Podcast by Oregon Tails
23 June 2026
In this episode we reflect on 8 years of running our Student of the Dog Workshops. Where we teach people the Jentle Method leadwork, work through any behaviors a dog has or shows us during the workshop, you name it and we have probably seen it at a workshop. We build 2 way communication between a person and dog and lay a foundation of connection that the pair can return to in times of need or whenever they would like.
We discuss what to expect and suggestions when participating or auditing, a few stories, changes we have made to the program and the unique opportunity that comes when working with a dog through the Jentle Method in person. This path is one that is vastly different from other dog training or handling techniques, we discuss this and so much more in this episode.
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08 June 2026
In this episode we are delighted to have Jacqulene Brzozowski of Jac's Pack as our guest. We discuss her journey in finding her way to dog handling from the corporate world and the struggles of going against the grain. We cover choices in life, their consequences and the immense opportunities they offer. We discuss different forms of reactivity and how we move through them in the Jentle Method. Choosing feeling over money and how peoples hearts and desire to give back to dogs can lead to difficult situations.
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28 May 2026
In this episode we are fortunate to have Anne Ortiz from DogFit Dallas as our guest. Having helped build a successful dog business, we discuss the driving factors and influences in her leaving the dog industry and the growth and challenges associated with such a big life change. We discuss her experience with, and the difference between the Jentle Method vs mainstream forms of dog training and techniques we used in the past.
We also go into emotional frequency and its correlation and influence in popular dog training methods such as positive only, balanced training, dog psychology and obedience. As well as using this framework to discuss the differences path the Jentle Method offers.
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05 March 2025
In this episode we discuss a story that has been a guiding light for us in life, relationships and finding strong mentors.
We delve into Feeling and our observations and experiences regarding its gradation, dichotomy and the subsequent influence it has in peoples actions and dog handling.
We answer the question, what is Feeling to us. The importance of Feeling, and how it has, and continues to share and evaluate our existence.
We talk through our views on different dog handling techniques and components of life with dogs through the lens of Feeling.
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22 February 2025
In this episode we discuss dogs from the angles of being a dog or a fully domesticated ("finished") one and what that looks and feels like to us.
We discuss our experiences with dog psychology, nature vs nurture, force, obedience, shock collars, treats and our thoughts and observations in their influence in stagnating or elevating a dogs ability to feel more harmony in life, beyond their senses and instincts.
We draw parallels from natural horsemanship, transcendental meditation, service animals and the Jentle Method and their limitlessness
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24 December 2024
In this episode we delve into the concept and personal experience of culturing our awareness of all possibilities and the subsequent peace, harmony, skill and equanimity it has fostered in our lives as well as the beings in our care. This has brought more clarity in navigating the ups and downs in life and ultimately finding more awareness, respect, empathy and compassion towards everyone and everything.
Our hope is that this podcast serves as a foundation by which listeners can gain more insight into how we see and feel things on a more subtle level and sets stage for the following podcasts where we will be expressing deeper thoughts and feelings of the dog industry as a whole.
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