Enlightened By Dogs: Living with Cooperation, Not Obedience
309 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 23 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsWelcome to our podcast where we dog moms discuss modern, enlightened dog parenting! Each week, we’ll take a dive deep into the human-dog connection and explore strategies that will inspire you to create connection and cooperation with your dog...no obedience training needed!
We meet up at the intersection where training and behavior meet Heart and Soul...and where we leave behind the 'power over' obedience training paradigm we inherited and lead the way to an enlightened 'power with' approach. Join us for an inspirational and educational journey as we explore what living in cooperative partnership with our beautiful dogs looks like in real life.
Brilliant Partners are kind, loving, calm, clear, confident, and cooperative ... and when WE learn how to be a Brilliant Partner, our dogs do too.
Kathy Kawalec is an author, writer, the founder of Dancing Hearts Dog Academy and creator of the Brilliant Partners Academy, The Foundation Formula, Herding Partners Academy, and Creative Alchemy Passion Plan.
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EBD105 Step Into Your Dog's Paws
May 18, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MBHave you considered the effect your mental state has on your dog? Not many people think about how their thoughts and mental state can impact their partnership relationship with their dog. Even if you have thought about it briefly, it’s likely that you’ve just grazed the surface. If you’re ready to take the next step towards developing a brilliant and loving partnership lifestyle with your dog, this is the episode for you. Kathy reveals just how much your mental state can affect your dog,...
EBD104 Beyond Doing - How to "Be" A Good Dog Mom
May 11, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 45.1 MBDo you know who you truly want to be and how you want to feel in your lifestyle with your dog? As dog moms, we’re usually too busy focusing on the ‘doing’ part of being human that we often neglect the ‘being’ part of who we are as human BEINGS. Kathy shines some light on the hidden ‘being’ part of ourselves in this special episode of Enlightened By Dogs. She also shares some fun and simple exercises you can do at home to help you unlock who you truly want to be. So, are you ready to co...
EBD103 Digging Deeper into Communicating with Our Dogs
May 04, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 30.3 MBDo you want to build a stronger connection with your dog? Dogs and humans have lived side by side for centuries. However, “human” isn’t a dog’s first language. They’re much better at speaking “dog” and using body language to communicate with us. So, how can you learn to effectively communicate with your dog? On this episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy talks about the language of partnership, which is the most effective way to build a deeper connection with your dog. She also reveals ...
EBD102 Partnership-Friendly Indoor Activities for You and Your Dog
April 27, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 30.2 MBLooking for some fun activities to keep your dog entertained at home? Being stuck inside with your dog can be a lot of fun. But sometimes it can be super difficult to keep your pooch entertained, especially if they’re a little hyper or just plain bored of being indoors all day! So, how can you help your dog burn off energy and have fun with them indoors? In this episode of the Enlightened By Dogs Podcast, Kathy continues on from episode 101 and shares one of her favorite partnership-fr...
EBD101 Partnership Games When You're Stuck Inside with Your Dog
April 20, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 24 MBStuck inside? Dogs driving you a little crazy? Whether there’s a thunder storm outside or you’re self-isolating because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), being stuck at home all day with a restless (and bored) dog can brew trouble. We’re talking chewed up shoes, hysterical barking, constant whining for attention…. you get the picture. So, how can you keep your dogs (and yourself) entertained indoors? Find out on this week’s episode of the Enlightened By Dogs podcast, where Kathy shares ...
EBD100 Dog Behaving Badly? Turn Your Frustration into Fascination
April 13, 2020 08:00 - 19 minutes - 23 MBDo you ever feel frustrated with how you tend to respond to your dog’s “bad behavior”? It can be difficult to conceal our frustration when our dog is reactive, distracted, stressed, anxious, worried or just… behaving badly. But we need to remember that this is how our dogs communicate with us. They express their feelings through their behavior, whether we like it or not. Thankfully, there is a way that you can turn your frustration into fascination and in this episode of Enlightened By Dog...
EBD099 The Power of Intentional Breathing to Calm You and Your Dog
April 06, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBAre you feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed because of things like the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak? If so, you’re not alone. The coronavirus outbreak is uncharted territory for many of us and the sudden change to how we live our lives can cause you to feel stressed, worried, anxious, or overwhelmed. It’s totally normal to feel this way but as you might have guessed, if you’re feeling a little stressed lately, your dog is probably feeling a little stressed too. Our dogs ...
EBD098 How to Avoid Frustration with Unwanted Behavior
March 30, 2020 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBWhen your dog ‘misbehaves,’ what’s your first emotional response? Do you feel annoyed, frustrated, or angry? It’s okay to feel like this. Actually, it’s pretty normal to feel frustrated when things turn belly side up. But what you might not realize is that your emotional response and reaction could be making the entire situation much worse. In this episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy talks about how you can learn to take responsibility in difficult situations so that you can be more pr...
Bonus Ep: Brilliant Partners Academy Members Share their Stories
March 26, 2020 11:56 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBAre you struggling with a reactive dog? If your dog gets over-excited, distracted, or anxious and won’t listen to you, the Brilliant Partners Academy can help you be the partner your dog needs! The Brilliant Partners Academy is a holistic, positive, heart-connected partnership training program that equips you with the tools, knowledge, and support you need to develop a deeper bond and a trusting relationship with your dog. In this special episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy interviews ...
EBD097 How to Be Safe, Calm and Happy in Difficult Times
March 23, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 32.5 MBAre you finding it hard to feel safe, calm, and happy during difficult times? COVID-19 has caused a great deal of fear, uncertainty, and upheaval around the world. Many of us are in self-isolation and quarantine with our stress buckets filled to the brim. However, even though it seems like the entire world is upside down, it’s more important than ever that you and your dog are there for each other. Kathy touches on this difficult topic on this episode of Enlightened By Dogs and shares ho...
