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    Paws & Reward Podcast

    Join Marissa Martino, certified dog behavior consultant (CDBC, CTC), of Paws and Reward on her podcast where she stops and reflects on behavior change, dog training, the human-canine bond, and the relationships with our loved ones!
    enMarissa Martino, CDBC, CTC75 Episodes

    Episodes (75)

    Ep 15: What Training Dogs Teaches Us About Life with Sarah Stremming

    Ep 15: What Training Dogs Teaches Us About Life with Sarah Stremming

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward catch up with Sarah Stremming of the Cognitive Canine. During this episode, they each share three life lessons they have learned from training their own dogs, working with clients and their dogs, and making careers of being behavior nerds. They share their challenges and successes regarding training, relationships, and life.   

    Ep 14: Human Behavior Change with Grisha Stewart

    Ep 14: Human Behavior Change with Grisha Stewart

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward interview Grisha Stewart about modifying human behavior. It's critical to understand how to modify human behavior since our behavior affects our dog's behavior. During the episode, they identify specific human behaviors that are important for communication and training success for you and your dog. They also talk about strategies to help you achieve these behaviors. Marissa and Grisha even explore this concept as it relates to our behavior in relationships with ourselves and others! 

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    Ep 13: Being an Advocate for Your Dog with Juliana Willems

    Ep 13: Being an Advocate for Your Dog with Juliana Willems

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward interview Juliana Willems of JW Dog Training & Behavior Consulting talk about what it means to be your dog's advocate. We explore our experiences being advocates for our dogs and talk about what makes this job necessary and challenging at times. We offer a list of considerations for our listeners so they can develop their own advocacy plan when engaging with strangers, practitioners, and family members. Find your voice and build trust with your dog today! 

     

    Ep 11: Supporting Everyone's Needs with Kayla Fratt

    Ep 11: Supporting Everyone's Needs with Kayla Fratt

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward interview Kayla Fratt of Journey Dog Training discuss how to provide your dog with the necessary daily enrichment while also taking into consideration what you need from the relationship as a pet parent. They share 6 different ways you can meet your dog's needs. They also share a list of questions to consider, inviting you to personalize this content to support you and your dog!

    Ep 10: Supporting your Dog's Physical Body with Lori Stevens

    Ep 10: Supporting your Dog's Physical Body with Lori Stevens

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward interview Lori Stevens. Lori is a professional dog trainer, canine fitness trainer, and animal massage practitioner. Lori specializes in supporting the aging dog; however, this podcast is for dogs of all ages! During the episode, we discuss how to proactively take care of your dog's physical body from the start. Lori shares several ways to support our aging dogs gracefully while also preparing us emotionally. 

     

    Ep 9: Living with Difficult Dogs with Lisa Mullinax

    Ep 9: Living with Difficult Dogs with Lisa Mullinax

    Living with a dog that requires a lot of training and management can be really hard on the pet parent. Most people did not bring a dog into their home to take on a training challenge. Join Marissa Martino interview Lisa Mullinax, a behavior consultant in Seattle, discuss what life is like living with challenging dogs and what to do in order to support yourself during the training process. A must-listen for all pet parents! 

    Ep 7: Taking Care of Yourself to Enhance the Human-Canine Bond with Emily Tronetti

    Ep 7: Taking Care of Yourself to Enhance the Human-Canine Bond with Emily Tronetti

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward interview Emily Tronetti of Coexistence Consulting in Bellevue, WA. They discuss two of their favorite topics: the human-canine bond and how to care for ourselves so we can support our best friends. 

    Emily is an anthrozoologist as well as a certified dog trainer. Emily shares the most recent research on the human-canine bond and how these amazing creatures are so in tune with us. Because of that, it's so important to take care of ourselves in order to support the relationship!  

     

    Ep 6: Your Dog's Emotional Threshold with Sarah Stremming

    Ep 6: Your Dog's Emotional Threshold with Sarah Stremming

    Join Marissa Martino of Paws & Reward interview Sarah Stremming of Cognitive Canine in Washington. In today's episode, they discuss how to work with your dog's emotional threshold during training. In order to make progress in our training sessions, we have to push at our dog's emotional edge in a safe way. But how far is too far and how do you know when we have passed the dog's threshold? 

    Sarah is a dog trainer, dog agility and obedience competitor, and dog behavior consultant. She travels the globe helping dogs and handlers understand each other better. She also has a well-known podcast Cog-Dog Radio that you should check out. 


     

    Ep 4: Nonviolent Communication for Everyone with Kathy Sdao

    Ep 4: Nonviolent Communication for Everyone with Kathy Sdao

    Join Marissa Martino interview one of her favorite mentors in the animal training industry, author of Plenty in Life is Free, Kathy Sdao. During the episode, they discuss what Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is and how we can use these principles when communicating with our canines and our loved ones.

    This approach resonates so much with Marissa and Kathy as it parallels and complements their shared philosophy when it comes to communicating and training with our dogs.



    Ep 3: Kids and Dogs Living in Harmony with Kirsten Kinsella

    Ep 3: Kids and Dogs Living in Harmony with Kirsten Kinsella

    Join Marissa Martino interview Kirsten Kinsella, a therapy dog trainer that works with children in NYC. Kirsten shares the tips and tricks that she uses to facilitate successful interactions between kids and dogs and the 5 things you can do today to build better bonds.

    **Please note: If you are a parent navigating the relationship between your kids and a dog that is displayed fear-related behaviors or even threat displays such as growling or snapping toward your children, this episode is not for you. Please visit the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (iaabc.org) website to search for a certified trainer near you in order to address this behavior concern safely.

    Ep 2: Healthy Dog Play with Mara Velez

    Ep 2: Healthy Dog Play with Mara Velez

    Join Marissa Martino interview Mara Velez of the Shelter Playgroup Alliance discuss what healthy and safe inter-canine interactions look like. This is a crucial topic for all pet parents to be aware of and pay mind to throughout their dog’s entire life. Mara shares how to facilitate safe interactions, what behaviors to be aware of, and when to intervene to keep play safe and positive.