change, the weight gain and the weight loss and how Bruno ended up on his Vet’s wall of fame. It’s a wonderful success story!

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Talking about how we can manage our reactive dogs and the environment around them as successfully and safely as possible. If you don’t have a reactive dog, please listen anyway, because dog parents who have dogs who require more management need your help too.

You can find Laura at - www.petmind.co.uk
The Yellow Dog Project at - www.yellowdoguk.co.uk

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Oli talks to Simon about his new book, Dog's Best friend,  a wise, witty alternative history of humanity. Dog’s Best Friend reflects in how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries, and explores the universal desire for non-human companionship. 

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Dr Ciara Clarke talks to Oli about Alabama Rot and emerging infectious diseases such as Leishmania, Ehrlichia, Babesia. Plus all you need to know if you want to travel to Europe from the UK with your dog or pets.

Alabama Rot map - www.vets4pets.com/pet-health-advice/alabama-rot/

ARRF charity website with up to date information and research - www.arrf.co.uk/

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Nikki tells Oli how The foundation started and its early days. Nikki describes the extent of the foundation’s work worldwide, as rescuing is only the tip of the iceberg; how Covid is impacting dog ownership but also, sadly, is increasing the abandonment rate here in the UK. Plus Nikki takes us through the foundations amazing recent and future projects.

Visit Wild At Heart Foundation - www.wildatheartfoundation.org
Listen to Nikki's Podcast - Dog Bless You

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Oli welcomes Science writer and canine nutritionist, Linda P Case. If you want to learn more about the difference between dry food, raw food and Fresh food, this episode is a must. For her book, Dog Food Logic, Linda has collected and compiled a mind-boggling amount of data, studies and scientific evidence and on this episode she shares some of her fascinating findings. Linda also tells us about the marketing tools pet food manufacturers use to sell us their products. 

• Linda’s Book: Dog Food Logic
• Linda’s amazing blog: https://thesciencedog.com

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Oli welcomes vet Dr Guy Sandelowsky. Together they discuss how vets and behaviourists can help each other to ultimately make our pets happier and healthier. They talk puppies (of course) but also biting, pain in older dogs, toilet problems, incontinences, some attention seeking behaviours in puppies and in older dogs, and more…

Dr Guy Sandelowsky's Instagram account is @the_dog_dr. 

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Oli welcomes actor and animal lover Jason Flemyng. They discuss his love of dogs and especially the wonderful bond he has with his Romanian rescue Indiana.
When Indiana arrived home, Jason was “desperate not to fail”, yet there were moments where he thought perhaps, he’d bitten more than he and his family could chew. Jason and Oli discuss the ups, the downs and everything in between. Jason also tells us more about his involvement with The Forward Trust, working in prisons and with ex-offenders, his own Podcast More Than My Past and the potential common denominator between the prison system and rescue centres.
For more info on The Forward Trus visit: https://www.forwardtrust.org.uk/
Jason's Podcast is https://morethanmypast.org.uk/podcast/
Amicii Dog Rescue: https://www.amiciidogrescue.org.uk/

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Sam Worthy CEO of Tailwise will share with us the tricks that unscrupulous breeders and puppy farmers use to get us to buy puppies from their litters and the traps we should make sure not to fall into when trying to find a happy and healthy puppy or rescue.  Recording this podcast, I learnt the shocking news that puppies are the 3rd most illegally traded commodity after drugs and arms in Europe. Can you believe it!!!

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Alex & Jemma are back! Following your replies and questions the two main ones were resource guarding and neighbours. So... together we will cover Resource Guarding, how to best promote great communication between you and your dog and the best cues to use for that purpose, why predictability is important if you want to promote trust and so much more. We’ll give you some good ideas on how to announce to your neighbours you are about to get a new puppy or rescue and Jemma and Alex will also tell us what good books they are reading at the moment.
If you have a problem or topic you would want us to cover next time we meet up then make sure to contact me via Instagram @olijustedogtrainer and let me know.

Alexandra Nelke - @wolfgangswaydogtraining & www.wolfgangswaydogtraining.com
Jemma Milne - @milneandmuttdogtraining & www.milneandmuttdogtraining.co.uk

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A topic thats hot at the moment! People, sometimes celebrities finding themselves in tragic situations with puppies bred for their looks. Dr Ciara Clark from 'Vet In The City' and Oli talk about poor breeding, unscrupulous selective breeding, and everything related to this terrible and yet very common practice bot here in the UK and all around the world.

We’ll talk about Lucy’s law and the wonderful work people like Mark Abraham and the team at Pupaid are doing.
We’ll talk genetic problems your dog may carry. Are some breeds healthier than others?Are cross breeds or mongrels more robust than pure breeds or is this a myth?
Can tiny or teacup dogs be that small and yet be healthy?
How do they create such small dogs?
Is an expensive price tag indication of a great breeder?
What is the real financial and emotional cost linked to getting a poorly breed puppy? 

Of course, we’ll talk bulldogs, French bulldogs, dalmatians, dachshunds, pugs, and many other breeds, BUT be ready for some good news too: Some breeders have started to selectively breed for longer noses and bodies in bull breeds. Showing that selective breeding can be used for good too.
You can catch Dr Ciara on Instagram @vet.inthe.city

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On this episode Oli welcomes Dog Behaviourist Hanne Grice to discuss her research: "Does having a baby alter the owner-dog relationship?” So, if you are a dog owner, if you are planning on having a baby, or trying or already have a new-born at home, this episode is for you. Her findings are fascinating. 

Please also check out the Q&A we did with Komu UK about preparing your dog for your baby’s arrival over on my Instagram TV.   

Learn more about todays’ guest Hanne at: www.doglistener.tv

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