For dog owners:
1. Always keep your dog on a leash. Listen to podcast episode 118.
2. Never allow your dog to bark or lunge at another dog or people. Create distance immediately if this happens.
3. Work with a trainer to prevent rectivity. Teach sit, wait, “watch-me” as alternative behaviors to reacting to stimuli.
For parents of children:
1. Never allow your child to pet a dog unless the dog is on a leash and calm.
2. Never have your child reach their hand toward a dog's face or put their face close to a dog's face.
3. Only allow the child to pet the dog on its side while the dog's owner holds it calmly on a leash.
Related Episodes: #118 on October 7, 2025, and #97 on April 7, 2025.
News story on WHNT News 19: https://youtu.be/JdtAaPczUoc?si=3CmznHd_sHV08uT9
Purchase "The Business of Dog Training" on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGK63K2Y)
RESOURCES:
Podcast Website: http://puppytalkpodcast.com (http://puppytalkpodcast.com/)
Sponsor Website: http://www.topgundogtraining.com (http://topgundogtraining.com/)
Dale's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/dalebuchanan
