Pro members
Every Pro call, by the minute.
The group calls, recorded. Open one to see its chapters and the questions members asked, then click any line of the transcript to hear that exact moment.
- 37 calls
- 54.6 hours
- Fri 3 Apr 2026 to Wed 11 Nov 2026
All calls, newest first
23 calls on leash handling
Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 42 min
Reading Dog Emotions: The Calmness-Confidence-Compassion Equation
The call began with a deep-dive analysis of a submitted video showing subtle discipline and avoidance behaviour between two indies, Julie and Buddy. Sunny then led a structured discussion on how to read a dog's emotions primarily through its eyes and forehead, and introduced the calmness, confidence and compassion equation behaviourists use to balance a dog's emotional state. The group worked through real cases including a humping Spitz, a dog named Wolfie who turns aggressive during play, and a three-legged dog named Chai who refuses to get into the car for boarding, applying the emotion-reading and energy-balancing concepts throughout.
13 chapters · 6 member questions · behavioural, body language, psychology, training
Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 29 min
Breaking up dog fights, pack psychology and calming arousal
The call opened with program admin: mid-term eval status, pending PPTs and assignments, and a push for students to start helping dog parents online or offline. Sunny then used Reena's real dog fight to teach the physiology of separating fighting dogs, why street dogs sometimes refuse to intervene for their humans, and how puppies learn boundaries from other dogs without human interference. The second half covered practical member questions on feeding fruit, managing arousal spikes during runs, structuring walks and rest for anxious dogs, and the value of crate training, before closing with course logistics for the written test and practicals.
12 chapters · 8 member questions · aggression, reactivity, body language, leash handling
Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Whelping mothers, car anxiety training, and spotting vet report errors
Sunny opened with a story about pack dogs whelping, explaining why only confident females cope well with giving birth and why fearful mothers abandon or mishandle puppies. He then spent most of the call coaching a member through two step by step leash guidance processes to get a confused German Shepherd into the car without reading his mood. He also reviewed a member's blood report to flag wrong reference ranges and a miscounted platelet spike, answered questions on excited sneezing, lingering distemper symptoms, and car travel stress causing hair fall, and discussed building a trainer portfolio page and coaching a sensitive leash-shy dog on a live case.
12 chapters · 7 member questions · behavioural, training, leash handling, body language
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 44 min
Redirecting reactive dogs and the case for early puppy socialising
Sunny Luthra led a wide-ranging Pro call that started from members sharing strategies for firecracker and loud-sound fears, then moved into why socialising puppies between two and six months prevents most adult reactivity. The group worked through real cases (Tin Tin, Dodo, Pino, Pari, Chai, Barfi) to learn how to match a technique to a specific dog's arousal and fear level rather than copying tricks across dogs, how to redirect and release a reactive dog's pent-up energy with guidance control, and how to read pack behaviour like territorial yelping and play-fighting as survival training rather than human emotions like jealousy. The second half covered practical health questions on vomiting, coconut oil, blood in urine or stool, running surfaces, and the origin story of the Probelly supplement.</br>
12 chapters · 10 member questions · training, behavioural, reactivity, puppy care
Wed 14 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 57 min
Dog senses, puppy development and choosing the right leash tool
Sunny Luthra led a deep dive into how dogs perceive the world through touch, smell, sight and hearing, explaining the order in which a puppy's senses come online and why that matters for training. The session then moved into a practical comparison of collars, harnesses, slip leashes and haltis in terms of pressure versus movement, followed by live member cases including a reactive dog on a harness, a fearful Indie puppy, a skin infection, and a frustrated beagle that bit a family member. Sunny also outlined how trainees should take on real client cases, gather information, and manage expectations before diagnosing a dog.
