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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 54 - Tails You Win: The Big Picture on Show Puppies and Tail Carriage

9/21/2026

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This episode is inspired by a fan comment on Episode 51: Teaching Show Puppies to Sit: Will The Real Show Stack Please Stand Up?

"I have found that even thinking about sitting in a breed like mine (Lakelands) leads to a slight relaxation of the tail which must be vertical or with slight curve toward head when baiting in the ring. It's a minor thing, but can make the difference between Winners and Reserve"

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Episode 53 - Avoiding Getting Puppies Back, Part Two: Breeder Perspectives and Insights

9/11/2026

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We’re continuing our conversation about why puppies get returned to breeders—and what we can do to help prevent that from happening.

This episode is about the perspectives breeders shared in response to the original question. It’s a wide-ranging discussion covering topics from whether breeders should offer refunds when a puppy is returned, to unexpected connections between pure positive trainers and Prozac, to how to give puppy owners the benefit of our wisdom without making them feel we're overstepping our bounds.

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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.

Puppy Culture Potluck Series

Episode 54 - Tails You Win: The Big Picture on Show Puppies and Tail Carriage

Episode 53 - Avoiding Getting Puppies Back, Part Two: Breeder Perspectives and Insights

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