Not Another Dog and Pony Show

Dr Nita Hynes: Why some animals need a training/behaviour team, not a lone expert

Where we sit down with veterinary behaviour resident Dr Nita Hynes to talk about veterinary behaviourist/trainer/behaviour consultant collabs, challenges and ethical considerations in the shelter world, and 'drugging' dogs as a panacea. Also, cat owners as MVP clients, losing your podcast virginity, and absolutely zero talk about AI dog training apps. Dr Nita's website [www.sentientvet.ca ] Dr Nita's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drnita.sentientvet/] ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

'Ah Ha!' moments that changed everything

Where we sit down together to talk about pivotal learning moments in our careers that changed everything for us: play as reinforcer/steam-letter-off-er, emotive video overlays, 'that person is like me, but with different information'., and more. Also, eagle, dog and AI absurdity, Team Flatline vs Team Rollercoaster, and the benefits of playing Arousal DJ. Mushrooms Making Music [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPs6FUCCFdI/?igsh=MWY5ZW92MWVqY3p4YQ==] Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

Sarah Stremming: About that yoghurt...

Where we sit down with Sarah Stremming to talk about her thoughts on that yoghurt episode, 'self-operating' vs managed animals, and ensuring that your training is hand-off-able to the client, or husband. Also, Sarah's loose leash walking technique, 'high tenacity, low resilience' animals, and not crying - even though we all have something to cry about right now. ⁠Sarah Stremming's Website⁠ [https://sarahstremming.com/] ⁠Cog Dog Radio Podcast⁠ [https://sarahstremming.com/podcasts/] ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

The great yoghurt debate of 2025

Where we sit down together to talk about Lauren's recent approach to changing her dog's behaviour, how our biases affect our categorisation of such things, and if any of it it really matters. Also, thinking about Matthias' lizard, trading autonomy for comfort, and the ethics of importing street dogs. The Dress Drama: how our differences shape our perceptions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress#:~:text=the%20following%20day.-,Real%20colours%20of%20dress%20confirmed,a%20Comic%20Relief%20charity%20auction.] ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions? Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠

Noche Miller: A rancher's perspective on R+ and animal training

Where I (Lauren) sat down with Noche Miller to talk about her perspective as a rancher on training animals, the use of positive reinforcement with livestock, and what it takes to get a Guinness Book of World Records recordfor most tricks performed by a cow named Ghost. Also, teaching horses to generalize responses to pressure asLife Skill 101, the little-known power of doing a shared job with a working animal, and the role reversal of Noche’s dog’s wants compared to Matthias’ dog. Noche's new book [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSWZJTN⁠ ] Noche's website [https://horsewhorls.com/⁠ ] Horse Tricks 101 website [https://www.horsetricks101.com/⁠ ] Ghost the cow and her Guinness World Record article [https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/6/american-cow-performs-10-tricks-in-60-seconds-to-set-world-record-753794⁠]; ⁠⁠⁠Topic or guest suggestions?Fan mail? Hate mail? We love to hear from you all! Email ⁠notanotherdogandponyshow@gmail.com⁠