While Forrest and Josh were in town and we had a live audience, we all thought it would be a great idea to have some beers and talk about our training lives and some deep thoughts in between on our seminar panel.  Discussions were intense and a little emotion came to the surface at times, however it was a great time to have a room full of passionate people sit with each other and have the comfort to reminisce on why we came to be here, why we stay and how we can help to look after others and ourselves.

Thank you to everyone for participating in this event.  we hope to do more of these in the future.

Forrest Micke and Josh Moran who have both been on the show before and are no strangers to many Australian folks who have been to their seminars, bought their DVD’s through Leerburg and have done online coaching are now on Australian shores ready for their first joint seminar in Dural NSW.

In this episode we talk about what’s important in training while having a little fun together which we always tend to do.

Something slightly different from our usual show however, very relevant as it’s something that has an effect on all most people at one stage or another.  The dog industry can be exciting and challenging however, it can also be intimidating and reckless at times as egos are often unchecked.  Keeping Sane should be at the top of your priorities to maintain happiness.

It’s important to not ignore the signs of feeling burnt out and then knowing what to do before serious health issues start effecting your quality of life.

In any event, we always encourage people to seek out suitable health professionals at anytime, for any reason if you’re feeling overwhelmed for longer periods than normal.

As promised, we follow up with our good friend Jasmine Whiting to find out how she’s been getting on with life and her career in the dog training industry.

Jas, has been getting busy getting on with life with some big goals in her future and some big ones she’s already either made headway on or is getting into them now.

We’re impressed with how far she’s come in a short time.

Great to chat with our mate Forrest Micke who is not far away from returning to Australian shores for another educational super show. Forrest took a small break from the industry to catch up with other interests so we spoke about that in some detail.

Forrest has been well know in the industry as a very successful artistic trainer with his own flair in engagement, particularly in heeling, of which he has released several videos through Leerburg.

In this episode we get down to the topic of communication and how that can effectively enhance or breakdown by the very systems implemented between handler / trainer / dog.

It been a big 3 weeks of seminars with Chad and Jay, however Jay already headed home and Chad dropped in with Pat prior to the big flights back to the US. We got to reminisce a little about weeks gone by and just discuss thoughts about what’s been happening in the dog training industry in general.

While he is still in the country, we grabbed Jay Jack to further elaborate his theory on the layered stress model that he and Chad Mackin refer to. Join us for a fun session with an entertaining breakdown on how it works and what it means to owners so they can better understand why their dog may have reacted

The awesome foursome are all together to discuss life, dogs, training and cockatoos. Jay and Chad were kind enough to hang back after a full days seminar to do a show with us in front of an audience.