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Cal of the Wild

Ep. 418: Houndations - How to Find the Right Training Style for You and Your Dog

Cal of the Wild

MeatEater

Education, Sports, Wilderness

4.89.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

This week, Tony talks about force-free versus balanced training, and the different ways we can mold our dogs into well-behaved companions.

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0:49.5

Hey, everyone.

0:50.4

Welcome to the Foundation's podcast.

0:52.0

I'm your host, Tony Peterson.

0:53.2

Today's episode is all about training styles and how to decide what is right for you and your dog.

1:04.7

This one's going to be kind of a fun one.

1:06.7

It'll probably piss some people off, though.

1:08.9

I don't know how to talk about the difference in training styles and not have that be the result, so I guess just doesn't really matter.

1:15.4

Thing is, there are a lot of different ways to train a dog, and one might really resonate with you, or more importantly, might really be what's necessary for your specific dog.

1:25.2

So buckle up, because that's what I'm going to talk about right now.

1:34.4

One of the weirdest things that has happened to me is that I realized how much I like to coach sports teams.

1:40.0

I guess I should explain that better.

1:41.8

I really enjoyed coaching my daughters on their sports teams up until they got a little too good for my skill level and my travel schedule made it almost impossible to really commit to the gig.

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