The Positive Belgian (Natasja Lewis DipCABT)
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| Pub. Date | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2021 | Introducing the Positive Belgian Podcast | 00:22:58 | |
In this Introductory Episode, your host Belgian Shepherd Dog Specialist, Experienced Belgian Shepherd Breeder, and Author Natasja Lewis, explains her reasons for starting the Belgian Shepherd and gives you a sneaky preview by sharing a couple of snippets for 2 of my upcoming episodes. | |||
| 12 Mar 2021 | Episode 1: Train The Belgian In Front Of You with Kerry Ward | 00:56:45 | |
In this first episode, your host Belgian Shepherd Dog Breed Specialist Natasja Lewis chats to Kerry Ward of the FairyDogMother Leeds about her failed protection dog and rescue, Malinois Bruce. | |||
| 31 Mar 2021 | Episode 2: Embracing Reward based training with Eric Brad | 01:11:58 | |
Today your host, Belgian Shepherd Breed Specialist, Natasja Lewis is joined by Eric Brad CDPT-KA. Eric Brad is a dog trainer, writer, blogger and Canine Nation podcast host. Eric is known for his articles on Canine Nation and the Canine Nation Podcast. | |||
| 28 May 2021 | Episode 6: Down the Ethics Rabbit Hole with Jo-Rosie Haffenden | 01:25:30 | |
In today's episode, your host Belgian Shepherd Dog Specialist Natasja Lewis chats to the lovely Jo-Rosie Haffenden from the School of Canine Science. We cover Jo-Rosie's introduction to Nando's Mali Fizz and how they ended up with 2 Malinois each. as we chatted we tackled Puppy Teething, the A22 aggression gene which is prevalent in the Malinois breed, frustration when training dogs and we discuss ethics in dog training coming to a surprising conclusion. | |||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Episode 3 Training IPG Positively with Corrine Wrend | 01:13:58 | |
In today's episode, your host Belgian Shepherd Dog Specialist Natasja Lewis chats to the lovely Corrine Wrend. Corinne competes in IPG with her positively trained Malinois and we chat about training Belgians in protection sports using positive reward-based training methods. We explore the differences between the traditional compulsion training methods so common in protection sports and positive training methods as well as looking at the advantages and disadvantages of using a reward-based system to teach this discipline. | |||
| 03 May 2021 | Episode 4 All Things Belgian with Kamal Fernandez | 01:25:07 | |
In today's episode, your host Belgian Shepherd Dog Specialist Natasja Lewisis joined by World Renowned Sports Dog Coach Kamal Fernandez. In this gem of an episode, we chat about how Kamal was introduced to Belgian Shepherds and he regales his first encounter with the breed. As we continue our conversation we discuss competing with Belgians, breeding and finding the right homes for the pups, we look at the differences between Border Collies and Malinois, and we touch on a myriad of other related topics in this mammoth chat that lasted for way longer than either of us anticipated. | |||
| 14 May 2021 | Episode 5: The Live One - Surviving Teenage Belgians | 01:29:24 | |
To celebrate the launch of the Positive Belgian Podcast I brought you a YouTube Live which was a recording of the podcast with three very special guests to discuss the Teenage Belgian and share with you our tips for surviving this stage of the Belgian Shepherd's development. | |||