Something to Bark About

Join internationally recognized, dog trainer, speaker, and writer, Chad Mackin for discussions about all things dog!

Episode 38: Darren Smith: Dogs, and Birds, and Runways, Oh My!

Keeping airplanes safe from geese, and geese safe from airplanes with the help of a poodle named Lucy

11-23
01:13:45

Episode 37: Concept Or Process?

Understanding the difference between Concept Learning and Process Learning and how to handle each can make the difference between a happy client and a frustrated one. Let's talk about that!

10-13
50:52

Episode 36: Window Theory With Jay Jack

Jay's concept of "windows" is a great way to look at things, especially when you have a dog who keeps doing the wrong things at the wrong moment! Give it a listen ... If you know Jay, you might notice this is a pretty plain vanilla outting for him! There's an uncensored version coming to the Patreon page soon! Patreon.com/Barkabout

10-06
01:28:01

Episode35: Brother Christopher and Marc Goldberg

Marc Goldberg joins us again, this time we also have his co-author, Brother Christopher from the Monks of New Skete. In the first part, Brother Christopher tells us the History of New Skete and how they became dog trainers. Then, we talk in depth about the relationship between people and their dogs and what makes it so special. It was one of my favorite conversations on this show. I hope you enjoy it!

09-28
01:37:38

Episode 34: Rewarding The Wrong Behavior?

If you offer food to a dog who is doing something you don't want them to do, are you rewarding the wrong behavior? Maybe ... Maybe not. Let's talk about it

09-09
39:11

Episode 33: Proving the Dog Right, Leash Tips Part 2

In this episode, Chad talks about the value of proving the dog right, and adds more to leash discussion from episode 31.

09-01
53:00

Episode 32: Marc Goldberg

Marc Goldberg joins Chad to talk about his upcoming book with The Monks of New Skete, The Art of Training Your Dog

08-25
01:20:23

Episode 31: Virtual Training, Working With Fear, and the Leash Paradox

Chad Talks about his favorite training program, Some recent expriences with fearful dogs, the fundamental paradox of the leash and one of his favorite solutions for it.

08-17
58:00

Episode 30: Sarah Dixon

Join Chad as he talks with Sarah Dixon about Coronavirus, stress inoculation, cooperative care, leash pressure and more!

04-07
01:22:23

Episode 29: Group Classes With Brent Dry

Melbourne based dog trainer, Brent Dry and Chad discuss the value and challenges of teaching group classes

03-25
01:43:54

Episode 28: Pat Stuart (dimensions of the box not included)

Join Chad as he chats with Pat Stuart about Pat's recent NePoPo seminar in Chicago.

02-14
01:38:48

Episode 27: Where Do You Draw the Line?

We are being divided over the issue of physical corrections, do you use them or not. This week Chad takes a look at whether that's a sensible place to draw the line, or just an easy place to draw it.

12-19
48:21

Episode 26: Who Says Dogs Have Emotions and Why Do We Care?

Recently in a video a dog trainer asked "Who says dogs have emotions?" and "If they do, why does it matter?" This week Chad answers both questions and a bit more.

12-06
49:18

Episode 25: Tyler Muto

Chad talks with Tyler Muto about trainer, teaching learning, and even investing in stocks!

11-29
01:44:20

Episode 24: Denise Fenzi

Join Chad as he talks with Denise Fenzi ( denisefenzi.com ) about the current state of the dog training industry, finding middle ground, and pursuing personal improvement

07-01
01:17:33

Episode 23: Balanced No More (Live In the UK)

Join Chad and several students and friends from his workshop in the UK. What's up with that title? Listen to find out!

06-19
01:30:33

Mini Episode 2: Ego, Improvement, and Impulse Control

A couple of small rants regarding ego and improvement. Also is impulse control really controversial?

05-16
29:25

Mini-Episode: Rewards and Rants

In this short episode, Chad talks about the value of rewards, and how to deal with bad dog training online ... Strong language abounds!

04-25
30:08

Uncut Bonus Episode: Jay Jack on Reintegration and bags of weapons

This is the uncut version of episode 22, and a return to the less structured style of Dog Training Conversations. If you were a fan of the old show, this is the episode for you. If you want to share the reintegration protocol with clients, the official episode might be better for that.

03-27
01:18:39

Episode 22: Jay Jack: When Dogs Fight within the Household

Chad sits down with Jay Jack to talk about his reintegration protocol for dogs who fight within a household. This is by far the best approach we know of for dealing with these issues.

03-27
01:07:33

Dawn Bowen

love this

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