The Good Dog Project
Kirsty and Maggie are dog trainers in Queensland, Australia and discuss all topics pet dog related. Learn more about how your dog thinks, feel and relates to world while discovering what you can do to live your best lives together.
Episodes
49 episodes
Episode 50 - The role your attitude plays in your dogs success
How you position your thoughts and attitude when your training your dog will have direct effects on your long term success (or perceived success). Approaching training with the right attitude will help you be in it for the long run. ___...
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Episode 49 - Place Training
We already recommend crate training, place training can be a helpful extra addition to your training repertoire. Place training is about teaching your dog to go to a designated place and remain there till released. This episode is about all the...
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Episode 48 - Choosing the right environment & why suburbia might not be helping you
We're back!Following a short, 14 minute catch up we get into talking training environments!Selecting the correct environment to assist you in your training goal makes all the difference. Often times the environment right outside your fr...
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Episode 48
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Episode 47 - Interview with Louis and Di from Manhunt K9
Over the Easter weekend we caught up with Louis and Di from Manhunt K9 to give our dogs a go at Mantrailing. This scent based, tracking/trailing activity is accessible to virtually all dog and owner teams and leverages off the natural instincts...
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Episode 46 - Dog training & the internet
The internet can be a great resource but the sheer amount of information can leave normal dog owners confused about what they should or shoudn't be doing with their dog when it comes to training. This episode is about why that happens, how ...
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Episode 46
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Episode 45 - Have fun with your reactive dog
Working through reactive behaviour with your dog takes time. It's not a test you can cram for and the work must be done methodically and consistently if you are to reach your goals. Challenges will present along the way and there will be ups an...
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Episode 44 - Nothing good happens at the front door
If your dog jumps on guests (or you) at the front door, this one is for you. This issue is one of the most common behaviours we get asked about as pet dog trainers, in this episode we discuss why this behaviour occurs and give some options for ...
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Episode 44
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Episide 43 - Dog Training Equipment: Part 2
Dog training equipment... part 2!This conversation didn't go where we thought it would, but we had some stuff to say. Flexi leads, prong collars and e-collars, we get a bit ranty while we talk about why we think these tools have an importan...
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Episode 43
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Episode 42 - Dog Training Equipment: Part 1
Dog training equipment. Harnesses, collar, no-pull head collars, long lines, flexi leads, prong collars etcThe equipment we use within dog training can be the point of much disagreement in the community. This episode is about what equipment...
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Episode 41 - Say it once, make it true
We're back for 2024!Being prepared to follow through when asking for a behavior is vital when teaching new skills. This episode is about the importance of thinking ahead and paying attention to your handling in order to help your dog get it...
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Episode 40 - Choosing a trainer
When you’re ready to hire dog trainer, finding the right one can feel overwhelming. In this episode we give our best tips on how to approach this subject as well as discussing the imortance of understanding the role of your trainer in the proce...
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Episode 39 - Building food drive & using food in training
This episode is all about building food drive and using food in training. You may have heard of the term existential feeding, in this episode we talk about what that is and why it is so helpful. If you are struggling to motivate your dog with f...
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Episode 38 - Moving house with dogs
Moving house can be stressful at the best of times, moving house with dogs can require additional considerations. With some prior preparation and forward planning, moving house can be a great time to implement changes you want to make in your d...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37 - Leadership is not a dirty word
How you live with your dog matters, relationship has an enormous effect on behaviour and relationship is built in the many small moments of your day to day, not just in your training sessions. Leadership has become a bit of a loaded word in dog...
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Episode 37
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51:48
Episode 36 - The pet dogs role and why it can be challenging
We believe being a pet dog can be one of the hardest jobs a dog can have, not only are there high expectations of beaviour, but often no-one has explained to the dog what those expectations are. The environments the dogs training is meant to ho...
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Episode 36
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Episode 35 - Getting comfortable making your dog uncomfortable
Training a dog is about being aware of motivation occurring from all angles. Our job as trainers is to provide consequences to choices to alter behaviour in the future, sometimes this means providing aversive outcomes to the dog to reduce certa...
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Episode 35
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Episode 34 - Good Dog Chat
This episode we took a different approach and just sat down to chat and allowed the conversation to go where it did. We discuss PSA and bite sports, the non linear nature of dog training and why working relationships are so important.
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Episode 33 - Why dogs pull on the lead
The leash walk. One of the main reasons we get contacted by potential new clients is because their dog pulls on the lead. This episode isn't a how-to but instead we discuss some of the reasons dogs pull on the lead and continue to pull even...
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Episode 32 - Giving young dogs space to grow
Young dogs can often have a lot to give, it's important to not t burn them out before getting them to the start line. This week the discussion is all about allowing your dog to mature and keeping the pressure off till they are mature enough to ...
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Episode 31 - Rescue Dogs
This week Maggie & Kirsty discuss rescue dogs. Bringing a rescue dog into your home can be truly rewarding and people everywhere are sourcing their new pets this way. This episode is about discussing some of the common pitfalls we see, what...
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Episode 31
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55:21
Episode 30 - Why trainable dogs can be hard to live with
So often we see people equate "smart & trainable" to ease of livability or low effort to reach training outcomes. This is usually not the case. Highly trainable dogs are usually highly motivated dogs, they ask more of you as a handler a...
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Episode 30
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Episode 29 - Choosing the right puppy class
What are the considerations that should go into your choice of puppy class? Puppy classes tend to be the training your dog attends during the most formative and important development period of their life, we believe care should be taken when ch...
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Episode 29
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Episode 27 - The problems with expectation
This week our discussion is all about the traps that comes with expectations and incorrect estimations of your dog or yourself. Keep working hard but don't forget to give yourself a break and recognise how far both you and your dog have come. <...
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Episode 27
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