The Davidthedogtrainer Podcast
Oct 6, 2026 · 51 min · 11 segments
Today we discuss a recent serious behavior modification success we have been having. Then the podcast turns into a live training session with David's Malinois Vito.
David TirpakHostJoshHost
I think these have been some really important topics because as we're looking at the industry as a whole, directions that it's gonna go in, stuff like that-
Mm
Good job.
[laughs]
We have to be aware of some of these things, like being realistic about setting expectations with our clients-
Mm
Yeah
... um, being realistic about, I think Tyler pointed it out really well in the last episode, of like best case, worst case, right? There is a spectrum in which the training can work out with your dog.
Right.
Right? And just because we don't hit a point where your dog is magic wand waved, magically cured, doesn't mean that the program is not successful.
Mm.
Yeah.
Um, but the more we try to paint that there is this magic cure where you will never have to worry about anything ever again with your dog, the, the, the worse we're making it out to be for ourselves-
Sure
... and the more ammunition we're giving the force-free community when inevitably they see or hear or experience some of the areas where the training doesn't go exactly as planned with things.
And then they use that as ammunition of like, "You said that the dog was rehabbed."
Yeah.
I think these have been some really important topics because as we're looking at the industry as a whole, directions that it's gonna go in, stuff like that-
Mm
Good job.
[laughs]
We have to be aware of some of these things, like being realistic about setting expectations with our clients-
Mm
Yeah
... um, being realistic about, I think Tyler pointed it out really well in the last episode, of like best case, worst case, right? There is a spectrum in which the training can work out with your dog.
Right.
Right? And just because we don't hit a point where your dog is magic wand waved, magically cured, doesn't mean that the program is not successful.
Mm.
Yeah.
Um, but the more we try to paint that there is this magic cure where you will never have to worry about anything ever again with your dog, the, the, the worse we're making it out to be for ourselves-
Sure
... and the more ammunition we're giving the force-free community when inevitably they see or hear or experience some of the areas where the training doesn't go exactly as planned with things.
And then they use that as ammunition of like, "You said that the dog was rehabbed."
Yeah.
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