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Something to Bark About

Join internationally recognized, dog trainer, speaker, and writer, Chad Mackin for discussions about all things dog!

Ranked #1

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Episode 19: Separation Anxiety Part 1

Episode 19: Separation Anxiety Part 1

The first of a two part series on dealing with separation anxiety. In this episode Chad discusses some lifestyle strateg... Read more

26 Feb 2019

53mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 22: Jay Jack: When Dogs Fight within the Household

Episode 22: Jay Jack: When Dogs Fight within the Household

Chad sits down with Jay Jack to talk about his reintegration protocol for dogs who fight within a household. This is by ... Read more

27 Mar 2019

1hr 7mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 25: Tyler Muto

Episode 25: Tyler Muto

Chad talks with Tyler Muto about trainer, teaching learning, and even investing in stocks!

29 Nov 2019

1hr 44mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 26: Who Says Dogs Have Emotions and Why Do We Care?

Episode 26: Who Says Dogs Have Emotions and Why Do We Care?

Recently in a video a dog trainer asked "Who says dogs have emotions?" and "If they do, why does it matter?" This week C... Read more

6 Dec 2019

49mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 27: Where Do You Draw the Line?

Episode 27: Where Do You Draw the Line?

We are being divided over the issue of physical corrections, do you use them or not. This week Chad takes a look at whet... Read more

19 Dec 2019

48mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 30: Sarah Dixon

Episode 30: Sarah Dixon

Join Chad as he talks with Sarah Dixon about Coronavirus, stress inoculation, cooperative care, leash pressure and more!

7 Apr 2020

1hr 22mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 32: Marc Goldberg

Episode 32: Marc Goldberg

Marc Goldberg joins Chad to talk about his upcoming book with The Monks of New Skete, The Art of Training Your Dog

25 Aug 2020

1hr 20mins

Ranked #8

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Josh Moran: Dog Philosophy, Robot Dog Training, and Finding Inspiration outside of Dogs

Josh Moran: Dog Philosophy, Robot Dog Training, and Finding Inspiration outside of Dogs

Join Chad Mackin as he talks with The Barefoot Dog Trainer, Josh Moran about the importance of having a consistent philo... Read more

20 Dec 2018

1hr 22mins

Ranked #9

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Uncut Bonus Episode: Jay Jack on Reintegration and bags of weapons

Uncut Bonus Episode: Jay Jack on Reintegration and bags of weapons

This is the uncut version of episode 22, and a return to the less structured style of Dog Training Conversations. If you... Read more

27 Mar 2019

1hr 18mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 21: Arousal and the Orientation Response

Episode 21: Arousal and the Orientation Response

Chad discusses a recent insight on dealing with arousal whether it is caused by fear or exitement, and shares practical ... Read more

20 Mar 2019

40mins

Ranked #11

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Jason Cohen: Teaching Clients, Tool Dependency, Real World Work, and More

Jason Cohen: Teaching Clients, Tool Dependency, Real World Work, and More

Join me as I chat with Jason Cohen about becoming a better teacher/coach, avoiding tool dependency while still getting r... Read more

28 Dec 2018

1hr 37mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 20: Separation Anxiety Part 2

Episode 20: Separation Anxiety Part 2

Chad continues the discussion on helping dogs and their owners overcomes separation anxiety issues. Including more crate... Read more

5 Mar 2019

50mins

Ranked #13

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Mini Episode 2: Ego, Improvement, and Impulse Control

Mini Episode 2: Ego, Improvement, and Impulse Control

A couple of small rants regarding ego and improvement. Also is impulse control really controversial?

16 May 2019

29mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 17: Getting Better Client Compliance

Episode 17: Getting Better Client Compliance

Everywhere I go, I hear dog trainers talking about the frustration of clients who just don't do the work. In this episod... Read more

12 Feb 2019

52mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 15: Bad Weather Training plus Using No Reward Markers

Episode 15: Bad Weather Training plus Using No Reward Markers

Chad discusses how to make the most of training when the weather makes outdoor training tough. He also addresses the ide... Read more

29 Jan 2019

32mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 28: Pat Stuart (dimensions of the box not included)

Episode 28: Pat Stuart (dimensions of the box not included)

Join Chad as he chats with Pat Stuart about Pat's recent NePoPo seminar in Chicago.

14 Feb 2020

1hr 38mins

Ranked #17

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Mini-Episode: Rewards and Rants

Mini-Episode: Rewards and Rants

In this short episode, Chad talks about the value of rewards, and how to deal with bad dog training online ... Strong la... Read more

25 Apr 2019

30mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 16: Live in Riverside!

Episode 16: Live in Riverside!

After day one of the Biology of Behavior Workshop, Chad and some of the workshop participants talk about mistakes in tra... Read more

5 Feb 2019

1hr 24mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 18: More on Client Compliance

Episode 18: More on Client Compliance

This is a continuation of last week's episode about getting more compliance from dog training clients.

20 Feb 2019

48mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 29: Group Classes With Brent Dry

Episode 29: Group Classes With Brent Dry

Melbourne based dog trainer, Brent Dry and Chad discuss the value and challenges of teaching group classes

25 Mar 2020

1hr 43mins

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