• Panos shares a recap of 2024, his favourite episodes of last year and what lessons he's learnt in his dog training experience.
• This week's topic was all about dog's being creatures of patterns and as a dog owner, the importance of acknowledging patterns in your dog's behaviour.
• Your patterns of behaviour influence your dog and now that we are back to the beginning of the year, after some time off, you may notice new or challenging behaviour in your dog.
• A dog can be predictable if you can understand their patterns via body language, situational awareness and what motivates the dog. It's easy only once you can be aware of it.

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• This week we were joined by Kylie Marks, a physiotherapist who specialises in canine health and rehabilitation. A fascinating conversation around Kylie's expertise in this area which may be helpful for those of you with injured pooches!
• Find Kylie's work at https://www.instagram.com/strongandsteadycanines/

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• Panos answers Amy's question "How do you talk to your dogs?"
• There are a few things to consider when you speak to your dog.
• Does your dog understand you?
• Are you speaking to them to be understood, or just talking for the sake of it?
• Is it an issue to "just talk" to your dog? Tune in to find out!

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• Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >>
• Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>
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• Samantha-Jo Walsh joined us this week to talk all about her work in caring for and raising dingoes, which are a native Australian apex predator.
• Sam is also the partner of John Ortega from Man's Best Friend Australia - you can find their work at https://www.instagram.com/sammyjowalsh/ or https://www.mansbestfriendaustralia.com.au/

• Find us online >>
• Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >>
• Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>
• www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >>
• www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >>
• www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com

• Panos elaborates on a question asked at a recent group class.
• "When I gave my dog the Middle command, she ignored me. I tried to put her in time out, but wasn't sure what to do. What should I have done?"
• There are a few ways to answer this as context, level of dog's skillset and management strategies need to be taken in consideration.

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• Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >>
• Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>
• www.facebook.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >>
• www.instagram.com/lifewithyourdogpodcast >>
• www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com

• Our listener Trevor reached out with a question, "My dog is digging dentasticks into my couch, we don't mind now, but we are getting a new couch soon. What should I do?"
• Panos answers this by offering advice on what types of bones and enrichment are appropriate, along with tips on how to resolve thus issue.

• Find us online >>
• Panos @ www.npdogtraining.com >>
• Luke @ www.kizunacanine.com.au >>
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• www.lifewithyourdogpodcast.com

• LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED. Dog fighting is discussed in this episode. You have been warned.
• John's love for dogs started when he was 5 years old - his brother brought home Luna and Mono at 8 weeks old. Brother and sister American Staffordshire Terriers, it was when he met them that a spark flickered inside him to learn more about "man's best friend".
• You can find John's services at https://www.mansbestfriendaustralia.com.au/

• Thank you for listening! Find us online >>
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• This week we break down all the details of what's typically involved with a "first lesson" with a professional dog trainer. What should you expect as a dog owner? Join us as we discuss this in detail.

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