Welcome to the For Your K9 Podcast—where becoming a true student of the dog is at the heart of everything we do. Hosted by Nancy Reyes, CNWI, founder of For Your K9, and Lisa Bataska, behavior specialist and instructor, this podcast brings together the worlds of nose work, dog sports, behavior, and mental management in a way that is thoughtful, practical, and relationship-driven. With decades of combined experience helping dogs and their people, Nancy and Lisa focus on reading the dog in front of you, understanding canine body language, and building trust and communication that carry from everyday life to the competition ring. Whether you’re working through behavior challenges, building confidence in sport, or looking to better understand your dog, each episode offers honest conversations, real-world training insight, and strategies designed to help both ends of the leash grow together.
In this episode of the For Your K9 Podcast, Nancy Reyes and Lisa Bataska take a thoughtful look at choice-based dog training—what it is, what it isn’t, and why choice works best when paired with clear structure. Through practical examples involving veterinary care, fearful and reactive dogs, everyday safety, and dog sports, they explore how handlers can give dogs meaningful agency without avoiding necessary challenges or sacrificing boundaries. Listeners will learn how clarity, skill-building...
20 Oct 2026
Why does my dog do that?
Why does your dog do that? In this episode of the For Your K9 Podcast, Nancy and Lisa unpack three commonly misunderstood canine behaviors—zoomies, whale eye, and resource guarding—and explain what dogs may be communicating through each one. You’ll learn how context can reveal whether a behavior reflects play, excitement, stress, uncertainty, or a need for space; why observation matters more than labeling a dog; and when management should give way to thoughtful training. The episode closes wi...
7 Oct 2026
Navigating the Training to Trialing Gap
Why does your dog perform perfectly at home but struggle in class, out in public, or at a competition? In this episode of the For Your K9 Podcast, Nancy Reyes and Lisa Bataska explore the often-overlooked gap between training and trialing, explaining how context, distractions, stress, maturity, and handler pressure can affect a dog’s performance. They share practical strategies for helping dogs generalize their skills, including training in new environments, adjusting distance, duration, and ...
6 Oct 2026
Welcome to the For Your K9 Podcast Series
In the debut episode of the For Your K9 Podcast, hosts Nancy and Lisa share the dogs, experiences, and lessons that shaped their journeys from corporate careers to professional dog training. They explore how their approach has evolved beyond obedience to focus on the whole dog—physical, emotional, and mental—and discuss common misconceptions about dominance, the realities of behavior change, and the importance of patience, boundaries, and genuine connection. Whether you live with a family com...
4 Sept 2026
Coming Soon - The For Your K9 Podcast
The For Your K9 Podcast is about to launch!! Enjoy this preview and be sure to click HERE to receive notifications of new episodes. We would love to hear from you! For Your K9, Inc. P: (847) 671-6844 E: info@foryourk9.com W: www.foryourk9.com Expert training, from the dog's perspective.
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