Good Dogs! ™

Dog Training is People Training All dogs are GOOD DOGS!  We believe it is people who have to be educated to understand dogs on their terms, to "bring out the good" in each dog so we can live together harmoniously. This show explores all aspects of communication between people and dogs --- whether they are K-9 partners in military work, purpose-bred and trained service dogs, competitors in dog sports, or pets --- from a newly-adopted senior dog or young puppy. Tracie is joined by co-host Carol Borden, a veteran of 60 years training people to train dogs. She is the founder of Guardian Angel Medical Service Dogs, which has trained dogs through her college accredited/VA approved curriculum to work inside the Pentagon and other Department of Defense facilities alongside disabled staff members. Carol has also personally competed in the demanding sport of Schutzhund and has trained ex-military and police K-9 handlers to work at Guardian Angel training service dogs. Theme song is "My One Best Friend" by Jasmine Tea. NOTE: The first 77 GOOD DOGS! shows in the library were co-hosted by Tracie with three veteran trainers --- Gayle Watkins, Lise Pratt and Marcy Burke --- who bred agility performance Golden Retrievers. Podcast also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon podcasts, and Audible. Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs - Logo-SMALL


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The K-9 Cop Who Choked His Own Canine Partner

Good Dogs! (04-28-2021) #6082: The first of two shows concerning a rogue South Carolina police officer who abused his K-9 partner. SPOILER ALERT: that cop has since been fired. Dog trainer Aimee Sadler discusses with Tracie a leaked video of a shocking “training event” from a few weeks ago in which a police K-9 officer in Salisbury, North Carolina is seen assaulting his own K-9 partner. He hangs the dog by the neck, cutting off his airway, then slings the dog over his shoulder by the neck, slams him against his vehicle, and finally slugs the dog in the head. Aimee and Tracie talk about whether this could have been the training the officer was allowed to inflict – since in the video he mentions not wanting to be seen.