Teacher's Pet Podcast - Training Pets & Pet Obedience - Pets & Animals on Pet Life Radio (PetLifeRadio.com)

Informative discussion as guest Steven Appelbaum, President of Animal Behavior College, shares training tips and informative ideas regarding the care and training of newly adopted shelter dogs and the many ways to help them. Nancy also shares her training tips as well.

Today, we’ll discuss some general canine behavior modification tips to help you create a clear and concise pathway of communication for your dog to follow. This will also ultimately strengthen the bond between you and help you to create a stronger but loving leadership role.

Today we’ll be talking to Steve Appelbaum, the President of Animal Behavior College regarding their new course offering, Feline Management and Training. The first program of its kind, it educates, guides and instructs those working with companion animals and felines and/or those who care for and live with a cat to motivate and to ultimately train them (yes, they are trainable!) and to introduce them to more appropriate and positive behaviors.

Informative interview with the founder and president of the Animal Behavior College, the foremost innovative school for canine behavioral training. Steven Appelbaum discusses the success and history of the school as well as the newest programs that aid countless shelter animals and he also offers special training tips that benefit both canines and felines.

Today we’ll focus on a couple of different topics. We’ll check on several spring and gardening safety tips to keep your pets safe and healthy this season. We’ll take a look at what we can do to correct the ever-popular canine jumping behavior at the front door. And we’ll be inspired by a touching interview about one child’s amazing love for his lost dogs and how at a young age has helped countless homeless animals.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, our US troops, are drawn to nearby animals as a means of loving companionship and a vital way to cope with the emotional struggle and psychological hardships of every day life in a havoc-filled war zone. The SPCA International’s Operation Baghdad Pups is a very special program that provides needed veterinary care and coordinates the logistics and transportation requirements for the sole purpose of reuniting these much loved pets with their eagerly awaiting service men and women back home in the US. Today we’ll talk from Iraq with the program’s manager Terri Crisp.

Today we chat with Martin Buser, the Iditarod World Record Holder, owner of Happy Trails Kennel and the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award winner for best dog care. He talks about his lifestyle with his own dogs on the trail, discusses pet care and shares advice on how to make everyday an adventure with your pets.

This week Nan Talleno talks about some very basic but most important training cues -- come, sit and focus. They’re the fundamentals for so many others. Even if your dog doesn’t know many commands, these are the ones to know! Tune in to find out why these all-important cues are so necessary.

This week’s Teacher’s Pet program focuses on the communication and interaction of our best friends. It highlights the many ways dogs communicate with each other and with us. And it shows us how their communication helps us -- to ultimately help them.

K9 Nose Work, the new, exciting, detection-style sport is designed to develop dogs’ natural scenting abilities by using their curiosity, desire to hunt, and their love of toys, food, and exercise. It’s a great way for any dog to have fun, build confidence, and burn lots of mental and physical energy. Dogs are sniffing it up! Scent work, or ‘nose work’ as it is often called is the most natural thing any dog can do. Dogs have an amazing sense of smell and a natural desire to hunt. Classes are being offered around the country. Want to learn more? Then join Pia in a fun discussion with one of the founders, Jill Marie O’Brien.

It’s never too early to start training your puppy. Your puppy’s behavior is equally as important as its well-being and physical health. Dr. Patricia McConnell, along with Brenda Scidmore, have written the perfect six-week training program to help you and your puppy get off on the right paw. Dr. McConnell will be talking to us about how to humanely and effectively teach your pup the rules of your house and much more. As she says "While your pup is maturing, remember, Lassies are made, not born."

How many pieces of electronics are attached to your body? How many computers, cell phones, Blackberries, I-Phones and more do you own? Can we ever get away from people? Do you ever take a walk with your dog and not have your phone with you? If not, then how do we train our dogs? This is a complaint that I hear trainers talk about all the time. "I cannot get compliance from my client since they don’t have time to practice." Sound familiar? Well, believe it or not, I don’t have time either! Here are a few tips that I give trainers so you will have a better chance succeeding. Trainers forget that the average pet owner is not a professional dog trainer and the tips they may be giving you are not always practical. Listen and find out what trainers are saying and how you can help them achieve success by explaining to them what you really need!

People living with more than one dog know that the more dogs you live with, the less time you have for yourself. Yet, life with many dogs doesn’t necessarily have to be overwhelming. Whether you are looking for some tips to help your dog enjoy living with other dogs or dealing with canine chaos, Dr. Patricia McConnell will be discussing the approach she takes with her dogs so everyone can live in peace and harmony.

I travel around the world and watch trainers teaching classes or conducting private sessions with their clients. There are many times when I see a client become frustrated or the trainer tells me he or she has a high drop out rate. Why is that? Here are a few tips that I give trainers around the world to help them to encourage you to return to class each week while helping you stay motivated to train. Training your dog should be fun! If your instructor isn’t living up to your expectations, don’t leave. Discuss your concerns. Who ends up losing in the end? Your dog!

It is difficult for every dog owner to watch their best friend(s) age. We know aging is a normal process, but we feel so helpless. Dr. Kristine Conway and Petra Ford, PT, CCRT of Aqua Dog Rehabilitation, LLC are passionate about this topic. Dr. Conway will talk to us about some of the tools to help slow down the physical and mental aging process. A personalized well-rounded exercise program with minimal impact on aging joints will help give your dog a new lease on life!