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Ruff Around The Edges

Sharing stories of force-free dog training journeys with challenging, reactive and aggressive dogs and the impact living with those dogs has on our daily lives and our mental health. I hope that hearing these stories can help to make people feel less alone. We love our dogs to pieces but sometimes it's hard and then it's simply nice to hear from others going through something similar. This podcast is about us trying to teach our dogs, but more importantly, it's about what our dogs are teaching us.Find the show notes at https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/ruff-around-the-edges-podcast/

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027 | Haley & Scout (and Sean), on finding out where you and your dog fit in the (dog)world

January 24, 2023 • Kajsa van Overbeek • Episode 44

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Grab your dog and plan a dog walk or two. Better yet, sit down, grab pen and paper and take notes. This episode is long and chock-full of wisdom.

Here are just some of the things Haley of @paws.andreflect talk about:

Why we choose to train the behaviors we train
Choice points: recognizing what you’re feeling and choosing to do something about it in a healthy and productive way rather than letting your feelings ruin your day.

(What Haley describes are actually techniques you will learn in coaching with me as well).

Choosing the metrics you use to measure success: the recovery time after a reaction rather than if your dog reacts
Knowing who to trust as a trainer with all the contradictory advice out there
When is good good enough?
The law of diminishing marginal returns
What giving your dog freedom means

But also:

Positive punishment and how to have respectful conversations with people who have different views and opinions
Taking the leap to become a full-time self-employed writer about all things dog
Imposter syndrome and the nagging question of “Am I good enough?”
Embarking on van life and the thought process behind it

Find Haley, her husband Sean, their van Hermes and their blue heeler Scout here:

https://pawsandreflect.blog/

https://www.instagram.com/paws.andreflect/

https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/paws-and-reflect/id1645967746

https://open.spotify.com/show/1Eu3BJt11SLdDeALOd6RVq?si=07654b34d5fd4832

Episode website:
https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/027-haley-scout-and-sean-on-finding-out-where-you-and-your-dog-fit-in-the-dogworld/

If the podcast resonates with you and you want to dig a little deeper, coaching is the tool to help you cope better with stressful situations, makes you more confident and daring, and all around feel better.

We're starting a new small group coaching session in July. Read all about it and find more info here:

https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/small-group-coaching/

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