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		<description>Kati Peppe, owner of Diamond K9 Dog Training in southern Maine, shares her thoughts on all things dog.  Brutally honest, these harangues are enlightening, entertaining, and inspiring.  Kati is passionate about dog training and behavior, and even more passionate about sharing the truth with the world even though so many people get their panties in a twist about it.If you&#039;ve ever struggled with your dog or wondered why the dog training advice out there doesn&#039;t seem to work, this podcast is for you! Served with a little salt and lots of love.</description>
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	<title>Only One End Of The Leash Can Have Control</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we tend to treat certain moments like they are unimportant because they are brief in nature (like walking to the car) but the fact is ALL moments are important, and all moments are learning moments. But at the core, I think it&#8217;s really unnatural for people to communicate physically because as humans we primarily communicate verbally. Your dog will absolutely take control if you aren&#8217;t in control and you can only accomplish that if you physically communicate and enforce]]></description>
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	<title>The Biggest Factor In Success With Your Dog</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 02:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Love the show? Sign up to access our new exciting Xtra content! This content is unique and is ONLY available to our paid subscribers. Subscriptions are only $3/month! You can also just sign up to make a small donation monthly if you want to support the podcast. Or, if you can&#8217;t do that right now, just hit subscribe in your favorite app and tell a friend about the show! Any support in any form from our]]></description>
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	<title>Our Favorite E-collar Question: What Level?</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Okay. This is the most common question, at least after &#8220;when can we take the e-collar off?&#8221; Neither question has a straight answer, either. But I think the most succinct response is you can take it off when you can take it off (might be never) and the right level is the one that works (in most cases). Most people don&#8217;t realize that we can use our e-collars (aka big, scary shock collars) in a variety]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Okay. This is the most common question, at least after &#8220;when can we take the e-collar off?&#8221; Neither question has a straight answer, either. But I think the most succinct response is you can take it off when you can take it of]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Okay. This is the most common question, at least after &#8220;when can we take the e-collar off?&#8221; Neither question has a straight answer, either. But I think the most succinct response is you can take it off when you can take it off (might be never) and the right level is the one that works (in most cases). Most people don&#8217;t realize that we can use our e-collars (aka big, scary shock collars) in a variety]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The &#8220;Not To Do&#8221; List- 5 Common Strategies You Can Do Without</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Here is a list of 5 rather random things that I hear people say they are doing VERY frequently. And they are things I wouldn&#8217;t recommend. These things are usually not helpful and often even make things much worse. 5-Tethering your puppy or dog to you all day This is supposed to strengthen your bond and &#8220;reduce freedom&#8221; but really it helps create a needy dog with potential separation issues. It also allows you to actually]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Here is a list of 5 rather random things that I hear people say they are doing VERY frequently. And they are things I wouldn&#8217;t recommend. These things are usually not helpful and often even make things much worse. 5-Tethering your ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Here is a list of 5 rather random things that I hear people say they are doing VERY frequently. And they are things I wouldn&#8217;t recommend. These things are usually not helpful and often even make things much worse. 5-Tethering your puppy or dog to you all day This is supposed to strengthen your bond and &#8220;reduce freedom&#8221; but really it helps create a needy dog with potential separation issues. It also allows you to actually]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Here is a list of 5 rather random things that I hear people say they are doing VERY frequently. And they are things I wouldn&#8217;t recommend. These things are usually not helpful and often even make things much worse. 5-Tethering your puppy or dog to you all day This is supposed to strengthen your bond and &#8220;reduce freedom&#8221; but really it helps create a needy dog with potential separation issues. It also allows you to actually]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>It&#8217;s Not Because &#8216;He&#8217;s A Puppy&#8217; (Also, Puppies Aren&#8217;t Glass)</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Puppies! We&#8217;ve been talking about them a lot lately. One thing I hear over and over again is people justifying behavior as &#8220;puppy&#8221; behavior. And although there might be some truth to that in a way, the dangerous part of that is attached to that statement, logically, would be that once the puppy isn&#8217;t a puppy anymore the behavior goes away naturally. And THAT couldn&#8217;t be farther from the truth in most cases. Puppies exhibit everything]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Puppies! We&#8217;ve been talking about them a lot lately. One thing I hear over and over again is people justifying behavior as &#8220;puppy&#8221; behavior. And although there might be some truth to that in a way, the dangerous part of]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Puppies! We&#8217;ve been talking about them a lot lately. One thing I hear over and over again is people justifying behavior as &#8220;puppy&#8221; behavior. And although there might be some truth to that in a way, the dangerous part of that is attached to that statement, logically, would be that once the puppy isn&#8217;t a puppy anymore the behavior goes away naturally. And THAT couldn&#8217;t be farther from the truth in most cases. Puppies exhibit everything]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Puppies! We&#8217;ve been talking about them a lot lately. One thing I hear over and over again is people justifying behavior as &#8220;puppy&#8221; behavior. And although there might be some truth to that in a way, the dangerous part of that is attached to that statement, logically, would be that once the puppy isn&#8217;t a puppy anymore the behavior goes away naturally. And THAT couldn&#8217;t be farther from the truth in most cases. Puppies exhibit everything]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Kati]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Puppies! We&#8217;ve been talking about them a lot lately. One thing I hear over and over again is people justifying behavior as &#8220;puppy&#8221; behavior. And although there might be some truth to that in a way, the dangerous part of that is attached to that statement, logically, would be that once the puppy isn&#8217;t a puppy anymore the behavior goes away naturally. And THAT couldn&#8217;t be farther from the truth in most cases. Puppies exhibit everything]]></googleplay:description>
