The Sociable Dog Podcast
The pod that unlocks the what, why and how of dog behaviour, particularly focusing on fearful and reactive dogs. Half an hour or so of relaxed chat with Si Wooler, the trainer working with Twitter’s most famous rescue, Sophie from Romania, looking at practical training techniques and the science of dog behaviour.
Episodes
14 episodes
A chat with Zazie Todd
Zazie Todd PhD is an animal behaviour expert and the award-winning author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. Her third book, Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reacti...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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37:19
A chat with Jean Donaldson
In this week's episode, I'm really thrilled to be talking to the person who has had the greatest impact on my professional life. My teacher, mentor and friend, Jean Donaldson.It was thanks to Jean and her Academy For Dog Trainers that I emb...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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40:08
What happened there?
In this, the first episode of our second series of The Sociable Dog Pod, Nina and I talk about all those times when, despite best efforts, training seems to just go south. What's that all about? Listen in to find out.Coming up in this s...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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24:41
Mendl and the question of decision making for dogs.
A Five Minute Friday look at dogs emotional response to their world and how that influences the decisions they make. Just how good are dogs at evaluating their situation and making forward planning decisions as a result?
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Season 2
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4:59
Celebrating dogs. An antidote to "seven things you shouldn't do with your dog"
In this, the final episode of The Sociable Dog Pod, series one, Nina vents about downer click bait and we offer up our six reasons to celebrate dogs.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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21:23
Learning and training by consequences
This week we're going to talk about something that we've mentioned a lot but discussed very little; learning by consequences. In other words how dogs can influence outcomes to their advantage. There's a little teaser of a how to as well as some...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:46
Let's dive a little deeper into fear.
Fear is a complex problem. It has multiple causes, can be easily "installed" and is notoriously difficult to resolve. It can regress without warning even after extensive work and may never be fully "fixed".In the past the training environme...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:45
A catch up on Sophie from Romania with Rory Cellan Jones
Here it is! Our big catch up with Rory Cellan Jones on how Sophie is doing following my visit to Diane, Rory and Sophie. It's been roughly eighteen months since Sophie arrived in West London to start her new life as part of the Coyle-Cellan Jon...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:17
Understanding Resource Guarding
Resource guarding is a relatively common problem experienced by dog parents. It's sometimes difficult to identify and when you do hard to fathom why your dog, who is given everything by you, should guard things from you.Join us in talki...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:25
Stranger Danger
If your dog is afraid of unfamiliar people it can pose a real challenge. You can find yourself walking in the dead of night or early hours of the morning. Your route is designed to avoid anyone and as for having guests to stay for any longer th...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:05
How to be a secure base for your dog.
In this episode Si considers the benefit of establishing a secure base for your dog. If you are struggling with a new and fearful rescue dog or just want some ideas on how to strengthen the bond with your dog it might be that you need to slow d...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:44
On Lead Reactivity: what causes it and what can you do about it?
If you live with a reactive dog it can be a real challenge. Whether they go off at dogs or people it's one of those behaviours that can have you resorting to only walking in the dead of night. You're probably a little fed up of apologising to...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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23:06
Understanding Dog Play: What to look for in good dog play.
Dog play can be confusing sometimes. It can look a bit rough or even violent. So how do we tell when the play is good and when it might be getting a bit out of hand? Join Si for an introduction to dog play. A topic we're sure we will be coming ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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18:15
Talking Dogs. An introduction to The Sociable Dog Pod.
In this, the first of the Sociable Dog podcasts, your hosts Si and Nina are easing in gently. We've picked a few common questions and misconceptions about dog behaviour to chat about. As time goes on we'll deep dive into what makes dogs tick an...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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23:06