Something to Bark About

The first of a two part series on dealing with separation anxiety. In this episode Chad discusses some lifestyle strateg... Read more

Chad sits down with Jay Jack to talk about his reintegration protocol for dogs who fight within a household. This is by ... Read more

Chad talks with Tyler Muto about trainer, teaching learning, and even investing in stocks!

Recently in a video a dog trainer asked "Who says dogs have emotions?" and "If they do, why does it matter?" This week C... Read more

We are being divided over the issue of physical corrections, do you use them or not. This week Chad takes a look at whet... Read more

Join Chad as he talks with Sarah Dixon about Coronavirus, stress inoculation, cooperative care, leash pressure and more!

Marc Goldberg joins Chad to talk about his upcoming book with The Monks of New Skete, The Art of Training Your Dog

Join Chad Mackin as he talks with The Barefoot Dog Trainer, Josh Moran about the importance of having a consistent philo... Read more

This is the uncut version of episode 22, and a return to the less structured style of Dog Training Conversations. If you... Read more

Chad discusses a recent insight on dealing with arousal whether it is caused by fear or exitement, and shares practical ... Read more

Join me as I chat with Jason Cohen about becoming a better teacher/coach, avoiding tool dependency while still getting r... Read more

Chad continues the discussion on helping dogs and their owners overcomes separation anxiety issues. Including more crate... Read more

A couple of small rants regarding ego and improvement. Also is impulse control really controversial?

Everywhere I go, I hear dog trainers talking about the frustration of clients who just don't do the work. In this episod... Read more

Chad discusses how to make the most of training when the weather makes outdoor training tough. He also addresses the ide... Read more

Join Chad as he chats with Pat Stuart about Pat's recent NePoPo seminar in Chicago.

In this short episode, Chad talks about the value of rewards, and how to deal with bad dog training online ... Strong la... Read more

After day one of the Biology of Behavior Workshop, Chad and some of the workshop participants talk about mistakes in tra... Read more

This is a continuation of last week's episode about getting more compliance from dog training clients.

Melbourne based dog trainer, Brent Dry and Chad discuss the value and challenges of teaching group classes