Nate Schoemer Dog Training Podcast Ep. 40 - Are You Neglecting This Vital Step in Your Dog ’ s Training Plan? | Evan Doggett Interview
Nov 4, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Evan Doggett, founder of Doggett Style Dog Training, highlights the connection between canine health and behavior. He shares insights on improving dogs' behavior through dietary changes and an easy homemade 'doggie multivitamin.' The conversation dives into responsible e-collar use as a communication tool rather than punishment, and explains the vital difference between socialization and desensitization. Evan also details effective strategies for managing aggression and reactivity, making training fun and impactful for both dogs and their owners.
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Introduce E‑Collars As Gentle Communication
- Teach e-collar use slowly: find the dog's lowest perceivable level, pair the stimulus with food, and treat it like a gentle leash pull at first.
- Use reputable units (e.g., E-Collar Technologies, Dogtra) and learn timing, hold, and context before increasing intensity.
Use Tone First, Then Escalate Carefully
- Use tone and vibration to teach recall and predict corrections before using stim; pair tone with reward and then escalate if ignored.
- Teach owners to use tone as a communicative marker so they gain timing confidence without immediate stim use.
Predictability Makes Corrections Safer
- Conditioning a collar as a conditioned punisher makes corrections predictable and manageable for owners and dogs.
- Predictability reduces owner anxiety and increases correct, timely implementation of corrections.
