Episode #1: How This All Started

Episode #5: Training The Dog Is The Easy Part

This week, Courtney and Skylar pull back the curtain on board and train programs and discuss why training the dog is often the easiest part of the job. Behind the scenes, there’s an enormous amount of responsibility that comes with opening your home to someone else’s pet, from liability and daily care to managing client expectations, emotions, and communication. They also dive into the often overlooked challenge of balancing your own time, energy, and emotional bandwidth while creating an experience that’s successful for both the dog and the owner.

Episode #4: Obedience Isn't Everything

In this episode, Courtney and Skylar dive into the role obedience plays in dog training and why it isn’t the whole picture when it comes to creating lasting behavior change. They discuss where obedience fits into the bigger training process, what it should actually be used for and why true progress often comes from addressing more than just whether a dog can follow commands.

Episode #3: Navigating The Noise

In this episode, Courtney and Skylar dive into why more information doesn’t always lead to better understanding when it comes to dogs and dog training. They talk about how to filter through the noise, ask better questions, and make clearer decisions about what’s actually relevant to your individual dog.

Episode #2: The Canine Learning Lab | The Trainer Elevation Retreat

Courtney and Skylar talk about their experiences and what inspired then to create The Canine Learning Lab and how the first expression of that turned into The Trainer Elevation Retreat. This podcast covers details about the retreat, what to expect and who it's intended for.

Episode #1: How This All Started

Courtney and Skylar share the story of how they met, their personal backgrounds and how they got this deep into the dog world.