Cog-Dog Radio

Mar 02 2025 394 ep. 34 mins 904
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Dog trainer, blogger, competitor.

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Do 99% of Dogs Have Behavior Problems? With Dr (Jessica) Perry Hekman

Mar 02 2025 46 mins  
A recent paper (The Prevalence of Behavior Problems in Dogs in the United States) claimed that over 99% of pet dogs have behavior problems. That number is staggering! But what does the data really say? In this crossover episode with the Functional Breeding Podcast Dr Perry Hekman and Sarah Stremming break down this spin on the data and what we might actually gleam from the numbers.

Dogs as Captive Animals Part Three: Radical Imagination

Feb 23 2025 18 mins  
Congratulations, you’ve taken the red pill. Now adjust your mind, then your behavior, and finally society to better serve the animals in our care, including ourselves. If you listened, let us know: what are your “red pill moments”? Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sarahstremming.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cogdogradio Music by AlexGroh

Dogs as Captive Animals Part Two: Does Animal Welfare Science Have it Right?

Feb 18 2025 8 mins  
The field of animal welfare science is expanding into and affecting the industry of pet dog behavior, and that is a good thing. But this science is not enough, and it is important to appraise what it can and can’t do before we as behavior professionals or guardians of captive dogs hang up our hat and claim we’ve done our best. Explore modern egg farming as a metaphor for keepin

Dogs as Captive Animals Part One: Dog More, Type Less

Feb 11 2025 12 mins  
In the first of a three part series about dogs as captive animals Sarah explores how we can better care for our dogs by encouraging them to “dog more” and respond to stress in breed-typical ways a little less. Does the border collie staring at cats have a better life than the one who doesn’t fixate on anything at all? Do terriers need to kill or fight to be happy? Are guardia

Patreon Minisode 3

Feb 06 2025 11 mins  
In this patreon question minisode Sarah addresses balancing chronic pain with high drive needs, a barking dachshund, a scared puppy, and more! Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sarahstremming.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cogdogradio Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Resilience and Tenacity Continued: States or Traits?

Feb 04 2025 19 mins  
Are resilience or tenacity fixed? What can we do to enhance resilience or inspire tenacity? Join Sarah as she dives into improving the welfare of dogs via the biopsychosocial model and how it applies to these traits (or states?) in dogs. https://www.physio-pedia.com/Biopsychosocial_Model https://www.companiondogproject.org/ Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sara

Resilience and Tenacity

Jan 28 2025 20 mins  
Dividing dog temperaments into four different combinations of resilience and tenacity is thought-provoking. Sarah has been doing this thought experiment for years and wants to welcome you to join it. https://www.companiondogproject.org/ Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sarahstremming.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cogdogradio Music by AlexGroh

Patreon Minisode 2

Jan 23 2025 13 mins  
How do I get my dog to look at scary stuff to process it? What should I do about my dog resource guarding in agility class? How do I get my lab to stop bringing me stuff? Help! My dog is showing aggression toward my kid! All this and more in the second ever patreon minisode of Cog Dog Radio. Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sarahstremming.com Join us on Patreon:

Consequences of Captivity with Kim Brophey

Jan 21 2025 73 mins  
So many behavior problems in our dogs are simply consequences of their life as captive animals. When we acknowledge this and take an animal welfare focused approach to their care we do best as professionals and guardians. In this dynamic conversation between Sarah and Kim they discuss this reality and what we can do about it. Find Kim’s work at famiydogmediation.com and email q

Household Harmony: It's Up to YOU

Jan 14 2025 19 mins  
Sarah is passionate about harmonious relationships between dogs in homes. Maintaining and fostering peace between highly driven individuals is not simple and something she takes very seriously. One thing that is missing in the thoughts of many professionals and guardians alike is the level of responsibility we should be placing on ourselves as the person who decided to integrate th