{"podcast":{"title":"The Empathetic Trainer","slug":"the-empathetic-trainer-6506875","podcast_index_feed_id":6506875,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2191264.rss","website_url":"https://www.empathetic-trainer.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/n9g255hst694442rvz6rihd1z3zy?.jpg","author":"Barbara O’Brien","episode_count":33,"summary":"Welcome to ”The Empathetic Trainer,” the podcast that explores the power of empathetic animal training Animals just want to be heard. This is an emerging trend among trainers, veterinarians, pet professionals and animal lovers just like yourself. Join us as we learn the challenges our guests faced, as they grew their understanding and connection with the animals in their lives.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T16:18:59.177901+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-empathetic-trainer-6506875"},"episode":{"title":"Understanding Dogs in a Human World - Heather Mishefske S4 E 30","slug":"understanding-dogs-in-a-human-world-heather-mishefske-s4-e-30","published_at":"2026-04-04T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-empathetic-trainer-6506875/understanding-dogs-in-a-human-world-heather-mishefske-s4-e-30","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-empathetic-trainer-6506875","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2191264/episodes/18960474-understanding-dogs-in-a-human-world-heather-mishefske-s4-e-30.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2191264/episodes/18960474-understanding-dogs-in-a-human-world-heather-mishefske-s4-e-30.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Empathetic Trainer, I talk with Heather Mishefske of Embark Dog Training School. I’ve spent my whole life with herding dogs. Then I got an Australian Terrier… and realized pretty quickly that my usual way of doing things wasn’t going to work. This little guy has opinions. So I went looking for help, and that’s how I found Heather. We talk about what it’s like to live with dogs in a very human world, and why so many of the struggles we see make more sens...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Empathetic Trainer, I talk with Heather Mishefske of Embark Dog Training School. I’ve spent my whole life with her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3797,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-empathetic-trainer-6506875/episodes/understanding-dogs-in-a-human-world-heather-mishefske-s4-e-30/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-empathetic-trainer-6506875/understanding-dogs-in-a-human-world-heather-mishefske-s4-e-30.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}