[Episode 130] - Trish McMillan; Improving shelters in 2020 & beyond...

Episode description

• 3:00 - Trish shares where she began her positive reinforcement animal training journey.
• 7:00 - Trish explains how she started working in a shelter environment, how it led to working with the San Francisco’s SPCA and developed into the opportunity to work towards achieving a Master’s Degree in Animal Behaviour.
• 11:00 - Trish and Ryan discuss the opportunity Trish created to speak with Dr Sophia Yin and the early training Trish dog with her Dalmatian.
• 12:30 - Ryan asks more about Trish’s experience when she wanted to adopt her first dog from a shelter.
• 13:00 - Trish explains her ‘No 1’ take home lesson that she shares with all her new clients
• 16:15 - Trish and Ryan discuss Stanley Milgram’s’ study on the “Obedience to Authority” and the effects this can have on our behaviour.
• 19:30 - Ryan asks Trish about her experience with her more challenging foster dogs that she & how it helped her understand some of the hard decisions she has to make
• 24:40 - Ryan asks Trish what mindset and experiences would be of value for trainers that are looking to enter a shelter environment to expand their skills and knowledge.
• 30:00 - Trish explains how she has become a co-founder of a grief support group with Sue Alexander to help people who have had to euthanise their pets on behaviour grounds.
• 35:00 - Ryan asks Trish to expand on her 5 main thoughts on what will help to improve shelters become more successful fin 2020 and beyond.
• 46:20 - Ryan asks Trish about neglect cases and how to help people care better for their dogs.
• 49:30 - Ryan and Trish discuss further the concept of ‘start with yes’ when discussing animal adoptions and how to address neglect, animal hoarding and cruelty situations.
• 52:00 - Ryan asks Trish about the concepts of shifting some of the paradigms that are linked around the shelter adoption processes and concepts.
• 57:45 - Ryan asks Trish if she has any tips on helping people bring ideas into the shelters that they may already be helping and where to find useful resources.
• 1:00:15 - Trish shares her final point on what she thinks we will see happen in the next 5-10 years in the shelter world.