Pick of the Litter Podcast

About Pick of the Litter Podcast

It can be really hard to know which dog training advice to trust. That why we hope you’ll join us – trainers Mike Tomai from Furry Face Dog Training, and Kathy Callahan from PupStart – as we discuss the best ideas out there. These are the tips and techniques that really make humans and their dogs happier together. Each episode will give listeners three things: something simple to try, a key concept to think about, and a big name to trust. So, if you get overwhelmed by all the conflicting voices on the internet, we think you’re going to like this conversation, because we’ve done the work for you: we’ve already found the pick of the litter

Publisher

Kathy Callahan & Mike Tomai

Category

education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2023

Latest episode

8 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Counter Surfing

   Host [Host Name] explores traditional and innovative methods for preventing dogs from counter surfing, offering a rewarding alternative through foraging activities.

2. 

   6 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Your Dog Needs Friends, with Kim Brophey

   In this special episode, ethologist Kim Brophey joins us to talk about the science showing just how sadly isolated our pet dogs have become, and — on the upside — the beautiful impact that a small, stable group of canine peers can have on this innately social species. A new scientific paper, "Disconnected Lives: Social Networks and Emotional Regulation in Domestic Dogs," jumpstarted this fantastic conversation that's filled with small, doable ways you can start helping your dog to have some fellow travelers as they navigate life here on Planet Human. (We highly recommend reading the fascinating paper by Agnieszka Grynkiewicz — a fellow Family Dog Mediator! — Anna Reinholz, and Kamil Imber out of the University of Warsaw.)

3. 

   9 Feb 2026

   Special Guest: Dr. Patricia McConnell!

   In this very special episode, THE Patricia McConnell talks with us about her fantastic debut novel, Away To Me. What happens when the world's favorite canine behaviorist decides to write a murder mystery? Think Agatha Christie meets All Creatures Great and Small. We were lucky enough to read an advance copy of this absolute page-turner, and even luckier to get to spend time chatting about dogs with one of the people we admire most. We know you'll enjoy this conversation. (You can pre-order Away To Me wherever you like to buy your books!)

Inside a recent episode

Counter Surfing

Published 8 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So another reason they can be counter surfing a lot more than they should be is because they're bored. They don't have enough to do. They don't have enough going on in their life. And our little, you know, two 20 minute walks around the block doesn't come close to touching their need for an interesting life. And so it simply can be just walking around in their small little area in the house and they got nothing to do. So they're going to counter surf. So that is something that's another way to address this. The other thing is memory. If they ever did get a chance to to get something fantastic off of the counter, they are going to remember that for the rest of their lives. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

44 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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