Demand barking is a type of barking that dogs do to get something they want, like a treat, toy, or attention. It happens because we've previously (accidentally) rewarded them for it. So what should you do if your dog is demand barking?

In this episode, we talk about:

• How dogs bark for different reasons, including watchdog barking and barking due to fear
• What demand barking is
• Why the phrase "demand barking" is actually a bit of a misnomer
• We give examples of demand barking, including when Zazie's dog Pepper does this
• We share ideas and tips for what to do about it
• Kristi talks about why she set up a course on this and what's included
• And finally we talk about the books we're reading.

The books we recommend in this episode are:

• Spoiler Alert: You're Gonna Die by Korttany Finn and Jacquie Purcell
• Junie: A Novel by Chelene Knight

Also mentioned in this episode:

• The episode on harmonious multidog households and resource guarding in dogs https://www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/episodes/17835523
• The episode on how to help your reactive or fearful dog https://www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/episodes/17695165
• The Hogan's Alley Society https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/

Learn more about Kristi Benson and her courses: https://www.kristibenson.com/

Learn more about Zazie Todd: https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/p/home.html

Get Zazie's books from all good bookstores or here: https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/p/books.html

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About the co-hosts:

Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.

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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.

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Dog sports are fun activities for you and your dog, but with so many to choose from, it can feel daunting to get started. We demystify dog sports with trainer Ayoka Bubar, a Rally Obedience judge who has taught (and tried) many different sports. She shares the details and tells us how to match sports to dogs.

We talked about:

• Why Ayoka loves dog sports
• Why dog sports are good for dogs
• We get examples: rally o, tricks training, barn hunt, and carting
• Which kinds of dogs and people these sports are best for
• The best place to start if someone is interested in trying a dog sport
• The role of a dog's breed in choosing a dog sport
• Which dog sports are suitable for reactive and fearful dogs
• What Ayoka has learned from doing so many different dog sports
• The kind of community that is found amongst dog sports people
• And as always, we get a book recommendation

Ayoka Bubar is an approved judge for the Canadian Association of Rally Obedience and she never passes up an opportunity to try a new sport with her Rottweilers. She has trained or trialed in Flyball, Agility, Tracking, Trick Titling, Herding, Rally Obedience, Mondioring, IGP, and Scentwork, so she is the perfect person to tell us about dog sports. As well, Ayoka believes that dog training should be fun for dogs and their humans, which we love to hear. And she likes to use positive reinforcement techniques to help handlers communicate more effectively with their dogs.

Learn more and get details of classes at https://ayokabubar.com/

Ayoka on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ayoka.bubar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theogrottendog/

Also mentioned in this episode:

Bark! The Science of Making Your Dog Happy by Zazie Todd. Available wherever books are sold.

Tricks classes by Erica Beckwith of A Matter of Manners Dog Training https://www.amatterofmannersdogtraining.com/

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About the co-hosts:

Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.

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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.

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The benefits of having more than one dog and what you should do to ensure everyone gets along. We talk about:

• How having another dog in the home can be beneficial for a dog
• How it can cause issues
• Disagreements between dogs are normal, just like people disagree
• What kind of disagreement is okay
• The mistake many people make which makes things worse
• How to make sure resources aren't a source of stress
• How to deal with dog fights and break them up
• Management can be life-saving for multi-dog homes
• On the fly training for polite interactions
• And as always, we recommend some books

The books recommended in this episode are:

How to P*** Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue

Birds of Coastal British Columbia by Nancy Baron and John Acorn

This episode topic was suggested by a listener. If you have ideas for things you'd like us to talk about, let us know!

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About the co-hosts:

Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.

Kristi Benson's website Facebook

Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.

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