DogLogical: Making Sense of Your Dog's Behavior

In this episode, Renee chats with Alexis Devine about multi-dog households, the emotional challenges of being a modern dog guardian, how she is helping to shape the future of canine communication and, of course... her new book! Find us here on Instagram And for the link to join Resolving Reactivity click HERE About our guest: Alexis Devine is an artist and entrepreneur hailing from Seattle, Washington. A longtime creator of wearable art before her sheepadoodle Bunny, known as "What About Bunny" on social media became an internet sensation in the fall of 2020. Videos of her communicating with assistive technology from FluentPet went viral. Bunny now has over one hundred buttons individually programmed with various words that she uses to communicate needs, wants, and even express when she is in pain. She is part of an ongoing canine cognition research study at the Comparative Cognition Lab at UCSD. These days Alexis is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Licensed Family Dog Mediator, and a Fear Free Certified professional. Her goal is to further our understanding of the power of connection and importance of empathy, meeting her dogs where they are and understanding them on their terms to facilitate trust and promote an environment that supports them as the incredible creatures they are.

This time, we're discussing BREEDS! We discuss Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) and why BSL can be very problematic. We also chat about the recent social media trend of dog breed recommendations and how they can be detrimental and offer a different perspective when it comes to choosing your next dog. The article Renee referenced can be found here: https://www.newsweek.com/dog-trainers-advice-breeds-first-time-owners-should-avoid-sparks-debate-1766345  Join in on the conversation and let us know how you feel about this topic. You can do so by tagging us on Instagram www.instagram.com/r.plus.dogs  If you would like to work with us, you can find this information on how to do so on our website www.rplusdogs.com

In this episode with Kassie and Renee, we discuss ideas for your dogs first few weeks home with you. The principles discussed in this episode could be applied to a new puppy or a freshly adopted dog joining the family. To learn more about how to work with us visit www.rplusdogs.com