Understanding Dogs in a Human World - Heather Mishefske S4 E 30

About this episode

In this episode, Barbara O’Brien talks with Heather Mishefske about the challenges of living with dogs in a human world.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Empathetic Trainer, I talk with Heather Mishefske of Embark Dog Training School. I’ve spent my whole life with herding dogs. Then I got an Australian Terrier… and realized pretty quickly that my usual way of doing things wasn’t going to work. This little guy has opinions. So I went looking for help, and that’s how I found Heather. We talk about what it’s like to live with dogs in a very human world, and why so many of the struggles we see make more sens...

People in this episode

Host: Barbara O’Brien

Guest: Heather Mishefske

Topics covered

• dog training
• human-animal interaction
• herding dogs
• Australian Terrier
• pet behavior

Keywords

• dog training
• herding dogs
• Australian Terrier
• pet behavior
• human-animal interaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Embark Dog Training School

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