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Expert advice to stop dogs begging over the Christmas period

Dog training expert Ben Randall has revealed how pet owners can stop their furry friends begging for food over the festive season.

Ben has shared five effective training tips to stop dogs begging for food, so owners can enjoy their Christmas dinner in peace.

With 35 years’ experience and working with over 30 dogs every day, Ben recently partnered with ACME Kennels to offer free advice and training tips to dog owners to help tackle bad behaviour.

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Stop dogs begging for food over Christmas

Dog training expert Ben Randall has revealed how pet owners can stop their furry friends begging for food over the festive season.

Image credit: ACME Kennels

Episode 290 - twenty years of dog podcasting

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Released Sat August 30, 2025
Length: 0:43:52
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This podcast celebrates twenty years of DogCast Radio podcasting and sharing the joy of dogs! Hear the start of our very first podcast back in 2005, and what it was like to record and create content before it became mainstream. We've met some wonderful people and dogs - including a kickboxing Black Russian Terrier, a Bichon Frise who sneezed on command, and the tallest dog in the world who could say I love you! Celebrate our podiversary with us!

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Nala lives with dogs

Little Nala has lived with dogs since being rescued from a cattle grid, and now thinks she is a dog too.

Nala thinks she is a dog

Little Nala thinks she is a dog after living with Linda's dogs since she was rescued.

Controlling your dog can be a day at the beach

Expert shares tips to keep your dog under control at the beach

Dog owners heading to the beach this summer are being offered expert advice on how to keep their pets safe, happy, and under control.

With the weather warming up, dog training experts at ACME Kennels have shared their top training tips for keeping pets under control at the seaside.

Beaches can be a sensory overload for dogs, with roaming children, other pets, and wide-open spaces - making it essential that dogs reliably respond to their owners, for both safety and enjoyment.

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Whistle training

Training your dog with a whistle can make things simpler and easier.

Episode 288 - epilepsy detecting dogs and technology

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Released Sat June 21, 2025
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In this podcast hear all about the fascinating project combining dogs and AI to detect and predict epileptic seizures to make life safer and healthier for people with epilepsy. Incorporating technology offers many exciting possibilities for the future.

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Episode 287 - dogs of the world with Lili Chin

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Released Sat May 17, 2025
Length: 0:39:08
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In this podcast we focus on dogs of the world! Lili Chin talks about her charming new book Dogs of The World An Illustrated Compendium. How many dog breeds can you name? Do you know how they originated? What do we even mean by the word "breed"? Lili explains how she approaches drawing the breeds. Plus the DogCast Radio News.

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Episode 284 - Julie talks AITA AIBU and dog news

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Released Sat March 1, 2025
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In this podcast host Julie brings you dog dilemmas from Reddit AITA and Mumsnet AIBU, as well as dog themed news stories which caught her eye. Plus we touch on that age old mystery - did we domesticate dogs, or did they domesticate themselves?

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DCR 294 - Great British Dog Walking Challenge and the Imports Bill

In this podcast we're talking dog welfare. Amazing Mitch Hutchcraft is taking on Great British Dog Walking Challenge to raise money and awareness around illegal breeding and overpopulation in animal sanctuaries. Ben Parker from Battersea reveals why the Imports Bill is great news for animal welfare.

189 - The Dog Healers and War Dogs Remembered

In this episode you can hear Mark Winik talk about his debut novel, The Dog Healers, and listen to Julia Robertson explain why she founded the charity War Dogs remembered. Plus there's the DogCast Radio News, and what Mischief the German Spitz puppy has been up to.

188 - Service Dogs UK and Roxie the Doxie Finds Her Forever Home

In this episode you can hear about Service Dogs UK, a fantastic charity which trains assistance dogs to support veterans of any service - military personnel, police, firefighters, paramedics and the coastguard - who develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to their job. Also, listen to Dr Jody A Dean, a clinical psychologist talk about how her book, Roxie the Doxie finds her Forever Home, is helping children understand and talk about adoption and other family issues. Plus the DogCast Radio News and some thoughts on the alpha dog myth.

187 - Muffins Halo and Chorley Fun Dog Show

In this episode you can hear about Muffin's Halo for Blind Dogs, and what motivates people to enter their dog in a fun dog show. In the DogCast Radio News, listen to stories about the latest dog related research. Plus there's a new member of the DogCast Radio team!

186 - Maxwell Muir on wolves

In this episode you can hear trainer, behaviourist, writer, broadcaster and wolf expert Maxwell Muir talk about what wolves mean to him personally, their plight in a modern world, and his hopes for their future. Plus we have the DogCast Radio News.