Confessions of a Dog Trainer

By Bethany Johnson

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I'm a balanced dog trainer who loves to keep it real. I want to empower YOU to bring out the best in your dogs through training and support you along the way. I hope these episodes help you feel less alone!

Episode Date
Barking, Ball Obsession, Cat Chaos - What I’d Tackle First
Feb 27, 2026
Fearful Dogs + E-Collar Training: What People Get Wrong
Jan 29, 2026
Reactive Dogs: The “Little Things” That Change Everything (Azula’s Week 1)
Jan 22, 2026
One Tool - Three Dogs: How E-Collar Training Changes Case to Case
Jan 17, 2026
Why Multi-Dog Homes Feel So Hard - Resource Guarding, Management, and What to Do Instead
Jan 08, 2026
Reactive Dogs & E-Collar Breakthroughs: Meet Toast & Ozzy
May 28, 2025
Personalities, E-Collars, and Progress: Behind the Scenes of Milo’s Training
Apr 08, 2025
Small Dogs, Big Reactions: The Real Talk on E-Collar Levels
Mar 26, 2025
Noelle’s Journey: Overcoming Reactivity with the E-Collar
Feb 28, 2025
From Chaos to Calm : sharing what helped the most with Jax, the reactive and anxious aussie
Feb 11, 2025
Jax: A Case Study in E Collar Training (pushy, young, reactive and anxious)
Jan 30, 2025
If I Was Starting a Dog Training Business From Scratch, I'd Do These Five Things
Jan 23, 2025
How Routine Can Transform Your Dog's Behavior: Tips from a Dog Trainer
Jan 09, 2025
E COLLAR STARTER EPISODE : if you're curious about E Collar training, this episode is for YOU
Nov 21, 2024
Post Board & Train Follow Up Visit : reactivity and the E Collar
Oct 31, 2024
Why some dogs can do things that others can't : with Kait from @kane9dogtraining
Oct 24, 2024
Essential Tips for New Dog Owners: Puppy And Older Dog FAQ
Oct 15, 2024
Trainer Talk with Kait and Bethany: current priorities in business, massages gone wrong and tough dog training cases
Sep 24, 2024
Feedback vs. Setbacks: A New Perspective
Sep 18, 2024
PART TWO: Reactivity & E Collar FAQ
Sep 13, 2024
PART ONE: Reactivity and E Collar FAQ
Sep 04, 2024
The three biggest lessons I've learned as a dog trainer & a few confessions
Aug 27, 2024
My Top Tips for Introducing Dogs
Aug 12, 2024
The Adoption Blues: the story behind our new dog Johnny
Aug 07, 2024
Four Mistakes to Avoid When Using the E Collar for Reactivity
Jul 24, 2024
The Impact of A Dog's Personality in E-collar Training: and the 3 things owners new to E Collar training should do
Jul 17, 2024
Trainer Mentor Session: imposter syndrome, serving instead of selling and overcoming insecurities
Jul 10, 2024
Managing Reactivity: Training Techniques and Reactivity Q&A
Jul 10, 2024
Dog Trainer Mentor Sesh: Overcoming Vulnerability in Content Creation
Jul 05, 2024
Anxiety & the E Collar : and a deep dive into the best daily schedule when working through crate anxiety
Jul 03, 2024
If you're using an E Collar, do these things ASAP! And some E Collar training Q&A from YOU
Jun 28, 2024
Dog Trainer Mentor Sesh : a talk about creating content that's right for YOU
Jun 24, 2024
The Nervous and Anxious Dog Episode
Jun 19, 2024
The three things that might be making your dog's reactivity worse
Jun 12, 2024
When The Board and Train Fails : working through Layla's reactivity, E Collar training and working through kennel anxiety
Jun 05, 2024
Mastering E-Collar Training: Addressing Reactivity in Dogs
May 29, 2024
Reactivity Masterclass: the top three things to focus on
May 25, 2024
Our 3 FAVORITE takeaways from The Trainer In You
May 03, 2024
Free Trainer MASTERCLASS
Nov 29, 2023
Owner Coaching: Resource Guarding & Management In The Home
Oct 05, 2023
Owner Coaching: Reactivity In The Home
Oct 02, 2023
Owner Coaching: PREY DRIVE with CATS - how do we work through it?
Sep 26, 2023
My food issues & dog training - the SIMILARITIES
Aug 08, 2023
Q&A LIVE episode
Aug 02, 2023
Disordered Eating and Dogs
Mar 11, 2022
Q & A Epidisode
Aug 27, 2021
How to find the right trainer for you and more! A chat with Kait from KANE9 Dog Training
Jun 08, 2021
Self Care and Dog Training with Kaitlin from KANE9 Dog Training
May 04, 2021
The Perfect Owner
Mar 29, 2021
FAQ: How To Become A Dog Trainer
Jul 21, 2020
Your Dog Doesn’t Need This Training ... Until He Does
Oct 30, 2019
Will this training change my dog’s personality?
Aug 02, 2019
My Half Naked Truth
Jun 13, 2019
Becoming Mindful with Food and Social Media
May 31, 2019
Business Advice w/ Joe (my dad)
May 17, 2019
Are you willing to suck before you are amazing at something?
Apr 11, 2019
What to do when you get frustrated with your dog: my top tips!
Mar 04, 2019
Sometimes I Have No Idea What I’m Doing
Feb 20, 2019
2019: The Year I Embraced Discomfort
Jan 31, 2019
Dogs, Wine and Everything Else
Dec 12, 2018
Anxious Dogs and The E Collar
Dec 06, 2018
Maybe My Story Is My Purpose
Nov 02, 2018
I Feel Pretty
Sep 19, 2018
Girl Wash Your Face
Sep 11, 2018
Talking with Angie
Aug 24, 2018
Shame Cannot Survive Being Spoken // Brene Brown //
Aug 23, 2018
Lola and Balanced Training
Jul 24, 2018
I’m exhausted, but I love it.
Jun 27, 2018
Unhappy Client Continued
Jun 21, 2018
Dog + E Collar = Love
Jun 03, 2018
Puppy Lou and Why I Embraced Vulnerability ❤️
May 30, 2018
Why I really love to work out...and it’s not for that booty
May 24, 2018
My biggest takeaway from my trip to Canada
May 23, 2018
Canada and the antisocial part of my life ❤️
May 16, 2018
Chatting with my Dad! ❤️
May 15, 2018
5 questions, 5 minutes!
May 15, 2018
The Dog/Owner relationship...are we being selfish?
May 14, 2018
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018