Madcap Radio
From the creators of Puppy Culture, When Pigs Fly, and Madcap University comes a new frequency for dog lovers and life-learners.
Madcap Radio explores the fascinating intersection of canine behavior, human psychology, and the science of excellence. Join Jane Messineo Lindquist as we dive into how the principles of expert dog training and ethical breeding practices can lead to a more mindful, high-performing, and genuinely happy life. Whether you’re looking for deep dives into puppy development or success with a new puppy, we’re learning to do everything better—and enjoy the ride!
Episodes
Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023
16 min
Today’s question comes from a person who’s thinking about taking in rescue litters.
She’s thinking that a good early start could help rescue puppies, but she’s wondering if she’ll be able to use Puppy Culture. She’s worried that, because the dams are stressed, she might not be able to do some of the protocols.
What should she do? Are there any special considerations for doing Puppy Culture with a rescue litter?
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Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
20 min
Today’s question comes from a viewer who’s wondering how early puppies need to be separated from their littermates to avoid the dreaded “Littermate Syndrome.”
In this episode, I tackle that question and discuss key issues around “littermate syndrome.”
Is littermate syndrome a real thing?
Is it ever a good idea to keep two littermates?
If you do keep two littermates, how can you successfully raise them together?
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Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023
24 min
In a brand new Madcap Radio podcast series, Jane grabs a question from the Puppy Culture discussion group that sparked interested and talks about it on air.
In this first episode, the person asking the question finds herself torn… she’s very attached to a particular puppy in a litter, but also feels like that puppy does not interact a lot with the rest of the litter.
This person has previous experience with a puppy that was somewhat retiring within her litter, and that puppy grew up to be reactive to other dogs. The person is hoping that this new puppy will be her next big performance prospect, but she’s worried about winding up with another reactive dog that she can’t run in dog sports.
What should she do?
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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
27 min
Dietary Choline for Lactating Dams
In this episode, Jane is joined by Magda Chiarella to review dietary supplements and food sources that can help prevent mastitis in lactating dams. Although sunflower lecithin is often recommended, sunflower lecithin has some potentially serious side effects and there are many far superior dietary sources of the active ingredient in sunflower lecithin, which is choline – phosphatidylcholine, to be exact.
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Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
10 min
Why It Hurts So Bad to Be Wrong
Why is it so threatening to realize that you might have been wrong about something? Turns out there's an evolutionary basis for this. Plot spoiler: that evolutionary strategy was awesome in the stone ages, but maybe not so much now.
Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
11 min
Act One: Low Birthweight Puppies
How our "stories" can blind us to what's before our eyes and potentially keep us from learning something new.
Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
10 min
Act Two: Food Wars
Nothing forms strongly-defended tribes better than food ideology. But what if you learned something new that made the picture bigger and changed the considerations? Would you be willing to challenge your food tribe's assumptions?
Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
17 min
Act Three: Early Off-Premises Socialization
Sometimes you really were right. But then the circumstances changed. How changing your mind about something does not always. mean you were wrong in the first place.