This month Corey McCusker is joined by Sue Sternberg, a renowned canine behavior expert and shelter dog advocate with over 40 years of experience. Together, they delve into the evolving challenges dogs and their owners face in rapidly growing communities, exploring how changes in the environment affect canine behaviour and well-being.
In this episode of Muttz with Mannerz Canine Training Academy podcast you’ll discover.
- Instincts matter: A dog’s instincts significantly influence their behavior and interactions with the world.
- Breed type matters: Understanding a dog’s breed type reveals their needs, tendencies, and the roles they were originally developed to perform.
- You cannot train your way out of a breed: Training can shape behavior but cannot override traits rooted in a dog’s genetics.
- Unique breed challenges: Northern breeds, hounds, terriers, and sporting types each present distinct challenges based on their natural instincts—like prey drive, wandering tendencies, or high energy levels. Recognizing these traits helps ensure appropriate outlets and support.
Listen to the podcast for an enlightening conversation packed with practical advice and heartfelt stories that celebrate the bond between humans and their furry companions.
Resources
Sue Sternberg www.suesternberg.com
Sue’s books and DVD’s available through www.Dogwise.com and
www.TawzerDog.com.
The Biology of Dogs Dr. Tim Lewis
https://www.amazon.ca/Biology-Dogs-Gonads-Through-Ganglia/dp/1617812765
https://www.audible.ca/pd/Biology-of-Dogs-Audiobook/B0DF99LMK5
Sniffspot
https://www.sniffspot.com/
Sporting Dectection Dog Association
Biographies
Special guest- Sue Sternberg
Sue has been working in shelters and as a dog trainer since 1981. Sue was the 2016 recipient of the APDT’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She founded the shelter featured in the HBO documentary: Shelter Dogs. Her over 40 years of canine behavior experience includes as a dog control officer, behavior consultant at the ASPCA, shelter owner, successful competitor in a variety of dog sports (with Nose Work being her current wild favorite) and a teacher of dog trainers world-wide. She has published many books and DVDs on all aspects of dog behavior, training and assessments, available through www.Dogwise.com and www.TawzerDog.com.
Her latest book from Dogwise, is Assessing Aggression Thresholds in Dogs —Using the Assess-A-Pet Protocol to Better Understand Aggression. Sue has been developing and refining assessment techniques for decades to help shelter workers and trainers determine the likelihood that a dog will engage in aggressive behaviors. This book includes Sue’s newest protocols based on the theory that sociability is the key predictor of a dog’s potential for aggression.
Sue’s newest DVD project is a giant, lifetime video collection of discrete behaviors serving as a catalog of body language—over three hours of an intensive study guide to dogs, available through Dogwise.
Your Host:
Corey McCusker, Canine Coach
Corey’s passion for helping humans and dogs excel led her to take a leap of faith and leave her corporate job in 2006 to start two coaching companies. She works with business leaders & high-performance teams, as well as canines. Corey’s 30 years of diverse experience includes over 15 years of dog training, 22 years of corporate experience, and the last 13 years as a successful Solopreneur delivering a niche service coaching high-performing leaders, athletes, and canines to achieve their goals.
Corey’s roles have included Senior Manager, Dog Trainer, Vet Assistant, Group Tour Leader, and Mental Performance Coach. She believes in giving back to the community and over many years has volunteered at the Toronto Humane Society and the OSPCA. Currently, she is active with Markham Fair, and Stouffville Ladies Floor Hockey League, and was proud to be an evaluator for St. John Ambulance Dog Therapy Program. She also held the position of Director of Communications on the Canadian Association for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives.
Corey has made Stouffville her home for the last 18 years and shares it with Mike, her partner, two step-daughters, Karla and Alison, Skye, her 2-year-old Manitoba Mutt, plus her two energetic kittens, Dino and Demi. She stays active with her two businesses and when not with the canines or family she loves playing floor hockey with the ladies or golfing with Mike.
Contact
Muttz with Mannerz – https://muttzwithmannerz.com
Corey’s Email – corey@muttzwithmannerz.com
Join Corey each month for the Women and Dog Circle Free Meetups you can register here >> https://www.seewhatshecando.com/women-and-dogs-circle