It’s my pleasure to introduce to you Sang Koh.  Many of you might be familiar with him, as he is rather prolific with his helpful Natural Dog Training advice in the forum here on Naturaldogblog.  Sang lives in the northwest USA (in a suburb of Seattle) with his wife, Amanda, and 3 dogs.

Sang first contacted me nearly three years ago – and in the time since has become quite adept at Natural Dog Training, not only with his own dogs, but in helping others implement the techniques themselves.  We first met in person when he and his wife made a quick detour to Maine after spending some time in Vermont with Kevin Behan in the summer of 2009.

Sang and I got together via phone for an interview about his journey with his dogs – in particular his fiesty, aggressive terrier-mix Roxy – and his perspective on some of the most valuable Natural Dog Training techniques.  In this interview you will hear:

• How Sang discovered – and re-discovered – Natural Dog Training.
• The 3 key Natural Dog Training exercises that made a difference with Sang and his aggressive dog Roxy
• How you help your dog develop emotional flexibility
• The purpose of the “attention diet” – and why giving your dog attention can create problems
• How to know when your needs are getting in the way of your dog’s needs
• Strategies for using location to break behavioral patterns with your dog
• Special strategies for multi-dog households
• How your emotional state affects your dog’s emotional state

It’s a jam-packed hour-long interview.  Enjoy here, or feel free to download and listen at your leisure.  Sang’s website – should you want to contact him directly – is www.HonorTheDog.com.  Thank you, Sang, for all of your valuable contributions to the Natural Dog Training community.

Neil Sattin Interviews Sang Koh

After you listen, please feel free to head on over to the Natural Dog Blog forum and let us know what you think (or if you have any questions).

As I mentioned last week, we’re going to have the first ever Natural Dog Training conference call on Wednesday, June 10 with Kevin Behan.  Call time is 8pm EST (Eastern).  Kevin and I will be talking about “What’s Natural about Natural Dog Training?” – and then we’ll be taking questions.  Depending on how many questions there are, there might be some time for follow-up questions on the call as well.  This is a chance for you to hear some of the latest Natural Dog Training ideas, and to have your most pressing questions addressed by Kevin and/or me live on the call.

The call is completely free – as long as you have a decent long distance dialing plan (the call-in number is NOT toll-free).  There’s limited space available, so if you’d like to get on the call, drop me an e-mail:  neil at naturaldogblog dot com.  I’ll e-mail dial-in details to you.  Also, if there are questions that you’d like to have addressed, please ALSO e-mail them to me.  I will moderate the first round of questions for the call, and then we’ll be opening up the floor for follow-ups.

If all goes well, there will be more calls.  Please come be a part of our little experiment, the first ever Natural Dog Training conference call.  Wednesday June 10, at 8pm EST.  See you there!