12 chapters · 9 member questions · body language, leash handling, structured walk, training
Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Arousal vs Energy and Reactivity Triggers in Dogs
In this OhMyDog Pro peer-teaching call, Manya presented a deep dive into the difference between a dog's energy and its arousal, covering physical versus emotional arousal, Panksepp's engaging and protective emotional systems, the emotional sink analogy, and a real case study of a cocker spaniel with compulsive fly-snapping caused by chronic over-arousal. Yashika followed with a session on reactivity, drawing on her own experience with her Shih Tzu Tin Tin to explain common triggers like sound, people, movement and unmet basic needs, and how the six rituals, especially structured walks and leash work, help resolve it. Sunny Luthra moderated, answered member questions, and gave feedback encouraging both presenters to use mind maps and break dense topics into shorter, more structured sessions.</br>
12 chapters · 4 member questions · arousal, energy, psychology, behavioural
Sat 3 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 42 min
Raising two dogs, a redirect bite case study, and guarding instincts
This OhMyDog Pro session featured two student-led presentations followed by open Q&A with Sunny Luthra. Tavisha presented on the challenges of raising two dogs together (sibling rivalry, resource guarding, overdependency) and how to apply the six rituals instead of simply separating dogs. Paresh then walked through his German Shepherd Bhai Sahab's first redirect bite, the lapse in routine that caused it, and how Vayu's figure-eight leash technique helped rebuild control and confidence. The call closed with several live member cases (reactive fighting between two dogs, a puppy's fear of babies and squeaky toys) and a discussion on guarding instinct versus prey drive, DNA testing reliability, and epigenetics.
12 chapters · 10 member questions · behavioural, reactivity, resource guarding, leash handling
Sat 26 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 44 min
Canine mind basics, breed traits and bringing a dog home in India
Two Pro program members, Paresh and Reena, led their first practice sessions for the group, with Sunny Luthra facilitating and giving feedback. Paresh explained how to read a dog through three layers, the animal, the breed, and the individual personality, while Reena covered the practical, financial, and emotional commitments of bringing a dog home in India. The long Q&A that followed used real cases (pacing after walks, tail biting, nipping at legs, a bored Labrador) to show how to gather data before concluding on a dog's behaviour, and closed with an extended, unresolved group debate on ethical breeding versus adoption. Sunny also outlined plans to build member web pages using clips from these evaluation sessions.
12 chapters · 9 member questions · puppy care, adoption, training, behavioural
Wed 23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
Gut health, tick myths, dog fights, and a dog's protective aura
Sunny Luthra led a wide-ranging Pro call starting with a member's dog eating cow dung and picking up worms, which opened into a deep explanation of gut permeability, red alert inflammation, and why high-CFU probiotics like ProBelly matter. The call then covered tick prevention myths around Spot-on, NexGard and Simparica dosing, and safe ways to catch community dogs for vaccination. Later segments dealt with a member's dog losing appetite after a street attack and her own fear, dog-on-dog fighting and wound care between two Indies, and Sunny's teaching that women can use a powerful dog's aura to control threatening crowds.
12 chapters · 10 member questions · gut health, probiotics, parasites, tick flea
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
Reading dog and human energy: a biting Indie case study
The call opened with a member sharing how her dog's recurring UTIs were traced back to absorbing her husband's stress energy, leading into a discussion on how sensitive dogs absorb human emotions. Sunny then ran a live case study exercise about a three year old Indie who bites and attacks guests and other dogs on walks, guiding members to ask better diagnostic questions. The group learned that they were jumping to conclusions about the situation instead of first gathering information about the dog and the human as individual entities, and that the real root cause was the male owner's chronic tension being absorbed and reflected by the dog. The session closed with an explanation of Wim Hof breathing and meditation as tools to regulate human emotional baseline, which is what actually resolved the case, plus a preview of how to communicate this kind of feedback to clients.
12 chapters · 12 member questions · case study, aggression, reactivity, leash handling
Wed 16 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Fear peeing, territorial marking, and the case for structured walks
This OhMyDog Pro call worked through several live member cases: a dog urinating out of fear around a dog walker, a Shih Tzu marking territory, a puppy who submissively urinates with guests, and a multi-dog household with severe separation anxiety. Sunny Luthra used each case to teach diagnostic questioning, the difference between play and structured exercise, leash tool choice, and how a home's collective energy shows up in a dog's behaviour. The call closed with questions on leash tools versus a calf's energy, a dog's humping linked to a human's lack of boundaries, and puppy potty training for young Maltese dogs.
10 chapters · 8 member questions · behavioural, fear, anxiety, separation anxiety
Wed 9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 42 min
Tick fever signs, atopic dermatitis and food-drive training
This OhMyDog Pro call was a fast-paced member Q&A led by Sunny Luthra covering health emergencies like tick fever, vomiting, worms and conjunctivitis, alongside chronic issues like atopic dermatitis, old fractures and bladder leakage in senior dogs. Sunny also worked through behavioural cases, including a food-obsessed dog that scavenges on walks and a fearful rescued dog being mishandled by a walker. Throughout, he stressed getting a CBC blood test as the fastest diagnostic step, understanding histamine's role in allergies, and using calm, deliberate handling and impulse-control training rather than reactive fixes.
