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Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep46 - Why Puppies Pee In The House Even When They've Just Been Outside
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The question comes from the discussion group for our With Open Arms puppy owner course: “Looking for a podcast - Hello! Our 15-week-old puppy is pre...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep45 - New Study Finds That Kimchi Removes Microplastics From The Body: Should We Give it to Our Dogs?
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A new study was published this week, showing that a specific strain of probiotic found in kimchi is extremely good at binding up and carrying micropla...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep44 - From Raw to Kibble: Preparing Puppies for Kibble‑Feeding Homes
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s question comes from the discussion group for my new weaning and early puppy nutrition course, “Weaning For Life: From Gut Biome to...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep43 - Puppy Camp for Litters
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We got this question about breeders sending their puppies to “camp” before going to their new homes: “[a friend] has a litter of puppies 8 weeks...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep42 - Troubleshooting Free Stack Training
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s question is from one of our Killer Free Stack show training students, but my answer is equally applicable to anyone training a dog: “...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep41 - Freestyling Mother's Pudding
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about using mother’s pudding for lactating dams: “I was just wondering what brand of cool and serve vanilla pudding mix you are a...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep40 - Why and When to Give Egg Yolks to Pregnant Dogs
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a follow-up question about one of our most popular episodes, “An Egg Yolk A Day Keeps Mastitis Away”: “At what point in the pre...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep39 - Yeast-Based Probiotic Supplements for Brood Bitches: When They Make Sense and When They Don't
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of our fans wrote to me recently about a webinar she attended on the veterinary use of probiotics: "The thing that intrigued me was…a study wher...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep38 - Puppies Who Demand Bark: Why Puppy Owners Fail and How We Can Help Them Succeed
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a fan request: "Looking for a podcast - My co-owner needs help. I’ve worked with them on training behaviors, and they’ve done a ma...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep37 - Puppies That Shiver After First Solid Foods: Are They Cold or Calibrating?
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the possible reasons why very young puppies sometimes shiver after big sensory experiences, especially after eating food from a ...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep36 - Is the Fear Genetic? Tough Decisions about Keeper Puppies
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode's question is about what to do when your “keeper” puppy starts showing significant fear issues: "…I’m really sad about my situat...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep35 - Puppy Meltdowns: "Bringing Back" a Puppy That's Had a Bad Experience
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The question is about what to do with puppies that have meltdowns at shows or trials or any socialization situation: "My 7 month old puppy just had a...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep34 - Bad Genes and Good Puppies: Genetics, Behavior and Puppy Culture
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode's question is about whether and by how much we can modify temperament with protocols: "I was chatting to someone recently about nature v...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep33 - Fruit Kefir for Puppies: Double the Ferment, Many Times the Benefits
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s question is about giving puppies double fermented fruit kefir: "Hello, We are curious about the benefits of using Mango kefir for pu...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep32 - Puppies Who Can't Settle Down in the Evening: The Arsenic Hour
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode answers a question about puppies who just can’t settle down in the evening: "What are your best tips for “witching hour”? We have...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep31 - Resorbed Pregnancies, Small Litters and Antibiotics: The Latest Research
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question is about resorption of pregnancies and the advisability of using antibiotics to prevent future resorptions: "We had a girl who was...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep30 - Is It A Fear Period? Recognizing and Navigating Fear Periods in Puppies
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s question is about fear periods. “What are the critical fear stages in puppies from 8 weeks on? Is it best to keep up their socializ...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep29 - Teaching Puppies to Share: Dog-Dog Resource Guarding Prevention.
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s question is about preventing dog-to-dog resource guarding: “Can’t seem to find it in the video; what is the protocol to work agai...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep28 - Is It All In How We Raise Them? Re-thinking the Nature vs Nurture Debate.
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about whether doing Puppy Culture or any other early socialization program can guarantee good outcomes for puppies. “…I ...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep27 - How “Hands On” Should You Be With Neonate Puppies? Finding the Line Between Supporting and Interfering.
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about whether you’re supporting or interfering when you help mom with her neonate puppies: “…I've noticed that you lay...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep26 - Raw Feeding? You Might Be Over-Thinking This. Raw Diets for Puppies - Part Two
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of my podcast, answering many questions one of our fans sent in about raw feeding puppies. In this episode I cover: AAFCO’s “C...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep25 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Raw Food? Raw Diets for Puppies - Part One
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a fan request on feeding puppies a raw diet: My breeder uses and recommended Puppy Culture as a resource for my partner and I...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep24 - Puppy Play Groups: Benefits and Realities
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s conversation is the result of an interview that I did with Jean Donaldson a few weeks ago. In it, Jean mentioned that it’s now a “th...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep23 - How Early Can You See a Puppy’s Personality? Breeder Observations and Advice
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question asks what the earliest is that breeders have observed consistent personality traits in a puppy: “Out of curiosity, how early ...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep22 - Where Have All The Good Vets Gone? Helping Puppy Owners Navigate the "Corporate Takeover" of Vet Medicine
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is a fan request about the concerns one breeder has about the “corporate takeover” of veterinary medicine and how that is af...
