Struggling with potty training your pup? Tune into this episode where K9 Coach Dana, demystifies some of the potty training advice you may have seen online and offers practical, personal and client-tested techniques to get your puppy potty trai

Ep 15: When Can I Stop Using Tools?

Apr 1st, 2024 33m 56s

Ever wondered when, or if, you can finally stop using training tools with your dog? Listen to this episode of the My K9 Coach podcast with host K9 Coach Dana as she tackles the real questions dog owners face about using tools to train dogs. Dis

Ep 14: What’s a Dog Trainer’s Job?

Mar 1st, 2024 47m 14s

In this episode of the My K9 Coach podcast, host K9 Coach Dana dives deep into what it really means to be a dog trainer. She shares her own journey from clueless dog owner to seasoned trainer, and reveals how her perspective of what it means to

Ep 13: Idealized Dog Ownership

Feb 13th, 2024 23m 31s

I found myself having the same conversation with multiple clients this past month so it deserved mentioning here. We’ve spent time during our lessons separating the expectations that we’ve adopted from external voices from our ACTUAL expectatio

Ep 12: Multi-Dog Household With Rachel Weaver (Part 2)

Jan 1st, 2024 43m 23s

We all love dogs here; there’s no denying that! And for some households, we can never have too many dogs! If you’re considering adding another dog to your home, there are some management tips and training protocols that fellow trainer Rachel We

Ep 11: Multi-Dog Household with Rachel Weaver

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 13m

Ep 10: Crate Training Loki

Nov 1st, 2023 54m 21s

Does the crying never end when you put your puppy in their crate? Because that’s what it was like crate-training Loki when we first got him. Tune into this episode to hear how I truly struggled to master crate training with Loki until I was tau

Ep 9: Bri Rabine & Dog Sports

Oct 1st, 2023 1h 27m

Bri Rabine is a fellow dog trainer here in upstate NY that I am so thankful to have on this episode as we dive into her story of how she got each of her three dogs and spent time discovering what suited them best. We also head into the world of

Ep 8: Pulling on the Leash

Sep 1st, 2023 57m 37s

Are you tired of getting dragged around by your dog on your walk? Have you tried to put an end to it, but can’t seem to get to them to stop pulling? Listen to K9 Coach Dana as she explains the real cause of leash pulling. And brace yourself (pu

Ep 7: Off-Leash Recall with Amber Barry

Aug 1st, 2023 1h 22m

If you’ve been looking for ways to train your dog to come back to you reliably, then you won’t want to miss this episode! I’m excited to be joined by Amber Barry, who is not only a friend but also an experienced dog trainer and the owner of her

Ep 6: The Game of Fetch

Jul 1st, 2023 58m 7s

This episode is a follow-up to episode 5 Playing with Our Dogs. K9 Coach Dana expands on key points she covered in the previous episodes and adds additional insights while also coaching her listeners on how to teach their dogs to play the coope

Ep 5: Playing with Our Dogs

May 31st, 2023 53m 2s

This episode dives into the complex benefits and instinctual needs our dogs have to play! As a follow-up episode reflecting on what I learned from attending Ivan Balabanov’s workshop last month, I take you through the many facets of play-based

Ep 1: K9 Coach Dana’s Training Journey

May 3rd, 2023 59m 22s

Who even is K9 Coach Dana? That’s what we dive into in this episode. Listen in to hear how K9 Coach Dana got started, in which she shares the major mistakes she made getting and owning her very first dog and how that catapulted her into becomin

Ep 2: Different Training Methodologies

May 3rd, 2023 34m 32s

Did you know that not all dog trainers train dogs the same way? Who you hire will determine the type of training methods and protocols you and your dog experience. So in this episode, K9 Coach Dana breaks down the various training systems utili

Ep 3: Enrichment and Proper Fulfillment

May 3rd, 2023 28m 6s

What outlets should we provide our dogs daily to ensure their daily needs are met? K9 Coach Dana offers suggestions for providing your dog with breed-specific enrichment that doesn’t involve food and discusses how much mental and physical work

Ep 4: 5 Traits that Make a Great Client

May 1st, 2023

Over the many clients I have worked with I’ve begun to notice there are similarities among my top performers, the clients that get the most out of our training lessons and get the best results with their dog because of who they are as a person.

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