Paws and Reward Blog

In the last episode of Season One, I interview Amber Quann of Summit Dog Training in Fort Collins, CO and Charissa Carvell of Alpine Behavior and Training in Glenwood Springs, CO about preparing your dog for the great outdoors! This is one of my favorite topics since I fell in love with hiking and being outside through my dog Sully. … Read More

Join me for episode 25 where Michael Baugh of Michael’s Dogs Behavior Group and I talk about holistic approaches to behavior concerns. Sometimes it can feel like we’re climbing an uphill battle and our first instinct could be to punish in order to make a behavior stop. However, without addressing the root concern, punishment can often make the underlying issue … Read More

Join me while I interview Matt Beisner of THE ZEN DOG in Los Angeles, CA and the Nat Geo WILD and Disney Plus show Dog: Impossible as we talk about how to reflect on our training choices in a healthy and productive way. Both Matt and I agree that reflecting on what we did (or didn’t do) is critical for … Read More

Join me interview Licensed Veterinary Technician, Debbie Martin on her journey of getting a new puppy. We discuss when the time is right, how to integrate the puppy into a household with other dogs, and how to plan ahead before the puppy arrives. Having a puppy is a lot of work and there is a lot to prioritize. Debbie shares … Read More

Join me and Kayla Fratt talk about puppy blues, what it is, why it happens to many pet parents, and how to take care of everyone involved during this very important time of your dog’s life. It’s very common for people to be so excited about getting a puppy and it’s even more common for that excitement to quickly turn … Read More

Join Sarah Stremming and I interview Emily Nagoski, co-author of Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle. Burnout is the book for people who feel overwhelmed and not enough, despite all their efforts. Sarah and I really resonated with this book on so many levels. Listen to the episode to hear about the parallels in the book and the … Read More

I had the pleasure of bringing my dear friend Lisa Mullinax back on the show. In the previous episode we recorded and released: Ep #9: Living with your Difficult Dog, we briefly talked about experiences we had when our dogs escalated to biting. During this episode, we go into detail about our personal experiences, what we learned, and how we … Read More

Malena DeMartini-Price is renowned in the dog training world for her expertise in dog separation-related behaviors. As we start to see a small light at the end of the Covid tunnel, and as things slowly resume to our new normal and people leave the house more and more, Malena and I thought it would be helpful for our listeners to … Read More

In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rachel Laurie Harris of A Good Feeling Dog Training in Denver CO about leash reactivity. We talk about the many, necessary skills both the pet parent and the dog need in order to be successful in navigating this behavior concern. Some of these skills include training mechanics, reading body language, staying … Read More

Having dogs in our lives can be such a gift, and at times, it can be hard. Whether you’re raising a puppy and living off very little sleep, or walking a dog that barks and pulls on leash, or living with a dog that suffers from anxiety. These situations can cause a lot of stress for everyone involved. In today’s … Read More