Interview With Jean Donaldson: How To Be a Smart Dog Training Consumer
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, my guest, Jean Donaldson, chats with us about how to be a smart dog training consumer. We delve into both practical and ethical questions w...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep21 - Puppies Who Don't Bond With Their Owners
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is about puppies and owners who can’t seem to bond with their owners. The original question is long, so here’s the gist of i...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep20 - Finding the “Best” Trainer for Your Puppy Should Not Be Your First Priority
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s topic is the significance of trainer certifications: “Will knowing a trainer’s certification help you find the “Best” trainer?”...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep19 - Marrow Bones: Are they Safe to Give to Your Dog?
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about marrow bones: “Looking for advice and information on giving puppies bones. I've heard so much conflicting informat...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep18 - Getting "Firm" with Teenage Dogs
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about your changing relationship with your puppy through his teenage months: "I was talking with a very respected breeder ab...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep17 - Puppy Contracts: Are They Worth the Paper They're Written On?
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about Breeder-Puppy Buyer contracts: Our puppies are 7 weeks old now and will be going to their new families in 3 weeks. I h...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep16 - Puppy Assessment Tests: Can They Help Match Puppies With Owners?
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about using temperament testing to help match puppies with owners: Temperament Testing: I have someone interested in our...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep15 - Mentors for Puppy Owners: Do We Need a New Kind of Professional?
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I feel like there is a general need for a new kind of dog professional. Don't you feel that many puppy owners could use something like IN PERSON "pupp...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep14 - Growling Puppies - Should You Be Worried?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about puppies who growl when restrained: "Hey everyone! We're raising our first litter, English Setters, nearly 7 weeks old....
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep13 - Canine Nutrition Potpourri with Magda Chiarella
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Magda Chiarella joins me for this week’s podcast and, if Magda is here, you know we’ll be talking about canine nutrition! This week’s question g...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep12 - What’s the Best Age to Place Puppies?
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s question is about when puppies should go to their new homes: “I've known breeders who keep their pups till 8 weeks, and some till 10 w...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep11 - Biting Fingers When Taking Treats - Puppies with "Rough Mouths"
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it rains it pours, and this week it’s pouring puppies who bite fingers when taking treats. We got FOUR posts on this topic this week! The quest...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep10 - Challenges and Frustration. How much is too much?
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question comes from a breeder, but it’s a topic that is applicable to anyone who owns a puppy or dog: “How much frustration should a ...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep9 - Puppies That Terrorize Adult Dogs
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question is about puppies who terrorize adult dogs: “Does anyone have experience with a pup obsessed with chasing the older dog (Labrador...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep8 - Morning Sickness in Pregnant Dams
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question is on dams who refuse to eat when pregnant: “Ok friends, I’m having a REALLY difficult time getting my girl to eat… I have...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep7 - Teenage Dogs
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question is a fan request for an episode on teenagers: “I wonder if you could do a podcast covering what you have learned works best regar...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep6 - Motion Sickness in Puppies
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s star question is from a puppy owner who’s puppy is drooling and throwing up in the car. They’re wondering, is it general anxiety or...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep5 - Yes, You CAN Get it all Done with Large Litters! Time Efficiency Tips for Breeders
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question comes to us from a breeder who’s having a large litter and wondering how she’s going to get everything done: “Help, I am actu...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep4 - Puppies Who Wake Up Too Early
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question comes from a viewer who has a puppy that wakes up at 5AM and screams her head off. They’ve been ignoring the screaming but it’...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep3 - Is Puppy Culture for Rescue Litters?
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question comes from a person who’s thinking about taking in rescue litters. She’s thinking that a good early start could help rescue pup...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep2 - Raising Two Puppies Together: Is Littermate Syndrome a Real Thing?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s question comes from a viewer who’s wondering how early puppies need to be separated from their littermates to avoid the dreaded “Litterm...
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep1 - Is the “Wallflower” Puppy The One for You?
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a brand new Madcap Radio podcast series, Jane grabs a question from the Puppy Culture discussion group that sparked interested and talks about i...
Episode 3: An Egg Yolk a Day Keeps Mastitis Away
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dietary Choline for Lactating Dams In this episode, Jane is joined by Magda Chiarella to review dietary supplements and food sources that can help pre...
Episode 2: Dogs Eating Poop
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One Species Evolutionary Meat is another Species Evolutionary Poison So, your dog eats poop. Is it deviant? Or an elegant evolutionary solution? ...
Episode 1: Being Wrong In Three Acts - Introduction
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why It Hurts So Bad to Be Wrong Why is it so threatening to realize that you might have been wrong about something? Turns out there's an evolutio...
Episode 1: Being Wrong Act One - Low Birth Weight Puppies
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Act One: Low Birthweight Puppies How our "stories" can blind us to what's before our eyes and potentially keep us from learning something new.
Episode 1: Being Wrong Act Two - Food Wars
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Act Two: Food Wars Nothing forms strongly-defended tribes better than food ideology. But what if you learned something new that made the picture ...
Episode 1: Being Wrong Act Three - Early Off Premises Socialization
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Act Three: Early Off-Premises Socialization Sometimes you really were right. But then the circumstances changed. How changing your mind about some...