Calm Is Contagious: When Your Presence Becomes Their Peace
Our dogs look to us for more than food, shelter, and guidance. They also rely on us for a sense of safety, comfort, and connection. But what happens when our own stress, frustration, or anxiety begins...
22 Sep 48min
Drop It Without the Drama
Teaching your dog to drop something doesn’t have to turn into a chase or a battle over who gets to keep the item. In this episode, we’re talking about how to teach a reliable “drop it” cue through coo...
1 Sep 32min
Your Leash Shouldn’t Do All the Talking
Too often, we depend on the leash to communicate with our dogs—pulling them closer, steering them away, stopping forward movement, or physically managing every decision they make. But a leash should b...
25 Aug 33min
Dog Sports Without the Pressure
Dog sports can be an incredible way to provide enrichment, build confidence, strengthen your relationship, and give your dog an outlet for natural behaviors—but they don’t have to be about ribbons, ti...
18 Aug 34min
The Dog Beneath the Behavior
What if the behavior you’re struggling with isn’t actually the problem?In this special episode, Nikki introduces her new book, The Dog Beneath the Behavior, and explores the idea at the heart of it: b...
11 Aug 47min
Canine Couch Convo with Patricia McConnell, PhD
Nikki talks with icon, Patricia McConnell about her new novel, Away to Me, her first venture into fiction writing, ADHD in dogs, and the importance of the human part of the human-dog relationship. Pat...
4 Aug 49min
How Dogs Make Choices
In this episode, Nikki touches on the neuroscience of making choices and how your dog's decision-making process isn't what you think. Genetics, learning history, nervous system, memory and so much mor...
14 Jul 37min
