Environment Nature and animals
Vies de chiens
2019
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Mathieu Lavallée, dog trainer and behaviourist, debunks popular myths and beliefs on a range of different themes, and shares his opinions with other animal experts.
Environment | Nature and animals
Episode 1
22 min
Freedom
The location for Mathieu's kennels wasn't chosen by chance but in order to offer a maximum amount of space and freedom to the dogs entrusted to his care. Assisted by Julie, today he welcomes a couple who have come to train their dog Quick to walk to heel.
Episode 2
22 min
Communication
Mathieu already has two dogs but also has his eye on Jax, a bullmastiff he would like to adopt. Jax's owner, Sylvie, is unsure about getting rid of him, despite the almost perfect environment that Mathieu would be able to offer her dog.
Episode 3
22 min
Aggressiveness
Aggression is a characteristic common to all dogs, but, according to Mathieu, the most important thing is to assess whether or not an animal's aggressiveness actually makes it dangerous. The ethologist Mylène Quervel-Chaumette is in complete agreement.
Episode 4
22 min
Nutrition
Mathieu is trying to get Buck to lose the weight he gained as a result of his family's new lifestyle. New, more environmentally-friendly types of dog food are arriving on the market: notably products based on insect meal.
Episode 5
22 min
Training methods and equipment
There exist hundreds of dog training methods and equipment, so it is essential to know why and how something works before using it. For Mickey, Annie is using a strangler collar and muzzle...
Episode 1
22 min
Mathieu Lavallée's big project
Mathieu is wondering whether or not to open a school to train specialists in canine intervention. He talks about his project with ethologist Mylène Quervel-Chaumette, to try to find out whether it will meet a need.
Episode 2
22 min
Canine expectations: dogs and breeders
Canine expectations: dogs and breeders Véronic DiCaire and partner Rémon are in search of guidance before adopting a dog. Mathieu invites them to visit him to meet a breeder specialising in giant schnauzers, a breed they are particularly drawn to.
Episode 3
22 min
Dogs and medication
Mathieu looks at the problem of dogs and over-medication, a practice that has become common in recent years. With Nancy, owner of an Australian shepherd dog, they investigate which diagnoses give rise to medication for dogs.
Episode 4
22 min
Pressure
Mathieu is working on the principle of pressure in training as he gets his dog Jacques used to being on a lead for the very first time and tries river bathing with the method known as "flooding". He then heads to the farm of an old friend, Éric Chrétien.
Episode 5
22 min
Flushing dogs
André Leclerc and his team arrive at Mathieu's to introduce him to the characteristics of dogs used to flush out and retrieve game, notably wildfowl.
Mathieu Lavallée, dog trainer and behaviourist, debunks popular myths and beliefs on a range of different themes, and shares his opinions with other animal experts.
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