Off Leash And Unfiltered: The Truth In Dog Training
Kati Peppe, owner of Diamond K9 Dog Training, is passionate about dog training and behavior, and even more passionate about sharing the truth even though so many people get their panties in a twist about it.
If you've ever struggled with your dog or wondered why the dog training advice out there doesn't seem to work, this entertaining and thought provoking, yet brutally honest, podcast is for you!
Served with a little salt and lots of love.
Episodes
147 episodes
Using Food For Obedience vs Behavior Modification In Dog Training
Food! Most dogs love it. But some dogs couldn't care less about it. Some dogs are too reactive or too nervous to take it. So what do we do to motivate our dogs with food if they aren't the most food motivated? There are ways to make...
Punishing The Growl
I hear it all—the—time! You should never punish a growl because that's how dogs communicate they are uncomfortable. This argument is complete nonsense, and in this episode I break down why and what we have seen with the hundre...
Joyce's Journey With Her Two Dogs And What Our Clients Usually Need Help With On Their Journey
Everybody wants results, naturally. Does this training really get results? I'm talking with Joyce today about her journey through training her own dogs. We met when she needed help with her reactive labs. And now that she works here she gets to...
Go Home Day With Your Dog
Today we are breaking down exactly what we recommend you do when your dog goes home after a board and train. It's a lot of information covered at the go home lesson, and you're not going to absorb it all. For that reason, we do send you home wi...
Consultation Files: I'm Covered In Bruises Because My "Rescue" Dog Thinks I'm The Prey
If you adopt a dog from a shelter you don't know for sure what you are going to get. In this case the person ended up with an intense and drivey dog with clear hunting instincts. These were getting in the way of them ever having positive intera...
How To Transition Dog Training From Lessons To Real Life
A lot of folks get stuck in training "lessons" with their dog and they never graduate to just having a trained dog that can do the stuff in real life. There are a few reasons for that. The biggest thing is you can't ask your dog to ...
Fear Is A Powerful Motivator (For You! Not Just Your Dog)
Dogs don't live that long. How many years do you want to struggle or have to manage your dog just to avoid a correction that is typically a split second? That's what people do, though. And there's a reason. It's all the bologna that is out ther...
3 Simple Exercises You Need To Do With Your Dog
These are things we do with client dogs right off the bat. Sometimes we forget that it's not just about teaching your dog words or commands. It's about behavior. It's about teaching your dog how to slow down, how to process, how to pri...
There's Always A Problem When My Dog Is Around Other Dogs
So common! Dogs are all individuals! But also, as a culture we seem to think that "normal" dogs like playing with other dogs. Nope. They often don't. And If yours falls into that camp and they are forced to play with other dogs, how do you thin...
You Can't Teach Your Dog Things That Aren't True
"When can we take off the e-collar?" This is our favorite question. NOT! It is actually a very good question. And the answer is simple for most dog owners, especially since they aren't dog trainers—you can take it off when you don't want your d...
Are You Waiting Until Your Dog Crashes And Burns?
I see it all the time. People are trying. The dog owners I meet are often trying very hard and are very committed. But! They are making a huge mistake. The mistake is that they believe they are holding their dog accountable for their behavior, ...
In Dog Training The Process Should Be Dictated By The Results, Not The Other Way Around
It is hard to argue that the process used should not be the one that gets the best results, yet here we are. In dog training today there is an immensely flawed philosophy that is fiercely promulgated by dog trainers and even "professional organ...
How To Punish Bad Puppy Behavior (Dogs Under 6 mos)
Punishing a dog's behavior is already a controversial topic. Not that it should be. Punishment is literally, by definition, the only way to eliminate behaviors. But what is even more controversial, and shrouded in mystery because nobod...
7 Counterintuitive Things You Can Do That Will Give Your Dog Training A Major Facelift
So many of the things that we do with other humans are counter productive with our dogs. While many of the basic principles are shared, we tend to use language in a way that our dogs don't really understand and we also humanize them, applying w...
Xtra: Is It Upsetting When People Don't Take My Advice?
A lot of people think it would make us mad if folks don't listen to us and follow our advice. And sometimes it does! But there is actually more to it than that. Dog training is hard. And there are so many factors at play in regard to what resul...
Strategies For Dogs That Have A History Of Reactivity Around Friends And Family
Sometimes we get dogs that are "good" most of the time but can exhibit some untoward behavior in certain contexts. For instance, the message that prompted this topic was from someone whose dog will growl/snap if someone pets them while they are...
Prong Collars—The Ultimate In Leash Communication With Your Dog
Prong collars get an undeserved bad rap—mainly because they look scary. Sometimes they are even referred to as spike collars and there are misleading and false photos out there showing grotesque wounds on dogs' necks, but they aren't d...
Your Dog Isn't Thick-You Might Just Need A Better Understanding Of Markers
A lot of people will talk like the clicker is magic. It's not. And this is coming from someone that loves the clicker. All the clicker does is link your dog's behavior to a reward. And that's the thing that is magic. It'...
The Top 5 Reasons Your TRAINED Dog Is Still Not Listening
We spend 2-3 weeks with most dogs. We spend 2-3 hours with you. It isn't fair to think you will be confident after just a few hours with us. You need to go out into the real world and do stuff. Seeing is believing! But we have found...
XTRA: Some Of Our Bigger Challenges-Small Dogs, Vocal Dogs, Dachshunds, Plott Hounds, and Difficult Go Home Moments
How We Teach Every Single Dog To "Stay"
This is such an important behavior to teach. Not only can it be a safety issue if you can't teach your dog to stay, but it also helps your dog learn to be calmer, more relaxed, accepting, and more focused. It surprises people that t...
Consultation Files: My St.Bernard Attacked My 8 Month Old Baby
This is such a grave topic. I never like getting calls like this, but I'm so, so glad when I get the chance to have a conversation with anybody who is in a situation like this because I know how stressful and sad and alarming and scary it is. A...
Are You "Suppressing" Your Dog's Behavior?
One of the most irritating comments I see from other dog trainers are around "suppression". That's because when you punish or correct your dog's behavior, that is suppression by definition. Suppression is putting a stop to something. <...
Is Everything That Feels Bad Actually Bad? A FB Fight And An Infantile Philosophy
The narrative on the internet, and pretty much everywhere, is that you should never make your dog uncomfortable. If you glance at FB you'll find endless arguments and accusations. The common theme is that aversives are never n...
Working Your Dog "Over Threshold" Is Necessary
Do you have an excitable dog that hangs up the phone? Or a nervous dog? All the information out there seems to say that during the training process you should keep your dog under threshold. Threshold refers to the point at which your dog starts...