Leashes and Management Tools
With Renee Rhoades
Follow Los Angeles-based Certified Dog Trainer Susan Light as she seeks to learn from the industry’s best and become worthy of the title: Sensei of the Doggy Dojo!!
Susan interviews experts from all over the world about their specialties in the Dog world and shares the conversations with you, the dog lover!
Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB
Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.
Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders.
She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.
She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician’s Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.
Legal Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute advice or professional services by either the host nor any of the guests.
Website: https://drlisaradosta.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlisaradosta/
Recommends: Dr. Evan Maclean, Director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center https://dogs.arizona.edu/people/dr-evan-maclean
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How to Choose A Leash
We’re back talking about Equipment! Leashes, Crates, Tethers, Baby Gates, and more! My guest, Renee Rhoades of R Plus Dogs, has really informative insights on them all! Equipment can be a controversial topic in Dog Training, there are a lot of conflicting opinions! That’s why it’s so important to really understand the options, what they do, and pros and cons of using them!!
About the Guest
Renee Rhoades at R+Dogs is a qualified & certified virtual canine behaviour consultant specialising in reactivity, aggression and general fears/phobias. R+Dogs is committed to reward-based methods rooted in ethics and positive welfare. Renee’s adoration for dogs began early in life. In her teens she started volunteering in shelters before going on to become a certified veterinary technician. While working in the veterinary industry Renee realized that she had a passion for understanding dog behavior so she decided to pursue it. In 2018, Renee opened her business R+ Dogs with great local success until COVID forced her to re-strategize the way that she was able to help dog guardians.
Now for the last 2 years, Renee has almost exclusively been offering her expertise and guidance in the form of virtual consultations to dog guardians around the world. She has not come across any behavior concern that cannot be improved via working virtually. As Renee loves to say that she works for positive change for both ends of the leash because the only way to give our dogs the best life possible is by understanding them first. Continued education is very important to Renee and she dedicates herself to hundreds of hours each year on improving her knowledge and skills. This year Renee is due to graduate from her Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Masters degree along along with taking several other further education opportunities such as becoming a Certified Family Dog Mediator.
More From Renee Rhoades
Website: www.rplusdogs.com
IG: www.instagram.com/r.plus.dogs
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About the Host
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