Episode 39 – Live Q&A: The Socialization Problem & Building Better Play With Your Dog with Forrest Micke

We Welcome Utah-Based Trainer Brian Agnew to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Brian answers real-world training questions around excessive mouthiness, helping dogs settle and managing anxious or overexcited behavior. He also dives into prey locking, how prey drive can influence behavior, and effective training strategies for preventing and addressing dangerous prey-related behaviors.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We Welcome Canada-Based Trainer Evan Doggett to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Evan answers real-world training questions around fearful reactions on walks, separation anxiety in the crate, and handling unpredictable off-leash dog encounters. He also dives into canine nutrition, including feeding alternatives to raw diets, puppy nutrition, and supporting dogs with different dietary needs.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome our host Tyler Muto to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Tyler answers real-world training questions around fearful behavior on walks, increasing food motivation, nail trim sensitivity, snake avoidance, and helping dogs build confidence in challenging situations. He also dives into counter conditioning, conditioned emotional responses, improving e-collar recall, and thoughtful approaches to puppy socialization and reactivity training.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome California-based trainer Cheri Wulff Lucas to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Cheri shares insights on the importance of daily walks, creating effective exercise routines, and meeting your dog's physical and mental needs. She also dives into the connection between our own health and wellness, how it influences our ability to train and support our dogs, and why caring for ourselves is an important part of helping our dogs thrive.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome Utah-based trainer Brian Agnew to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Brian answers real-world training questions around helping fearful, easily startled dogs build confidence, managing severe reactivity, and when to incorporate tools like the Halti into a training plan. He also dives into improving engagement with dogs that appear shut down during training, troubleshooting low-energy responses around the e-collar, and creating more confident, enthusiastic learners.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome Canada-based trainer Evan Doggett to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Evan answers real-world training questions around crate anxiety, separation-related behaviors, and effective strategies for redirecting leash-reactive dogs in challenging situations. He also dives into canine nutrition, including gut health, combining raw feeding with kibble, supporting healthy weight gain, and thoughtful approaches to using e-collars with dogs that struggle in the crate.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome our host Tyler Muto to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Tyler answers real-world training questions around transitioning from long line work to e-collar training, handling hyper-vocal dogs, and building reliable responses in unexpected real-world situations. He also dives into managing multi-dog resource guarding, strengthening communication through thoughtful training progression, and understanding the role fear, genetics, and learning history play in canine behavior.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome California-based trainer Forrest Micke to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Forrest answers real-world training questions around the relationship between socialization, dog daycare, and the rise of overexcitement and leash reactivity in dogs. He also dives into building better engagement through tug play, helping puppies learn to bring toys back, and creating more interactive, rewarding play sessions with their owners.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome Utah-based trainer Brian Agnew to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Brian answers real-world training questions around working with dogs that are both blind and deaf, setting realistic expectations, and building communication through tactile cues, leash pressure, and other training strategies. He also dives into resource guarding, including key differences between guarding from humans versus other dogs, and practical approaches for creating safer, more reliable behavior around food, toys, and other valued items.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/

We welcome Canada-based trainer Evan Doggett to the Consider The Dog Stage! Today, Evan answers real-world training questions around dog nutrition, supplement recommendations, and the role gut health plays in behavior and overall wellness. He also dives into everyday foods that can improve a dog’s health, fermented foods and mushroom supplementation, plus strategies for handling leash reactivity, fixation, and timing around triggers during walks.Learn more on ConsiderTheDog.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/considerthedog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consider_the_dog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/considerthedogSubscribe: https://www.considerthedog.com/