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After taking the fall off from podcasting, Erin and I are back! Monthly podcast episodes are coming your way where Erin and I talk about all things dog training.

Have you heard people or trainers justify the use of pain in training by saying things along the lines of "the mother dog corrects puppies, so we... "?

In this episode Erin and I tackle that concept, and take a few tangents along the way, as usual.

If you have a topic you'd like to have our take on, please reply to this email and let me know.

I hope you enjoy this and that it inspires you to think about the 'why's of dog training methods.

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Christina

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