Problem Solving Unleashed
Rene Smith, a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant (CCBC-KA) with nearly a decade of experience working with aggressive dogs, brings a unique perspective to understanding behavior at both ends of the leash. Problem Solving Unleashed offers practical tools for good humans to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the nuanced realities of growth for dogs and their humans.
Episode 7: The Big Bark Theory
Houston, We Have a Barking Problem Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. In a recent session, I worked with a family navigating life with three Mini Aussies—sharp, aware, and constantly reacting to their world. Their biggest challenge? The male’s relentless barking at anything that moved past the fence. Pedestrians, squirrels,...
Episode 6: Training for the Most Likely
Plan for the worst - dream for the best - aim for the middle Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. You know that moment when your chair tips just enough to send a jolt through your system—but you don’t fall? Or when your foot barely misses a step and your whole body braces for impact—but you recover? Those almost moments...
Episode 5: Libraries and Mosh Pits
Truth About Dog Parks Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. This episode started with a simple question from my Uber driver: "What’s your take on dog parks?" I told him they’re great—if your dog loves mosh pits. Then, as the conversation unfolded, he said a phrase I have heard over and over again: "My dog is really sweet...
Why 'Walking Your Dog' Isn't Always the Best Solution
Magic Grass and Momentum: Grounding the Chaos Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. That Didn’t Go the Way I Thought It Would started as a long-running joke on myself—a tongue-in-cheek way of capturing how plans rarely go exactly as expected. But over time the title has proven to be surprisingly perfect. It’s the kind of name...
Episode 3: Lessons Between the Lines
Lessons Between the Lines Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. Life doesn’t wait for you to get it all figured out—it’ll throw seismic shifts your way whether you’re ready or not. But here’s the thing: every twist, every unexpected moment, hides lessons between the lines—quiet shifts that refine your approach and help you own...
Episode 2: Fail, Learn, Snack, Repeat
The 'Right Way' to Fail (Hint: There Isn’t One) Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. Life isn’t perfect, and neither are snacks (though they come close). People love to throw out advice like, “Don’t let failure take you down!” as if saying it magically erases the struggle. But this episode isn’t about glossy pep talks—it’s...
Trust the Process (and the Snacks)
Trust the Process—and If That Fails, Trust the Snacks. Problem Solving Unleashed: Practical tools to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the beautifully chaotic realities of growth—for both dogs and their humans. Let's figure out where we are, together Between work, family, and trying to carve out five minutes for yourself, it’s easy to keep moving without pausing to take stock. Speaking of milestones, I reached a new personal best this winter:...
Rene Smith, a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant (CCBC-KA) with nearly a decade of experience working with aggressive dogs, brings a unique perspective to understanding behavior at both ends of the leash. Problem Solving Unleashed offers practical tools for good humans to make training effective and approachable, while embracing curiosity, connection, and the nuanced realities of growth for dogs and their humans.