12 chapters · 14 member questions · tick flea, parasites, gut health, skin
Fri 7 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Sibling rivalry, spay recovery, and leash mastery in dog Q&A
This OhMyDog Pro group call was a rapid-fire Q&A led by Sunny Luthra covering real client cases brought by members. Topics ranged from resolving territorial fighting between an older male and a young assertive female, to post-spay behavioural confusion, prey-drive triggered reactivity, excitement urination, walking-order dominance, and reinforcing calm behaviour in non-food-driven dogs. Sunny also previewed a new breed lineage tool he is building to help members understand instinctive behaviours tied to a dog's ancestry.
10 chapters · 17 member questions · aggression, reactivity, leash handling, training
Sun 2 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
The behaviorist lens: instincts, personality and trigger stacking
Sunny Luthra gave batch one and two members a revision overview of Modules 1 and 2, covering the behaviorist lens's four layers (animal, species, breed, personality), how dogs perceive reality mainly through touch and smell before sight and sound, and how associative based thinking is driven by emotional intensity and repetition. He explained how unmet breed instincts and unstable environments cause fear, anxiety, aggression and reactivity, and answered member questions on breaking instincts, walking nervous dogs, and handling trigger stacking on walks. The call closed with logistics on exam slots and community resources for the Pro certification.
12 chapters · 6 member questions · behavioural, training, structure, body language
Fri 31 Jul 2026 · 36 min
Board and train, dog intensity levels, and stray-dog introductions
Sunny Luthra led a wide-ranging Pro call explaining that board and train is really about dog-human compatibility, not a fixed package for specific issues, and walked through how to assess a dog's true energy baseline versus pent-up energy. The discussion covered how suppressed emotion and lack of guidance can raise a dog's intensity, how overexcitement can push adrenal glands into overdrive, and how to judge exercise needs from body type and behaviour on the walk. Members brought real cases, including a reactive lunge during a trip, two housemates who started fighting after a growth spurt, and how to safely introduce a dog to aggressive community strays. The call ended with Sunny sharing an unfinished story about rescuing a calf from his pack of dogs.
12 chapters · 8 member questions · training, board and train, structure, leash handling
Sun 19 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
Building Dog Confidence Through Skills, Water and Agility
Sunny Luthra led a discussion on how confidence is built through skill development rather than delusion, in both dogs and humans, using agility, swimming, and daily obstacle exposure as tools. Members shared personal stories of overcoming fear (claustrophobia, water phobia, mountaineering) and connected these to how owner anxiety transfers to dogs through energy and behavior. The call also covered puppy separation anxiety training, collar sensitivity, reading tail and body language during dog greetings, and redirecting reactive dogs using leash timing, plus a case study on resolving a lift-biting incident with a housing society.
12 chapters · 7 member questions · training, behavioural, psychology, body language
Sun 5 Jul 2026 · 59 min
Decoding dog body language: anxiety, panic and vet visit handling
Sunny led a session on reading dog body language, breaking down how tension, arousal, nervousness, insecurity and panic show up in a dog's eyes, ears, snout and posture before escalating. He demonstrated hands-on techniques using the collar, snout alignment and a neck pressure point to keep dogs calm during stressful moments like vet visits, nail cutting and injections, stressing that handler confidence (not treats or commands) is what actually settles a panicking dog. Members shared real cases with their own dogs (Tin Tin, Dodo, Gabbar, Simba, Jackie, Pine) and Sunny walked through specific fixes for each. He closed with announcements on the midterm exam, compulsory one-on-one interviews, an upcoming vet internship, and a personal note about recent losses affecting his focus.
