Welcome to the Absolute Dog Sex and a Squirrel podcast. I'm Lauren Langman. I'm one of the world's leading dog trainers and it's my mission to help owners become their dog's top priority. In each episode, you'll discover how to gain trust and

communicate with your dog like never before, creating unbreakable bonds that make you the most

exciting part of their world. Okay, we're talking problems, we're talking problem holidays,

and you know what, I've had a problem day to the point that at 5.30 I'm in my pajamas.

I actually was like, this is it. There is to be

no more. I've had such a long day and problem after problem after problem. And I don't

know about you, but sometimes you meet people and for every solution, there is a problem. Yes.

And there is no making things right. And there is nothing that is going to solve the problem that they're in.

And your solution will be just met with another problem. Now, I know, Michelle, you've been joined

by many a person with their dog taking them on holiday. We're going to run through some of the

common and typical scenarios that people come across or people have before they go on holiday. Mm're going to run through some of the common and typical scenarios that people come

across or people have before they go on holiday and some of our possible solutions, which may

have future problems, but we're going to hope that we can solve the problems for people and

enable them to be able to have a holiday of their dreams. So what sort of problems do people

have pre and whilst being on

holiday? So the most common struggle that people have with their dogs is reactivity, barking at people,

barking at dogs, and just barking at everything. And a lot of people feel really isolated with it.

And they just don't know what to do. They're conflicted. They want to go out with their dog but if they go out with their dog then the dog starts lunging and barking and it's just no fun. I was thinking with the little dog earlier today. His name is Ernie. I hope Honey does get to come with us on holiday. He hasn't decided yet so hopefully we'll get a call back soon to say Ernie's booked. Ernie is four years old. He's a rehome. His owners have had a difficult

time with him. And one of the biggest concerns is when they come on holiday, can we do anything?

Because he's already a four-year-old dog and he's already got reactivity struggles and issues.

And he's obviously been practised him a little while. Like these are not brand new to him. They are brand new to him as his new family, but the problems have probably been there and established for a little while. What do you think? Oh, absolutely. We can for sure help them. And the owner's probably nervous that they're going to come here and there's going to be dogs around. There's going to be people around and they're just not going to accomplish anything. But I've had experience with my own dogs. I've had lots of experience with many, many people that have come here on holiday. And we set them up for success. That's the first thing we want people to know is they don't have to worry, we've got their back. So they're in a safe environment. it's great for the dogs to learn. And that's saying that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Oh, you absolutely can.

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