Pet Talk

On today's show Laurie pointed out how people stop learning new things as adults and why it's necessary to be open minded to successfully train your pet. A caller had an issue with a golden retriever who didn't listen well when excited and needed some suggestions about how to handle greetings at the door. The next caller wanted to convince Laurie that Labradors and Golden Retrievers were just too excitable to be trained and should just be loved and allowed to be uncontrollable . Laurie adamantly disagreed. Laurie recommended a product called SSCat to keep a cat off the counter. Another caller with a rescue Plott Hound wanted advice on handling his dog's random barking. The owner of 3 Bengal cats wanted help with the oldest urinating on a living room chair. A friend and fellow trainer called to partially agree with the premise that retriever breeds can be hard to train, and the last caller had used Laurie's help many years ago and wanted to share his positive experiences.