11 chapters · 6 member questions · body language, anxiety, behavioural, leash handling
Sun 28 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 56 min
Kidney stones, hill dogs, bear encounters and inherited instinct
This OhMyDog Pro call opened with Kashish describing her dog's suspected UTI and kidney stone symptoms, leading Sunny to prescribe kidney tests and explain how excess calcium and cholesterol cause stones and muscle tremors. A large part of the call covered Bhavna's move to Uttarakhand, where she is preparing her dogs Doodle and Gulab for a jungle environment with bears, leopards and working village dogs, prompting deep discussion on leash training, genetic memory and instinct versus learned behaviour, including the caterpillar-to-butterfly memory experiment. The group then discussed how breeding for work shapes mating-driven instinct, Ashita's questions on Singapore's debarking practice and how dogs process trauma differently from humans, and Manya's questions on puppies eating cat faeces, post-spay growling, and the risks of casually giving deworming and tick medicines like Bravecto and Simparica.
12 chapters · 12 member questions · health, hip pain, nutrition, training
Fri 26 Jun 2026 · 2 hr 26 min
Vet medication skepticism, raw feeding, and leash correction timing
Sunny opened by challenging casual use of Simparica, Bravecto, deworming and antibiotics, urging Pro members to build real biology and health fundamentals rather than following vet protocols blindly, and recommended Dr. Bruce Lipton's work as a starting point. The call then moved into an open Q&A covering a dog's eye discharge and tear ducts, pumpkin seed deworming, safe bone-in chicken feeding by soft-boiling, and a long practical discussion on leash correction timing, micro-corrections and prong collars for reactive dogs like Max and Barfi. Members also raised business questions about CCTV transparency in boarding and dosing ProBelly, and the session closed with stories of guard dogs protecting their owners.
12 chapters · 22 member questions · health, gut health, probiotics, raw feeding
Sun 14 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
Breaking up dog fights, calm hands, and the business of dog care
Sunny opens by unpacking a leash accident and what dogs actually learn when we chase them and then pull back, leading into a longer lesson on why corrections must come from psychology rather than physical force. He shares detailed stories of breaking up dog fights, including a Pitbull incident, to teach the loose-hand technique and the idea of making a dog surrender its animal instincts. The back half of the call covers the play ritual as a way to give dogs an off switch, announces the upcoming Pro midterm exam, and explores business opportunities (boarding, walking, behaviorist work) built on dog psychology knowledge, before members troubleshoot real socialising and territorial-fighting problems with their own dogs.
12 chapters · 10 member questions · training, aggression, behavioural, psychology
Fri 12 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
Resource guarding, the collar lift, and the puppy socialising gap
The call opened with a group review of Manya's video handling her dog Betty's resource guarding of a yaky, which Sunny used to teach a psychology-first, non-physical collar technique based on the principle that a dog can only focus on one thing at a time. The discussion expanded into Adarsh's six-month-old German Shepherd puppy who had been kept indoors for vaccination reasons and badly needed exploration before leash training. The back half of the call focused on the market-wide gap in puppy socialising and awareness, with ideas for building puppy groups and partnering with vets to reach owners before behavioural issues develop, plus a segment on nutrition and vet SOPs around vomiting. The call closed with a raw personal exchange where a member shared feeling emotionally depleted while supporting clients, and Sunny gave advice on processing suppressed emotion.
12 chapters · 5 member questions · resource guarding, leash handling, psychology, associative memory
Fri 5 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 56 min
Cherry's whelping, dog memory types, and handling leash reactivity
Sunny Luthra opens by describing assisting his dog Cherry through a difficult whelping, then teaches working, associative and procedural memory and how each requires different correction timing and leash skills, using Johnny's reactivity case as a live example. The call also covers professional growth through self-review on video, client communication for boarding and training businesses, and Tony Robbins' six core human needs applied to dog-human relationships. It closes with myth-busting on talking buttons and talking dogs, and a discussion of canine instinct around death, trauma and spatial memory.
12 chapters · 10 member questions · working memory, associative memory, motor memory, leash handling
Sun 31 May 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
Dog memory systems: from Chai's food guarding to Tin Tin's snapping
Sunny Luthra revisited working, associative and procedural memory, explaining how a dog's repeated experiences with emotion attached move from a short-lived scratchpad into deep, instinctive habits. The group used Reena's dog Chai, who guards his food bowl and attacks the door, as a live case study to design a looped-leash strategy that stops him running without creating new fear. The call also covered Barney and Debu's shifting dominance after a fight, and Yashika's dog Tin Tin, who snaps at familiar people on walks, showing how to let a dog's arousal peak before correcting it. Sunny stressed that effective strategies must come from understanding memory fundamentals rather than copying what worked on another dog.
12 chapters · 11 member questions · working memory, associative memory, motor memory, resource guarding