Ep 36: Maddie Messina (Paws For Thought)

Episode 36: Maddie Messina (Paws For Thought)

 

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Welcome to ”Dog Training Bytes” – the show where canine professionals share their key takeaways, big a-ha moments, and hardest lessons learned from working with dogs. 

 

Today’s guest is Maddie Messina, a certified applied animal behaviorist and the founder of Paws for Thought Dog Training. With over eight years of experience and a Master’s in Animal Behavior, Maddie helps dogs and their people navigate complex behavior challenges—like fear, leash reactivity, and separation anxiety—with thoughtful, science-based support.

She specializes in working with puppies, adolescent dogs, and urban families, always with a focus on strengthening the human-animal bond. Maddie’s work has been featured in outlets like FamilyPupz, The Farmer’s Dog Blog, Reader’s Digest, and Spruce Pets—and I’m so excited to have her here today.

You can connect with Maddie on Instagram and through her website.

Dog Training Bytes was created, produced, and edited by Mattison Skoog-Simpson. You can connect with Mattison on Instagram at @DogTrainingBytes and @FreedbyTraining. For information on guests and resources for help with your dog or your dog training education, visit www.dogtrainingbytes.stream. Visual design by Mattison Simpson and music by Alexi Action.

 

Looking for more? Listen to my other show, unPACKed – a clinical dog training podcast co-hosted by Sailor Jerri the dog trainer.