We welcome Utah-based trainer Brian Agnew to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Brian joins Tyler to answer real-world training questions from dog owners and professionals. The discussion includes a case study on household conflict and reactivity, strategies for managing over-excitement during dog introductions, de-escalating confrontational behavior in young working breeds, and creative ways to use a long line beyond recall and loose leash walking.

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We welcome our host Tyler Muto to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Tyler answers real-world training questions around the dog–owner relationship, including how human personality impacts behavior and when assertiveness or justified pressure is appropriate in training. He also covers handling leash reactivity, choosing the right tools for highly reactive dogs, managing resource guarding tied to environmental triggers, and navigating walking-behind versus a formal heel.

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We welcome California-based trainer Forrest Micke to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Forrest joins Tyler to answer real-world training questions from dog owners and professionals. Topics include playing tug safely with large dogs, helping dogs remain calm and quiet in their crate during class, and what it really means when reinforcement is described as “a process, not an event.”

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We welcome Canada-based trainer Evan Doggett to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Evan joins Tyler to answer real-world training questions from dog owners and professionals. Topics include managing high startle responses and attention-seeking barking without aversive tools, reading play vs. potential aggression in COVID-raised dogs, and when head halters or nutritional supplements may be appropriate for reactive behavior. We’re so excited to be back!

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We welcome NYC/Florida based trainer Blake Rodriguez to the Consider the Dog stage! Today, Tyler and Blake talk about intra-household dog aggression (aggression between two dogs that live together), Blake shares tips about working with dogs who get aggressive during grooming, how to reduce excessive whining, and Tyler's personal favorite part of the conversation - a discussion about situations where after building confidence in an insecure dog, the dog can become overly bold... and how to strike that balance. We're excited to be back!

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Let's GO! This is Episode 23 of the Consider the Dog Podcast. Tyler's guest today is Dog Trainer Sarah Dixon who hails from Canada. In this episode they answer questions from our members on a variety of topics ranging from stranger danger, to resource guarding, to dogs fighting within a home, and even a dog who has a phobia of garbage trucks... which is a great conversation point. Check it out!

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Our guest today is Forrest Micke, bringing his background of sport and performance training knowledge into the mix. ALERT! This is a bit more of an “advanced” episode, so definitely a good one for those real dog-nerds out there. Tyler and Forrest have an in depth discussion of the when and why of using negative reinforcement versus punishment--particularly in the context of working with reactivity. Then, Forrest gives us some tips for working on head position during competitive heeling. On top of that, we get into the practicality and technicalities of different reinforcement schedules, and so much more. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the conversation.

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In this episode, Tyler is flying solo, answering training and behavior questions from our Consider the Dog members. He shares some of his favorite tips for teaching the out, or drop command in an efficient way to his client's dogs, discusses the role that hormones play in socialization, what to do and not do after your dogs get into a fight, strategies for dealing with aggression toward guests in the home, and of course a whole lot more. This episode is jam packed with actionable advice, so listen in!

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