Robin MacFarlane is the owner and training director of That’s My Dog and also heads the TMD E-academy, a continuing ed program for dog training professionals. Robin’s ability to read and understand dogs is unlike any I’ve ever seen. In this episode she discusses the importance of a choosing a breed that’s right for your lifestyle and how that relates to dogs bred for a purpose. In addition, she gives tips on how we can better understand our dogs, help them overcome situations, and breaks down the proper use of remote collar training.
Watch for details this week for your chance to win the training videos mentioned in this episode from Gun Dog Supply, in addition to a training consultation with Robin herself!
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7:00 That’s My Dog
9:20 Choosing a breed ideal for your lifestyle
13:15 Owning a dog bred to hunt that will never hunt
19:00 Physically and mentally exercising dogs
22:48 Biggest problem owners have with dogs
25:05 How to better understand and read our dogs
29:20 Being ‘alpha’
31:30 Type of dog that’s difficult
35:00 Importance of body language to our dogs
39:50 Manners when running in braced dog events
44:10 Helping dog overcome a bad situation during event
45:30 Aggression
48:05 What average person is doing wrong with remote collar training
53:05 Guide to remote collar training
55:28 When/how to use the different remote collar options
1:01:20 Collar-wise dogs
1:04:20 Are remote training collars for all types of dogs
1:06:50 Services Robin offers
1:07:50 Cato Boards and ‘Place’ command
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