Episode 89: Shock Collar Debate

Victoria shares details about the 2020 UK Dog Behaviour Conference, including new and returning fascinating speakers and a teaser for a brand new important training protocol she will be revealing at the conference.

Also, a discussion about the new research being done to confirm how dogs understand spoken human languages. Victoria shares her thoughts about the public discussion regarding whether shock collars should be used in dog training, including the conversation she had in a radio interview with the Radio Pet Lady recently on the topic and misconceptions about what positive training is (and isn't) in the great debate about dog training methods.

Victoria shares details about the Victoria Stilwell Academy Dog Trainer Course and its new structure of online curriculum plus optional in-person track, and Holly talks about the Kindness Is Powerful message.