If you follow any kind of dog related social media, then you will know Georgie, where she posts under the handle @trickwoofs. You will have seen the lovely whimsical cartoons she draws about life with a reactive dog, which are so extremely on point they always make me...
Ruff Around The Edges Podcast
Welcome to where all things Ruff Around The Edges Podcast live.
The Ruff Around The Edges podcast is all about sharing stories of force-free dog training journeys with challenging, reactive and aggressive dogs and the impact living with those dogs has on our daily lives and our mental health.
I hope that hearing these stories can help to make people feel less alone. We love our dogs to pieces but sometimes it’s hard and then it’s simply nice to hear from others going through something similar. This podcast is about us trying to teach our dogs, but more importantly it’s about what our dogs are teaching us.
So, consider this your online peer support group, whose group meetings you can attend whilst driving your car, working out or snoozing on the sofa.
Mindset Episode 021 | Considering where the other person’s coming from, when you feel triggered
Does your partner brush off your dog's reaction like it was nothing? Don't they understand the concept op threshold and the importance of limiting reactions?It's enough to make you fume!What could be going on on their end though? Is your partner shouting at the dog?...
🇳🇱🇧🇪 030 | Isabelle Schippers & Thiseas, over omgaan met kritiek en trainen van probleemgedrag door er niet op te trainen
This 50th jubilee episode of Ruff Around the Edges is in Dutch!Come back next episode for more English language content. [Waarschuwing: Rond de 20 minuten horen we Thiseas even blaffen] Maak kennis met Isabelle, het baasje van Thiseas, een adoptiehond uit Griekenland...
Mindset Episode 020 | How to believe in overall success so you can work through setbacks
If only you knew you would get there in the end, then the setbacks wouldn't be so hard to bear. If you just had someone who could guarantee you that, yes, your dog's going to go after a couple more cyclists and there will be 4 more periods of regression, but for sure...
029 | Ali & Indie, on becoming and being a dog trainer and not burning out
Ali was from London but now lives in Maryland We talk about how she got into the business of dog training, which has a little something to do with her German Shepherd cross Indie.We talk about the widespread misunderstanding that all dogs should love all dogs and I...
Mindset Episode 019 | The best way to relax is not what you think
Do you ever have a hard time relaxing after something stressful happens? You want to be in control of your emotions so your bad mood doesn't rub off on your dog or others around you. If you're angry at something, you want to calm down so you don't accidentally start a...