Kathy Santo's Dog Sense

Mar 07 2022 63 ep. 20 mins 28

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I’m your host Kathy Santo and I’m here to teach you everything I’ve learned in my three plus decades of training dogs, their families, competing in dog sports, writing about dogs, and being a guest on radio and TV shows.

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Trainer Roundtable Q&A Session (Part 3)

Mar 07 2022 24 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Today's episode is another super special one, because, yesss, it's part 3 of our amazing Q&A! 💪 If you've watched part 1 and 2 (if you haven't yet, what are you waiting for?? 🙈) then you know what's waiting for you: A lot of laughs and new things to learn from our awesome trainers! Are you ready to lea

Why You Should Teach Your Dog Doorway Protocols

Feb 28 2022 17 mins

Hello everyone, Sarah and Kathy here! 🙌 And today, we're back with another amaaazing episode of Dog Sense. What are we discussing, you ask? 🤔 Well, today, Sarah and I are talking about .... drum rolls please 🥁 .... doorway protocols! Does your dog go running towards the door whenever you open it? 🥴 Does he not understand that sliding your glass door open is NOT 🙅 an

Trainer Roundtable Q&A Session (Part 2)

Feb 21 2022 22 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Today's episode is another suuuuuper special one. 🤩 Why is that? Because .... *DRUMROLL* 🥁.... It's part 2 of our Q&A!! If you've been following us then you know that two weeks ago, we had a Q&A session with all of our NJ senior trainers where we answered your most burning questions!!! 💪 And the goo

Training Your Dog to LOVE the Car

Feb 14 2022 16 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Let me ask you a quick question before we start. Is your dog afraid of the car? Does he get agitated every time you even think about taking him on a ride? 🤔 If you've answered "yes" and "YES!", then you're in the right place, because your dog might have car fear/phobia 😯, and that is exactly what Sara

Trainer Roundtable Q&A Session

Feb 07 2022 20 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Today's episode is a suuuuuper special one. 🤩 Why is that? Because .... Drum roll please! 🥁 It's Sarah and my first ever Q & A episode featuring ALL THE NJ KSDT SENIOR TRAINERS!!! 🎉 Yes friends, you've asked and we listened! We’re so excited to showcase all of their training knowledge, expertise,

How to Make Your Dog Love His Bath

Jan 31 2022 19 mins

Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Today's topic is something you're going to love (but your dog may not!): “Dog bath time!!” 🛁 Yes friends, the dreaded bath. Does your dog run away every time he sniffs even a hint of shampoo? Does he stand there hating his life while you're trying to get him as clean 🧼 as possible, as quickly as possib

Can Your Dog Become a Therapy Dog?

Jan 24 2022 28 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Today, Sarah and I (plus our superguest, Stacey Samela 😎), will be discussing a subject near and dear to our hearts: Therapy dogs! Therapy dogs are amazing! And if you've been thinking about training your best friend to become one, then you're in the right place. 🤩 You might be asking yourself questions li

Teaching Children and Dogs How to Interact Properly

Jan 17 2022 37 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Dog Sense! 🙌 Let me ask you a question: Does your dog get along with children? If your answer was a resounding "no", then this episode is for you, especially if you’re a parent. 👊 You can't simply introduce children to a dog and hope everything goes smoothly. 🤷 Not only do you have to teach your children to be sa

Training Tips for Cautious Canines

Jan 10 2022 22 mins

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Dog Sense. 🙌 But before we get to it, we want to wish you a happy new year!! 🎉🥳 2022 is here, and we hope you're as excited about it as we are. And to start the year right, Sarah and I will be sharing with you some tips on how to work with a fearful, or nervous dog.🐶 Plus, we're once again joined by the amazing

Puppy Fitness

Jan 03 2022 16 mins

Hello everyone, Kathy and Sarah here! 🙌 We're back with another super fun episode of Dog Sense. Are you excited? Because we are!! 🤩 And, guess what? We are once again joined by the amazing Nikki, so, you already know it's going to be a great episode! 💪 Today, the three of us will be discussing puppy fitness, or, as one of my students refers to it: Pumping iron for puppies