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5 calls on working memory

1. Fri 14 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

   Working on emotions, not just timing, when correcting dog fights

   Sunny Luthra introduced a shift in the OhMyDog method: instead of relying only on the old 10 to 15 second correction window, trainers should first read how intense a dog's emotion is, especially in fights, heat-cycle aggression, or fear, since emotion drives the behaviour and the dog links corrections to the feeling itself, not just to the trigger. He explained that tethering a reactive dog and physically stepping away mimics how a pack withdraws from unacceptable emotion, which is why isolating a dog can work even when done for the wrong reasons. Members brought real cases including a fight between Brownie and another dog, Wolfy's chewing and guest reactivity, an Indie's sleep-startle biting, chewing from boredom versus separation anxiety, and the effect of training two dogs separately, and each was reframed through this emotion-first lens. The call closed with a short discussion on the limits of episodic memory in dogs and the concept of a canine trance state.

   11 chapters · 11 member questions · aggression, behavioural, psychology, associative memory

2. Sun 12 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 58 min

   Reading Frustration vs Territorial Aggression: The Gooddu Dog Case

   Sunny Luthra led the group through a viral video of a dog named Gooddu, teaching members how to tell true territorial aggression apart from frustration caused by a teasing human. The session covered how to spot whether a dog is bluffing or genuinely likely to bite, and worked through real client cases including a newlywed household's frustrated dog, a fearful dog named Chai, and a redirected bite from a powerful dog called Bhaisahab. The call also recapped the sequence for correcting nervous dogs and the three memory types, and closed with a discussion on vets overusing antibiotics and steroids and why short fasting periods are normal.

   12 chapters · 11 member questions · aggression, reactivity, behavioural, body language

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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