Puppy Culture Potluck Podcast

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Puppy Culture Potluck Series

You bring the topics, we bring the discussion.

No time to read our Puppy Culture Discussion group every day? No problem! Now you can get highlights of the discussion group in podcast format.

I’m going to be grabbing questions from the discussion group that sparked interesting discussion and talk about them on air.

Who knows, some guests may drop in as well…

Episode 28 - Is It All In How We Raise Them? Re-thinking the Nature vs Nurture Debate.

12/9/2024

This week’s question is about whether doing Puppy Culture or any other early socialization program can guarantee good outcomes for puppies.

“…I was talking to a breeder about Puppy Culture and I told her that if she would just adopt the program, she would eliminate any temperament issues with her puppies. Am I right about this? Isn’t Puppy Culture a guarantee that puppies will have good outcomes?”

Episode 27 - How “Hands On” Should You Be With Neonate Puppies? Finding the Line Between Supporting and Interfering.

11/12/2024

This week’s question is about whether you’re supporting or interfering when you help mom with her neonate puppies:

“…I've noticed that you lay in the box with Velvet and provide significant assistance to her. Among many groups of breeders, there is a faction who strongly advise to essentially let Mom alone in the first days as she has instincts and knows what to do, and that the presence, participation, and assistance of humans may be bothersome to her.

So, I'm wondering if this is breed dependent? Or an individual preference?”

Episode 26 - Raw Feeding? You Might Be Over-Thinking This. Raw Diets for Puppies - Part Two

10/29/2024

This is part two of my podcast, answering many questions one of our fans sent in about raw feeding puppies.

Episode 25 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Raw Food? Raw Diets for Puppies - Part One

10/22/2024

This week’s episode is a fan request on feeding puppies a raw diet:

My breeder uses and recommended Puppy Culture as a resource for my partner and I, in preparation for our Toy Poodle pup that we'll be picking up in a week or so. We've completed your Puppy Owners Course, the Puppy Culture and Attention is the Mother films, and have started binging your podcast- love your stuff!

I'm wondering if you could make an episode on feeding dogs raw food. We plan to feed our pup raw (the breeder currently feeds raw) but it is a bit intimidating for people who are new to this diet! I'm wondering if you could cover a few things:

Episode 24 - Puppy Play Groups: Benefits and Realities

10/7/2024

This week’s conversation is the result of an interview that I did with Jean Donaldson a few weeks ago.

In it, Jean mentioned that it’s now a “thing” not to offer puppy play groups for puppies. The thought is that allowing puppies to play will make them less likely to pay attention to their owners.

Episode 23 - How Early Can You See a Puppy’s Personality? Breeder Observations and Advice

10/2/2024

This week’s question asks what the earliest is that breeders have observed consistent personality traits in a puppy:

“Out of curiosity, how early have you noticed personality traits developing in your litters that did stick around until the time they went to new homes or even beyond?

(Caveat: I know a puppy's personality truly doesn't settle until they are much older which is why temperament tests aren't predictive of adult temperament as we learn in PC.

This is just for fun / curiosity and because my current litter seem to be showing consistent temperaments at only 3 weeks and my last litter didn't really start to show that until around 5 weeks!)”

Episode 22 - Where Have All The Good Vets Gone? Helping Puppy Owners Navigate the "Corporate Takeover" of Vet Medicine

9/26/2024

This week’s podcast is a fan request about the concerns one breeder has about the “corporate takeover” of veterinary medicine and how that is affecting her puppy owners:

“What information and resources do you use to help your puppy buyers, especially new/first time dog owners, screen and select a veterinarian?

Episode 21 - Puppies Who Don't Bond With Their Owners

7/30/2024

This week’s podcast is about puppies and owners who can’t seem to bond. The original question is long, so here’s the gist of it:‌

“Functionally Mac is excellent. Crate/House training/Obedience excellent…He sleeps through the night. He is great at puppy classes...He is good with other people and dogs…He was good at the vets. No problems so far with loud noises or anything like that…The problem is that we have been unable to build a relationship with him. He doesn’t respond to affection at all. We find it hard to make his tail wag. He will briefly let us stroke him, but this usually ends with a bite. He is unwilling to let us pick him up. He will play enthusiastically with toys, but this will quickly progress to biting and frenzy…We have had rescue dogs before, we have had puppies before, but we have never experienced this lack of relationship…we have tried everything we can think of to improve the relationship... We fear that the situation will become worse”

Episode 20 - Finding the “Best” Trainer for Your Puppy Should Not Be Your First Priority

7/1/2024

This week’s topic is the significance of trainer certifications:‌

“Will knowing a trainer’s certification help you find the “Best” trainer?”

Episode 19 - Marrow Bones: Are they Safe to Give to Your Dog?

6/18/2024

This week’s question is about marrow bones:‌

“Looking for advice and information on giving puppies bones. I've heard so much conflicting information about the benefits and risks, but I'm thoroughly confused. A dog dentist once told me not to give my dog anything to chew on that I couldn't dent with my thumbnail. Yet here I see hooves and raw meaty bones being offered. Thoughts?”

Author

Jane Messineo Lindquist (Killion) is the director of "Puppy Culture the Powerful First Twelve Weeks That Can Shape Your Puppies' Future" as well as the author of "When Pigs Fly: Training Success With Impossible Dogs" and founder of Madcap University.

Jane has had Bull Terriers since 1982 and she and her husband, Mark Lindquist, breed Bull Terriers under the Madcap kennel name.

Her interests include dog shows, dog agility, gardening, and any cocktail that involves an infused simple syrup.

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