This is the puppy training podcast episode number 89 socialization tips.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

And I'm here to help you every step of the way.

This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your

host, Amy Jensen. Hi, welcome to the puppy training podcast. I'm so excited that you're here today.

We are talking about one of my favorite topics when it comes to working with dogs. It's something

that I'm very passionate about. I think it's super

important. And my trainer, Barbara, also feels the same way. And so I brought her on the podcast

today to share some ideas that she has surrounding it. So welcome, Barbara. Thanks for joining me today.

Thanks, Amy. It's great to be here. We're excited to get to know you a little bit.

So before we jump into socialization, will you just tell us a little bit about yourself and how long you've been working with dogs?

Sure.

Well, I've had dogs all my life, like a lot of people.

And about 10 years ago, I decided I really wanted to train service dogs.

So I went to the Bergen University of K-9 Studies and got a degree as an assistant dog trainer.

And I've been training since in various organizations.

And my last service dog training job was Paws for Purple Hearts, and I was in San Antonio, Texas. And unfortunately, COVID came along and I wanted to come back to California. And here I

am working for you now. And I'm just, I love this job and I love talking to all of our clients.

It's really fun. Yeah, I know they enjoy you as well. We get a lot of good feedback about your

one-on-one sessions and how much

they love Barbara. So all the work you do. Well, what's your favorite thing to train a dog to do

in all of your experience? Well, I love service dog training. I think it's really challenging to get

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