How to help your dog behave with guests with Jeff Millman

How can you help your dog to like it--and behave well--when visitors come to your home? Zazie and Kristi are joined by dog trainer Jeff Millman, author of Triggers and Reactions: A Guide to Fixing Your Dog Behavior Problems, to chat about this common issue. This video is NOT sponsored but some links are affiliate ones, which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. #ad Get Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog: https://amzn.to/47dXhwg Get Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy: https://amzn.to/4fPxe0q Get Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy: https://amzn.to/4r24JBd Get the books mentioned in the show: https://www.amazon.com/shop/animalboo... -- Subscribe to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1odVNKn... -- Get my 7 secrets to a happy dog: https://companionanimalpsychology.ck.... -- We can't give advice on your pet so if you have concerns, see your veterinarian, reward-based dog trainer, or animal behaviourist as appropriate. -- As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. -- SHOW NOTES We talk about: Why having your dog jump on guests is in some ways a nice problem to have The behaviours we can teach them to do instead The signs to look for that would suggest that your dog is shy or fearful of guests How to use management when guests come over Understanding how to use desensitization and counter conditioning for fearful dogs How dog training culture has changed over the years and reward-based methods have become more popular What it was like to study at the original Academy for Dog Trainers and how much Jeff loved it and finally, we ask Jeff what he's been reading lately The books recommended by Jeff are: When Everyone Knows that Everyone Knows... Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life by Steven Pinker Never: A Novel by Ken Follett About Jeff Millman: Jeff Millman was always known as an animal fanatic since he was a little boy. After studying journalism, living in Alaska after college while living in a tent, working professionally as an internet consultant and creative director, he studied dog training with the world-famous Jean Donaldson in San Francisco in 2002. Since then, he has been honing his dog training craft while training thousands of dogs. He’s the author of three books, including the two-volume Triggers and Reactions: A Guide to Fixing Dog Behavior Problems. lives in Cary, NC with his two wonderful children, amazing wife, and English Shepherds, Sky and Storm. Jeff Millman's website: https://www.jeffmillman.com/