Tara's story on how she became a dog trainer, plus information on dog training that YOU can use! It's here! Get the show here or subscribe to the podcast by copying the link from XML button on the right into you favorite podcatching client.

Here's what we talked about:

00:00 Intro
00:42 Doggie obsession/How it all started
02:37 Our dog Toby
03:33 Our dog Kyler
04:30 Tara's philosophy on choosing a dog
05:07 Volunteering at a shelter
06:10 How Tara got into dog training
08:04 Looking for our first dog training class for Toby
09:07 Kyler training
10:04 What training is
11:20 Looking into training for your dog
12:54 Training DVDs (Here's a highly rated one but we haven't watched it before and therefore do not necessarily endorse it's methods)
13:38 Training class advantage
14:32 Tara teaches champions
15:05 The training class is actually NOT where you do training
16:05 Dog training amidst distractions and for socialization
16:50 Send us your dog related questions!
17:54 Spay or neuter your dog
18:06 Outro

Please leave some voicemails, emails or comments for Tara to address on the next show and thanks for listening!