Potential Unleashed (Humans & Hounds)
Sep 10, 2026 · 17 min · 8 segments
**If you’ve ever felt like you have a "problem dog" - this episode is for YOU!!** Knowledge is the key to practical real-life training solutions that don't cost the earth. Don't miss this episode of…
Understand me.
My name's Rachel.
Today's episode of the podcast, episode four, I'm going to dedicate to problem dogs or as they are described in some situations as problem dogs.
And I'm also going to talk through some of the common things that I've noticed as a dog trainer for 14 years and as a dog and pet photographer.
photographer for a similar period of time and also I guess a bit of a parallel and crossover in those worlds as a volunteer photographer taking photos of thousands of dogs during that time who found themselves in rescue groups surrendered by their owners due to a variety of reasons and commonly it was because lifestyle and also circumstances with regard to a puppy who had become very difficult to manage.
Common traits in terms of those situations I noticed were that a lot of the dogs that were finding themselves in rescues, regardless of their breed, were all of a similar age, what we would potentially describe as a teenager, which can be for each dog will be different, but as a bit of a guide between six and 18 months, some of the challenges depending on the development of the dog may be experienced during that time.
So I put up a post this week on my Facebook page just to explain that obviously a puppy when they come home is a very different dog to one that may have been through puppy preschool, may have gone on to do a little bit of training and as I said in my post at about six months old you could be forgiven for thinking that they're a fully trained dog because they've grasped a few of the concepts that have been taught and generally life looks pretty good and Sometimes at about six months old, it can feel like a lot of the things that your dog may or your puppy may have been taught have simply vanished without any particular explanation.
But what I wanted to touch on today was some of the things that I've noticed over that period of time as a dog trainer and some of the things I think that could be avoided if people had a bit more of an understanding of what to expect.
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Understand me.
My name's Rachel.
Today's episode of the podcast, episode four, I'm going to dedicate to problem dogs or as they are described in some situations as problem dogs.
And I'm also going to talk through some of the common things that I've noticed as a dog trainer for 14 years and as a dog and pet photographer.
photographer for a similar period of time and also I guess a bit of a parallel and crossover in those worlds as a volunteer photographer taking photos of thousands of dogs during that time who found themselves in rescue groups surrendered by their owners due to a variety of reasons and commonly it was because lifestyle and also circumstances with regard to a puppy who had become very difficult to manage.
Common traits in terms of those situations I noticed were that a lot of the dogs that were finding themselves in rescues, regardless of their breed, were all of a similar age, what we would potentially describe as a teenager, which can be for each dog will be different, but as a bit of a guide between six and 18 months, some of the challenges depending on the development of the dog may be experienced during that time.
So I put up a post this week on my Facebook page just to explain that obviously a puppy when they come home is a very different dog to one that may have been through puppy preschool, may have gone on to do a little bit of training and as I said in my post at about six months old you could be forgiven for thinking that they're a fully trained dog because they've grasped a few of the concepts that have been taught and generally life looks pretty good and Sometimes at about six months old, it can feel like a lot of the things that your dog may or your puppy may have been taught have simply vanished without any particular explanation.
But what I wanted to touch on today was some of the things that I've noticed over that period of time as a dog trainer and some of the things I think that could be avoided if people had a bit more of an understanding of what to expect.