Dog Chats
You love your dogs, but sometimes their behavior can be confusing, frustrating or even embarrassing. Join Emma Clifford, a CPDT certified dog trainer, and Kirsten Wojcik, an IAABC certified dog behavior consultant and Licensed Family Dog Mediator as they chat about behavior, ways to connect with dogs, how to build positive relationships and their journeys with their own dogs. Respected in their field for their creative approach to challenging dog behavior and finding ways to meet the needs of both families and their dogs, Emma and Kirsten offer practical advice and a bit of humor. To connect with your Dog Chats podcast hosts use these links: Emma: https://www.ecdogtraining.com Kirsten: https://www.kwhappydogs.com
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Episodes
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Thinking about bringing a new dog or cat into your home and wondering how you can set your resident pets up for a successful transition? In this episode Emma and Kirsten share a few management tips, procedure advice and thoughtful insights about how to expand your pet family in a way that is positive for all the animals and humans involved.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Fall is in the air and kids are back in school, so we thought, why not find out what students want to know about dogs? Kids have such creative minds and fresh perspectives, and It seems to us that having more knowledge about dogs should be a priority. No Dog Left Behind. So we asked some local teachers to poll their students and gather up some questions, and the result is a podcast episode meant for adults and children alike. Sometimes funny and always interesting, answering these twenty questions made Emma and Kirsten think a bit and laugh a lot.
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Our dogs are so intelligent and perceptive. It is our task as their guardians to offer them sensory enrichment and engaging mental and physical stimulation. In Episode 4, Emma and Kirsten share practical tips and creative games designed to encourage your dogs to express their inherent canine behaviors through activities, puzzles and exercises you can do together to enrich both of your lives.
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Camping with your dog can be so fulfilling if you are prepared and set up for a positive experience. Episode 3 discusses the incredible enrichment camping offers both dogs and their guardians, along with some practical advice of what to pack and what to consider when you pick a destination. And don't worry, Kirsten shares her strong feelings about Snowy Plovers and their "nesting rights," but she is really a bird lover at heart.
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Wondering about which summer outings are fun from your dog's perspective and looking for ways to successfully include them on your adventures? This episode unpacks various dog-friendly treks and offers tips to help you be prepared and thoughtful about summer-time fun with your pup.
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Emma and Kirsten give you a bit of their background into why they were inspired to work as dog behavior professionals and they share some fun stories about their own dogs. They point out that dog training philosophy and the socio-cultural perspective of our pet dogs today is so different from their childhood memories of 70's dogs. A few wise tips and some witty repertoire in this episode will get you hooked on their podcast.
To connect with your Dog Chats podcast hosts use these links:Emma: https://www.ecdogtraining.com/
Kirsten: https://www.kwhappydogs.com/