Patricia McConnell Ph.D., CAAB Emeritus

Welcome to Season 4 of The Bitey End of the Dog. I’m really excited to be launching 17 episodes with so many incredible conversations centered around the topic of aggression, and all of the ways we can help dogs and their people. Many of this season’s episodes focus on the human side of aggression cases, and while I didn’t actually plan for that, I am truly happy many of the conversations took a deep dive into understanding why the human element is such a crucial part of dog aggression. In this episode, I have the distinct honor to chat with one of my all time heroes in dog training, Patricia McConnell. Her work was pivotal in helping me learn more about kinder, gentler methods to dog training, and her knowledge, kindness, and generosity will forever be etched into the betterment of humankind. I also want to take a moment to provide an important content warning for this episode. This was one of the most emotional episodes for me to record, and Trisha and I go deep into some very sensitive subjects. We discuss Trisha’s book, The Education of Will, and the topics of trauma, abuse, and assault are focused on throughout the conversation. Listener discretion is advised. I also want to note that while we focus much on the human side of trauma in our discussion, we also discuss how trauma impacts dogs, and it’s impact on aggression as well. Learn more about Patricia on her wonderful website here. Purchase The Education of Will here. Please consider donating to the RCC here. Learn more about help for dogs with aggression here. Learn more about options for help for dogs with aggression here: AggressiveDog.com Learn more about our annual Aggression in Dogs Conference here: The Aggression in Dogs Conference Subscribe to the bonus episodes available here: The Bitey End of the Dog Bonus Episodes Check out all of our webinars, courses, and educational content here: Webinars, courses, and more!