Ep. 29 - Working With Arousal and Learning About GRC with Valentine Komissarouk

We have Tara Stillwell here with us today to discuss her program called Forrest School. She discusses how she uses outdoor adventures like hiking, biking, agility and more to help dogs with behavior issues achieve success in modifying their behavior.Tara also has two upcoming presentations on the Forrest School for 2025. She will be presenting at the L.E.G.S. In Motion Conference in New Hampshire which is happening from May 16-18, 2025. Online Tickets are still available. Click here to learn more.Tara will also be running an online webinar on June 16, 2025 at 4pm on the Forrest School. She has provided The Canine Classroom listeners with a 20% discount if you use promo code Canine20 . Click here to sign up for this webinar!If you want to learn more about Tara Stillwell and Forrest School, check out her website! You can also follow Glimmer Dog on Facebook.To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

In this episode we have Julie Symons from Savvy Dog Sports here to talk about Nose Work! She explains what the sport is, the benefits of this sport as an activity, and how it can benefit pet dogs even if they do not have aspirations of competing. And of course she discusses what it is like to compete for those interested in doing so. Julie shares her wealth of knowledge as an instructor and active competitor.To learn more about Julie Symons, you can check out her website, as well as her Facebook and Instagram pages.To learn more about Julie's upcoming online Introduction to Nose Work 101 course through the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, click here!To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

Erin Lynes has literally spent her entire life with dogs. Between growing up with her family breeding dogs to then competing dogs in a variety of sports. Today Erin devotes her time and work to her breeding program, Eromit Labs which breeds working line field labradors who are quite popular for their drive and versatility in a variety of work such as detection, Search and Rescue and even dog sports.In this episode we discuss how Erin got here, how her work has changed and developed overtime, ethical breeding and so much more! To learn more about Erin Lynes and Eromit Labs, check out her website.To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

In this episode we sat down with Jen Humphrey, owner and dog trainer of The Right Paw in Princeton, MA to chat about a variety of topics. Some of the topics include: the emotional impact of dog training methodologies, dog sports, obedience training and problem solving, having a safe family pet dog with a baby and young kids to name a few. To learn more about Jen, her training services and her upcoming workshops, visit her website, Instagram and Facebook page.To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

Are medical issues and pain really causing behavior problems in dogs? Or are trainers suggesting this to quickly to clients? Or are dog trainers not suggesting this quick enough? Vinny & Anthony jump into this conversation together as they have some questions and opinions based on their experience with their clients. To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

Episode 29 is here! We had Valentine Komissarouk on to discuss the sport, GRC and how it has changed the way she trains and works with dogs. We also discussed how GRC has helped each of us in working with dogs who tend to get overly aroused and how to work dogs through those different arousal states. To learn more about Valentine and her work, you can check out her website and visit her Instagram and Facebook pages, Chromatic-K9. To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

We're back after taking a little break with the podcast! In this episode we have our friend, Haylie Gernert-Dott on to discuss a variety of topics. We discuss what Haylie considers to be an ethical animal sheltering program, the concept of temperament testing dogs and adopting dogs into the community. We then dive into a great conversation on genetics, biological fulfillment and play skills and what that might look like for specific dogs.To learn more about Haylie and her work, you can check out her website and visit her business Facebook page, Intuitive Dog Training.To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below.Anthony De Marinis- De Marinis Dog Training & BehaviorVinny Viola- Canine Jester Dog Training

We have Nick Benger with us in this episode! This episode was all over the place with many different topics. (Just the way we like it!!!) Nick discussed the impact dog sports has recently had on him as well as lessons he has learned throughout his dog training career. This is a dog trainers episode for sure!Nick is known for his podcast, Dog Talk With Nick Benger, where he has a variety of guests and topics all surrounding dogs and dog training. To learn more about Nick Benger, his work and his services, click here!To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below.Anthony De MarinisWebsite https://demarinisdogtraining.comVinny ViolaWebsite https://www.caninejester.com

In this episode we sit down with Matthias Lenz on some of his recent posts on social media about negative consequences, negative reinforcement and how to use these situations as learning opportunities and positive experiences. To learn more about Matthias, you can listen to his dog training podcast, Not Another Dog and Pony Show. To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below.Anthony De MarinisWebsite https://demarinisdogtraining.comVinny ViolaWebsite https://www.caninejester.com

This episode came about because our guest, Abbey White, who trains dogs using positive reinforcement based methods, took to social media to post about her journey on choosing to use an electric collar with one of her dogs for safety and quality of life reasons. Abbey received quite a bit of blow back about her decision so we figured it would be worth having her on the podcast to tell her story rather than letting social media tell it for her. Abbey is a talented and well accomplished dog trainer who explains the reasons behind her decision as well as how she uses the electric collar with her personal dog. To learn more about Abbey, you can check out her Facebook and Instagram pages. You can also visit her website by clicking here!To learn more about Anthony De Marinis and Vinny Viola, visit their website's below.Anthony De MarinisWebsite https://demarinisdogtraining.comVinny ViolaWebsite https://www.caninejester.com