Latest Balancedtraining Podcast Episodes

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Episode 38: Darren Smith: Dogs, and Birds, and Runways, Oh My!

Something to Bark About - November 23, 2020 15:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Keeping airplanes safe from geese, and geese safe from airplanes with the help of a poodle named Lucy

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Episode 37: Concept Or Process?

Something to Bark About - October 13, 2020 16:33 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Understanding the difference between Concept Learning and Process Learning and how to handle each can make the difference between a happy client and a frustrated one. Let's talk about that!

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Episode 36: Window Theory With Jay Jack

Something to Bark About - October 06, 2020 17:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Jay's concept of "windows" is a great way to look at things, especially when you have a dog who keeps doing the wrong things at the wrong moment! Give it a listen ... If you know Jay, you might notice this is a pretty plain vanilla outting for him! There's an uncensored version coming to the Pat...

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Episode35: Brother Christopher and Marc Goldberg

Something to Bark About - September 28, 2020 23:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Marc Goldberg joins us again, this time we also have his co-author, Brother Christopher from the Monks of New Skete. In the first part, Brother Christopher tells us the History of New Skete and how they became dog trainers. Then, we talk in depth about the relationship between people and their d...

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Episode 34: Rewarding The Wrong Behavior?

Something to Bark About - September 09, 2020 14:39 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
If you offer food to a dog who is doing something you don't want them to do, are you rewarding the wrong behavior? Maybe ... Maybe not. Let's talk about it

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Episode 33: Proving the Dog Right, Leash Tips Part 2

Something to Bark About - September 01, 2020 15:02 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
In this episode, Chad talks about the value of proving the dog right, and adds more to leash discussion from episode 31.

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Episode 32: Marc Goldberg

Something to Bark About - August 25, 2020 05:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Marc Goldberg joins Chad to talk about his upcoming book with The Monks of New Skete, The Art of Training Your Dog

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Episode 31: Virtual Training, Working With Fear, and the Leash Paradox

Something to Bark About - August 17, 2020 16:41 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad Talks about his favorite training program, Some recent expriences with fearful dogs, the fundamental paradox of the leash and one of his favorite solutions for it.

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Episode 30: Sarah Dixon

Something to Bark About - April 07, 2020 02:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Join Chad as he talks with Sarah Dixon about Coronavirus, stress inoculation, cooperative care, leash pressure and more!

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Episode 30: Sarah Dixon

Something to Bark About - April 07, 2020 02:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad and Sarah Dixon talk about corona virus, pressure, stress inoculation, cooperative care, dogs who aren't afraid to make mistakes and much more!

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Episode 29: Group Classes With Brent Dry

Something to Bark About - March 25, 2020 02:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Melbourne based dog trainer, Brent Dry and Chad discuss the value and challenges of teaching group classes

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Episode 28: Pat Stuart (dimensions of the box not included)

Something to Bark About - February 14, 2020 09:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Join Chad as he chats with Pat Stuart about Pat's recent NePoPo seminar in Chicago.

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Episode 27: Where Do You Draw the Line?

Something to Bark About - December 19, 2019 15:57 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
We are being divided over the issue of physical corrections, do you use them or not. This week Chad takes a look at whether that's a sensible place to draw the line, or just an easy place to draw it.

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Episode 26: Who Says Dogs Have Emotions and Why Do We Care?

Something to Bark About - December 06, 2019 15:57 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Recently in a video a dog trainer asked "Who says dogs have emotions?" and "If they do, why does it matter?" This week Chad answers both questions and a bit more.

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Episode 25: Tyler Muto

Something to Bark About - November 29, 2019 04:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad talks with Tyler Muto about trainer, teaching learning, and even investing in stocks!

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Episode 24: Denise Fenzi

Something to Bark About - July 01, 2019 20:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Join Chad as he talks with Denise Fenzi ( denisefenzi.com ) about the current state of the dog training industry, finding middle ground, and pursuing personal improvement

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Episode 23: Balanced No More (Live In the UK)

Something to Bark About - June 19, 2019 21:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Join Chad and several students and friends from his workshop in the UK. What's up with that title? Listen to find out!

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Mini Episode 2: Ego, Improvement, and Impulse Control

Something to Bark About - May 16, 2019 20:42 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
A couple of small rants regarding ego and improvement. Also is impulse control really controversial?

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Mini-Episode: Rewards and Rants

Something to Bark About - April 25, 2019 17:28 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
In this short episode, Chad talks about the value of rewards, and how to deal with bad dog training online ... Strong language abounds!

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Uncut Bonus Episode: Jay Jack on Reintegration and bags of weapons

Something to Bark About - March 27, 2019 23:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
This is the uncut version of episode 22, and a return to the less structured style of Dog Training Conversations. If you were a fan of the old show, this is the episode for you. If you want to share the reintegration protocol with clients, the official episode might be better for that.

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Episode 22: Jay Jack: When Dogs Fight within the Household

Something to Bark About - March 27, 2019 23:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad sits down with Jay Jack to talk about his reintegration protocol for dogs who fight within a household. This is by far the best approach we know of for dealing with these issues.

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Episode 21: Arousal and the Orientation Response

Something to Bark About - March 20, 2019 17:10 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad discusses a recent insight on dealing with arousal whether it is caused by fear or exitement, and shares practical steps on addressing issues of arousal

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Episode 20: Separation Anxiety Part 2

Something to Bark About - March 05, 2019 19:07 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad continues the discussion on helping dogs and their owners overcomes separation anxiety issues. Including more crate acclimation strategies, ways to reduce stress associated with leaving and returning, the use of medication and other aids, plus a bit more ...

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Episode 19: Separation Anxiety Part 1

Something to Bark About - February 26, 2019 19:56 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
The first of a two part series on dealing with separation anxiety. In this episode Chad discusses some lifestyle strategies that can reduce some of the causes of separation anxiety.

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Episode 18: More on Client Compliance

Something to Bark About - February 20, 2019 18:13 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
This is a continuation of last week's episode about getting more compliance from dog training clients.

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Episode 17: Getting Better Client Compliance

Something to Bark About - February 12, 2019 19:59 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Everywhere I go, I hear dog trainers talking about the frustration of clients who just don't do the work. In this episode, I share a few of my thoughts on getting better compliance out of dog owners

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Episode 16: Live in Riverside!

Something to Bark About - February 05, 2019 18:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
After day one of the Biology of Behavior Workshop, Chad and some of the workshop participants talk about mistakes in training, imposter syndrome, the need for good mentors, and as a bonus Chad tells his origin story!

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Episode 15: Bad Weather Training plus Using No Reward Markers

Something to Bark About - January 29, 2019 23:57 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad discusses how to make the most of training when the weather makes outdoor training tough. He also addresses the idea of a No Reward Marker, how to teach it and why it matters.

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Episode 14: Jason Vasconi

Something to Bark About - January 22, 2019 22:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad talks with Large Field Socialization expert Jason Vasconi about all things social, some Dick Russell stories and more!

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Episode 13: Q and A

Something to Bark About - January 15, 2019 19:58 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratings
Chad answers questions from the Facebook page plus he explores a rabbit hole or two!

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