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Cheryl Marney interviews dog trainer Kamal Fernandez about reward-based obedience training methods.

Send us Fan Mail In episode 35 of We Love Dogs, Cheryl is joined by highly experienced dog trainer Kamal Fernandez, who many of you will know from the Channel 4 programme The Dog Academy. Cheryl and Kamal talk all about obedience training, what it actually means, and how Kamal uses reward-based, force-free methods to build reliable behaviour and strong relationships with dogs. Kamal explains what his training sessions look like in practice, how he teaches behaviours like heelwork, the importa...

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Host: Cheryl Marney

Guest: Kamal Fernandez

Topics covered

• obedience training
• reward-based methods
• dog behavior
• force-free training
• trainer interview

Keywords

• obedience training
• reward-based training
• dog behavior
• force-free methods
• Kamal Fernandez

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Channel 4

Books & works: The Dog Academy

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