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	<title>Using Food For Obedience vs Behavior Modification In Dog Training</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Food! Most dogs love it. But some dogs couldn&#8217;t care less about it. Some dogs are too reactive or too nervous to take it. So what do we do to motivate our dogs with food if they aren&#8217;t the most food motivated? There are ways to make food more desirable. One of which is to use it when the dog is hungry. This might mean training before a meal or it might mean skipping a meal]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Food! Most dogs love it. But some dogs couldn&#8217;t care less about it. Some dogs are too reactive or too nervous to take it. So what do we do to motivate our dogs with food if they aren&#8217;t the most food motivated? There are ways ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Food! Most dogs love it. But some dogs couldn&#8217;t care less about it. Some dogs are too reactive or too nervous to take it. So what do we do to motivate our dogs with food if they aren&#8217;t the most food motivated? There are ways to make food more desirable. One of which is to use it when the dog is hungry. This might mean training before a meal or it might mean skipping a meal]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Food! Most dogs love it. But some dogs couldn&#8217;t care less about it. Some dogs are too reactive or too nervous to take it. So what do we do to motivate our dogs with food if they aren&#8217;t the most food motivated? There are ways to make food more desirable. One of which is to use it when the dog is hungry. This might mean training before a meal or it might mean skipping a meal]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Punishing The Growl</title>
	<link>https://www.diamondcanine.com/podcast/punishing-the-growl/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail I hear it all—the—time! You should never punish a growl because that&#8217;s how dogs communicate they are uncomfortable. This argument is complete nonsense, and in this episode I break down why and what we have seen with the hundreds of dogs we have addressed growling with. By putting more emphasis on why something is happening than on how to change what is happening, people stay stuck. The whole &#8216;root cause&#8217; argument is generally not helpful and]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail I hear it all—the—time! You should never punish a growl because that&#8217;s how dogs communicate they are uncomfortable. This argument is complete nonsense, and in this episode I break down why and what we have seen with the hundreds of]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail I hear it all—the—time! You should never punish a growl because that&#8217;s how dogs communicate they are uncomfortable. This argument is complete nonsense, and in this episode I break down why and what we have seen with the hundreds of dogs we have addressed growling with. By putting more emphasis on why something is happening than on how to change what is happening, people stay stuck. The whole &#8216;root cause&#8217; argument is generally not helpful and]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail I hear it all—the—time! You should never punish a growl because that&#8217;s how dogs communicate they are uncomfortable. This argument is complete nonsense, and in this episode I break down why and what we have seen with the hundreds of dogs we have addressed growling with. By putting more emphasis on why something is happening than on how to change what is happening, people stay stuck. The whole &#8216;root cause&#8217; argument is generally not helpful and]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Joyce&#8217;s Journey With Her Two Dogs And What Our Clients Usually Need Help With On Their Journey</title>
	<link>https://www.diamondcanine.com/podcast/joyces-journey-with-her-two-dogs-and-what-our-clients-usually-need-help-with-on-their-journey/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Everybody wants results, naturally. Does this training really get results? I&#8217;m talking with Joyce today about her journey through training her own dogs. We met when she needed help with her reactive labs. And now that she works here she gets to help clients through all of the trials and tribulations on the way to the finish line. And she&#8217;s living proof that it&#8217;s worth it! We also chat about some of the hardest parts of]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Everybody wants results, naturally. Does this training really get results? I&#8217;m talking with Joyce today about her journey through training her own dogs. We met when she needed help with her reactive labs. And now that she works her]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Everybody wants results, naturally. Does this training really get results? I&#8217;m talking with Joyce today about her journey through training her own dogs. We met when she needed help with her reactive labs. And now that she works here she gets to help clients through all of the trials and tribulations on the way to the finish line. And she&#8217;s living proof that it&#8217;s worth it! We also chat about some of the hardest parts of]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Go Home Day With Your Dog</title>
	<link>https://www.diamondcanine.com/podcast/go-home-day-with-your-dog/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Today we are breaking down exactly what we recommend you do when your dog goes home after a board and train. It&#8217;s a lot of information covered at the go home lesson, and you&#8217;re not going to absorb it all. For that reason, we do send you home with a go home packet and respond as promptly as possible to texts and emails. But we thought it would be a good idea to have this very]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Today we are breaking down exactly what we recommend you do when your dog goes home after a board and train. It&#8217;s a lot of information covered at the go home lesson, and you&#8217;re not going to absorb it all. For that reason, we ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Today we are breaking down exactly what we recommend you do when your dog goes home after a board and train. It&#8217;s a lot of information covered at the go home lesson, and you&#8217;re not going to absorb it all. For that reason, we do send you home with a go home packet and respond as promptly as possible to texts and emails. But we thought it would be a good idea to have this very]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Today we are breaking down exactly what we recommend you do when your dog goes home after a board and train. It&#8217;s a lot of information covered at the go home lesson, and you&#8217;re not going to absorb it all. For that reason, we do send you home with a go home packet and respond as promptly as possible to texts and emails. But we thought it would be a good idea to have this very]]></itunes:summary>
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