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Shelina Duke shares insights on training and understanding poodles, covering their unique behaviors and needs.

Welcome to The Yappy Hour, powered by Yappily , the podcast for dog lovers who want to better understand and connect with their canine companions. I’m your host, Nathan Dunleavy , and today we’re talking all things poodle behaviour and training . In this episode, Nathan is joined by Shelina Duke , founder of Go With The Flo and creator of The Poodle Training Space . Shelina shares poodle-specific training insights, including barking, calmness, enrichment, grooming, handling, and why poodles need a different approach than many other “smart” breeds. In this episode we cover: Poodle personality: sensitive, intelligent, emotionally tuned-in Why repetition backfires for many poodles Barking, overstimulation, and “always on” behaviour FOMO vs separation anxiety Calm enrichment vs high-arousal “puzzle toys” Toy vs miniature vs standard poodles Grooming handling, coat changes, and early prep The poodle myth that keeps causing training problems Follow Shelina Duke: Website: Go With The Flo Socials: Shelina, The Poodle Trainer (Facebook + Instagram + YouTube) Community: The Poodle Training Space (Facebook group) 🎧 If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe , leave a review , and share…

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Dunleavy

Guest: Shelina Duke

Topics covered

• poodle training
• dog behavior
• poodle grooming
• canine enrichment
• poodle personality

Keywords

• poodle training
• dog behavior
• grooming
• enrichment
• calmness
• barking
• FOMO
• separation anxiety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Go With The Flo, The Poodle Training Space

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