Retrievolution
By: Jennifer Henion & Eve Higgins
Language: en
Categories: Education, Kids, Family, Pets, Animals
Training for Retriever sports with the power of positive +R!Exploring every aspect of Retriever sports, diving deep on the potential of positive reinforcement training for higher level succeeding!This is the podcast for people who love their retrievers and want to train with connection, clarity and fun! Whether you're dreaming of competition or leveling up your backyard fetch game, you're in the right place! Get ready to team up with your dog and tap into what they were born to do!
Episodes
Fitness For Retriever Sports
Jan 08, 2026This week on Retrievolution, we're talking with dog fitness expert, Kelly Daniel, who also knows the physical demands of gundog and retriever sports.
Kelly has a super interesting career in dogs, sports and science. Her passion and expertise is creating sports specific exercise programs for working & sporting dogs.
In our talk, Kelly helps Eve and I add fitness to the routine of getting a dog from the car crate to the performance line. Just 3 easy things transform a walk from the car to the line, into a brilliant fitness warm-up.
Plus, we get...
Duration: 01:01:58Marking: Instinct, Training, Experience
Sep 18, 2025Marking is the art of retrieving.
Eve and I discuss what it takes to get good at marking. Plus we explore the challenges of marking along with some questions we got from listeners.
A dog's marking skills are the culmination of 3 main ingredients: The instincts they're born with, the teaching or training we give them, and the experience and practice they get.
Even if your dog is lacking in one of these areas, the other two ingredients can help compensate for that.
In this episode, we have lots of fun stories...
Duration: 00:56:14The Pilot - Eve and Jen Break Ground
Sep 03, 2025This was our very first episode, recorded in May, 2025. Eve and Jen discuss who they are and why they started this space.
Making a podcast to serve positive retriever training folks is the goal! Sometimes it feels like a small island, so Jen and Eve wanted to create a new space to expand the community and explore the bigger possibilities!
Join us for the super fun conversation of breaking new ground for +R Retriever sports.
Duration: 00:46:17Steadiness: Who's in Control?
Aug 13, 2025Training Steadiness: In this episode of Retrievolution, Jennifer and Eve discuss how basic positive training doesn't work for steadiness. Because when prey drive overwhelms your rewards, you need something more!
What is that next level of +R training and what does it take for an excited dog to offer self control in big circumstances? But also maintain drive to GO!
Is it a battle control? Us vs them? Or a matter of training the dog to override the impulse to bolt and instead offer the behavior of holding themself back, to earn the permission to...
Duration: 00:48:54