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
158 episodes
Consultation Files—This Dog Is Destroying My Life With Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is a common problem but exists on a pretty broad spectrum. When you have a dog at the extreme end of the spectrum you are unable to live your life. It is all consuming. Every little mundane thing becomes an issue. Everything ...
If My Dog Responds To 'No', Do I Still Need To Correct Them?
In this episode, I'm talking about a topic that comes up in almost 100% of our go home lessons. Once you teach your dog what the word no means, they tend to be very responsive to the word. No. This leaves people thinking that they can use the w...
Q&A-Untrainable dogs, old dogs, do ecollars create aggression, and more
I get lots of great questions from our clients and listeners. Here are a few that I get asked a lot. Have you ever had a dog you couldn't train? Answer: not a normal dog. We have had a few that didn't have much hope, but it's extrem...
Won't My Dog Hate The Kennel If I Correct Him In There? What You Need To Know About Negative Associations.
Are you worried about inadvertently creating negative associations if you correct your dog? You're not alone. We hear this a lot. Especially around fussing in the kennel, but there are hundreds of contexts this can be a concern, and luckily, th...
Your Dog Is Anxious Or Nervous? So What?! Quiet Your Emotions And Finally Help Your Dog
When we get dogs with behavioral challenges, especially if they are anxious or nervous dogs, a huge piece of the rehab is the human. We often get dogs that have struggled for years, and the environment is always a factor in the path that the do...
The Use Of Food In Obedience, Behavior Mod, And State Of Mind Work With Your Dog
I love this episode, guys. I'm talking about all the amazing things you can do for you and your dog through training. This might be as simple as teaching sit or it might be using sit as a way to help your dog overcome fear or it might be as in ...
Only One End Of The Leash Can Have Control
We are talking about the physical feedback necessary to actually maintain the control end of the leash. We see folks relinquish control to the dog all the time for a variety of reasons.Sometimes we tend to treat certain moments like they...
Our Favorite E-collar Question: What Level?
Okay. This is the most common question, at least after "when can we take the e-collar off?" Neither question has a straight answer, either. But I think the most succinct response is you can take it off when you can take it off (might be n...
The "Not To Do" List- 5 Common Strategies You Can Do Without
Here is a list of 5 rather random things that I hear people say they are doing VERY frequently. And they are things I wouldn't recommend. These things are usually not helpful and often even make things much worse. 5- Tethering your ...
It's Not Because 'He's A Puppy' (Also, Puppies Aren't Glass)
Puppies! We've been talking about them a lot lately. One thing I hear over and over again is people justifying behavior as "puppy" behavior. And although there might be some truth to that in a way, the dangerous part of that is attached to that...
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...