Unleashed & Unhinged

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Welcome to ”Unleashed & Unhinged”, the ultimate podcast for dog lovers and enthusiasts! I’m Ian Shivers, a passionate behaviour consultant, mentor to fellow dog professionals, podcaster, and self-confessed animal geek. Based in Sydney, I’m the founder of Bondi Behaviourist, a leading dog training company serving the entire city. I also fo-founded Canine C.A.R.E.givers, an innovative online platform where the human end of the leash can access valuable training and behaviour resources. On top of that, I’m proud to have co-founded Mutley, an inclusive platform and community dedicated to supporting the fantastic professionals in our industry. And if that weren’t enough, I’ve decided to dive into the podcasting world with this show. Each episode, I’ll delve deep into a fascinating dog-related topic and explore it thoroughly. So, if you’re as crazy about dogs as I am, tune in to ”Unleashed & Unhinged”, I hope you enjoy the journey!

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Epidose 42: Anthony De Marinis - How Predictability and Clarity Help Our Dogs

Mar 03 2024 77 mins

Anthony De Marinis is a certified professional trainer (CDBC, ADT, LFDM, FFCP), Certified Dog Behavior Consultant- IAABC, Accredited Dog Trainer- IAABC, Licensed Family Dog Mediator, Fear Free Certified Animal Trainer and one of the nicest guys in our awesome industry. I have loved watching Anthony's social media and learning from him online through various webinars over the past c

Episode 41: Canine Caregivers - Dr Emily Lucas Of The Whole Hound - Why Would We Choose Medication Over Punishment?

Feb 26 2024 35 mins

Dr Emily Lucas owns and operates The Whole Hound, a unique service in Sydney because she is both a vet and a trainer. Emily is someone that I feel lucky to consider a colleague in this industry, her wealth of knowledge on dogs, dog training and medicine is astounding. In this episode we talk about behaviour medication. An often controversial topic that we thought we'd make even spi

Episode 40: Canine Caregivers - Reactivity Week

Feb 19 2024 26 mins

Dominique Hone of Canine Caregivers joins me again for another Canine Caregivers episode. In this episode we discuss "Reactivity Week". The joys of pre-recording an episode and it getting released no where near the actual week we probably should have released it... but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is an important topic and what we covered in this episode can suppo

Episode 39: Mike Purcell - When Two Dog Trainers Are About to Have Children - What Do We Do?

Feb 12 2024 109 mins

Mike Purcell is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer(CPDT-KSA) and a proud U.S. Veteran, his team is driven by an unwavering passion for dogs and an unyielding commitment to their well-being. Mike is a family man and at the time of recording this, we were both had children on the way so we thought it was a great opportunity to talk all things kids and dogs. We talked about the prep

Episode 38: Canine Caregivers - The Bridge Of Trust

Feb 05 2024 33 mins

Dominique Hone of Canine Caregivers joins me again for another Canine Caregivers episode. In this episode we discuss "The Bridge of Trust". The bridge of trust is a concept that Dominque talks a lot about with her clients. It is what strengthens the bond and communication between both ends of the leash and ultimately is at the core of the relationship. Trust is earned and listening

Episode 37: Hannah Branigan - Positive Reinforcement And Obedience

Jan 29 2024 63 mins

Hannah Branigan is someone that I have personally learned a lot from. I have listed to every single episode of her awesome podcast "Drinking From the Toilet" which is a fascinating deep dive into the use of postive reinforcement in a variety of contexts. It's also a really cool show because over time, you really feel like you're getting to know Hannah which in my opinion, everyone

Episode 36: Canine Caregivers - Resource Guarding - Food Against Humans

Jan 22 2024 29 mins

Dominique Hone of Canine Caregivers joins me again for another Canine Caregivers episode. In this episode we discuss "Resource Guarding" In particular, resource guarding food against humans.. Unfortunately there is still lots of really bad advice floating around out there given to dog owners that can make this so much worse and in attempts to prevent this, are actually INCREASING t

Episode 35: Jill Hassevoort - Cooperative Care

Jan 15 2024 71 mins

Jill Hassevort is a Certified Training Partner through Karen Pryor Academy and holds a BA from the University of Michigan. It was during her time at U of M that she spent a summer living with a dog (named Jack) for the first time ever. Her time with him led her to understand how amazing dogs are as a species. Later, Jill adopted a dog, an American Staffordshire Terrier, also named

Episode 34: Canine Caregivers - Can You Reward Fear?

Jan 08 2024 26 mins

Dominique Hone of Canine Caregivers joins me again for another Canine Caregivers episode. In this episode we discuss "Can You Reward Fear?". When people are discussing how to handle unwanted behaviours, too often we hear people and even some misguided professionals give the advice... "Don't do that to them then, you'll reward the behaviour and make them want to feel scared again".

Episode 33: Train Your Dog To Wait From A Young Age

Jan 01 2024 19 mins

There are some skills that just make life easier and being able to buy ourselves time is something that I think we would all love to be able to do more easily. One thing that I see people consistently struggling with their dogs is that they often feel rushed by their dog. But it really doesn't have to be this way. Now of course if our dogs NEED something, then we should move at the