EBD096 How Consent Empowerment Builds Trust with Our Dogs
March 16, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 41.2 MBDo you give your dog the freedom to give their consent? Allowing your dog to give consent is so powerful because it helps to build trust between you and your best friend. A shift in our intention can change everything for our dogs and, in this special episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy shares how the power of consent can help build trust between you and your dog. You’ll also get a peek inside a live coaching session between Kathy and members of the Brilliant Partners Academy (BPA). In...
EBD095 Role Modeling Calm for Your Dog
March 09, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 19.2 MBAre you being the calm leader and guide that your dog needs you to be? When things go south, our dogs look to us for guidance. Whether you realize it or not, you are role modeling for your dog. When you’re stressed and anxious, your dog is stressed and anxious too. When you’re calm and relaxed about a situation, your dog is much more likely to feel calm and relaxed too. But what happens when unexpected drama erupts, and your dog is triggered? Kathy has a protocol for that! In this epis...
EBD094 A Sensitive Dog in a Big Scary City with Ulla Kjeldgaard
March 02, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 56.6 MBDo you have a sensitive dog? A dog who is hypersensitive, nervous, or fearful around large crowds or when a fast car drives past? If you’re nodding yes, you’ll probably have a lot in common with Ulla Kjeldgaard and her Labrador, Bella. Bella had a hard time adjusting to busy city life. She didn’t have a back garden or yard to run about in, which meant going out into the city was unavoidable for potty breaks and daily walks. However, Bella was afraid of everything and everyone. It wasn’t un...
EBD093 Why Your Reactive or Anxious Dog Doesn't Trust You
February 24, 2020 09:00 - 26 minutes - 30.9 MBDo you have a reactive or anxious dog? If your dog is reactive to triggers like other dogs, it can be really frustrating for both you and your dog. Your dog may feel fearful, worried or anxious about a certain situation, while you’re trying your best to support and help them. Yet, nothing you try is working and it seems like their reactivity is getting worse instead of better. Kathy has seen this happen time and time again. But, there’s a reason why your reactive, hypersensitive, distrac...
EBD092 Rehabbing An 'Untrainable' Rescue Dog
February 17, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 39.5 MBHow can you train an “untrainable” dog? Do such dogs even exist? When Kathy met Maya, a six-month old border collie with a sweet temperament, she had already been re-homed three times and Kathy was her fourth. Each owner said the same thing as the last. Maya was out of control. She was “untrainable.” Poor Maya had a rough time of it but thankfully, Kathy wasn’t about to give up on her. She took what her previous owners said with a grain of salt. After all, how bad could it be? What fol...
EBD091 Hard Lessons from a Heart Dog
February 10, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes - 36 MBSome of our most important life lessons come from our hardest dogs. We all have high and low points with our dogs and Kathy is no exception. Like the rest of us, Kathy has had her fair share of challenges and struggles throughout the years. But, instead of looking at them as ‘mistakes,’ or ‘failures,’ – she views them as important life lessons. It was these very same lessons that led Kathy on the path towards enlightenment and she has her hardest dog, a border collie named Phoenix, to than...
EBD090 It's Your Choice - Transactional vs Relational
February 03, 2020 09:00 - 26 minutes - 33.2 MBDo you have a transactional or a relational lifestyle with your dog…and which is better? Dogs are socially intelligent beings and show human-like social cognition in a variety of ways. You can (and should) use that intelligence to form cooperative partnerships as a lifestyle with your dog. We have more in common with our dogs than we think. The concept of using our dogs social intelligence to develop meaningful bonds with them is just one of the partnership principles that members of Kat...
EBD089 Behavior is Communication
January 27, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 35.4 MBHave you ever wondered what your dog is trying to tell you? Here’s a hint - since your dog can’t talk it out, they act it out. Dogs use body language like ear and eye position, body posture, facial expressions, and movement, to communicate with you. But, do you know how to listen to your dog? Just because dogs can’t speak our language, doesn’t mean that we can’t learn theirs. Kathy is somewhat of a ‘dog whisperer,’ and uses her dog’s behavior as cues of communication. But she doesn’t wan...
EBD088 3 Hacks to Become A Better Partner for Your Dog
January 20, 2020 09:00 - 25 minutes - 36.9 MBKathy has 3 mindset hacks that are going to help you become a better partner for your dog in this week’s episode! What does she mean by “mindset hacks?” Kathy has a few partnership principles that she uses within her lifestyle to fast track or “hack” her way to a brilliant partnership with her furry friends, and she wants to teach them to you! In this episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy dives into a deep discussion about creating more optimism, leaving room for growth (and actually moving ...
EBD087 The Habit of Awe
January 13, 2020 09:00 - 19 minutes - 29.4 MBEvery morning Kathy pauses to stand in awe and wonder of her life with dogs and that’s what she’ll be talking about on today’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs! Gratitude and Love are two topics you’ve definitely heard her address before, but what about Awe? What is it, how do we feel it, and why is it so important to enter into a state of awe every now and then? Prepare to be awestruck by the answers as Kathy pulls back the curtain and describes what awe means to her and how she has factored ...
EBD086 Life Lessons from Dogs with Cecile Ruelle
January 06, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 74.4 MBYou’ve heard Kathy talk about how much we role model for our dogs, but in today’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs, she and her special guest Cecile Ruelle are flipping that notion on its head and showing us how much our dogs role model for us as well! There is so much to learn at any given moment from our four legged friends, and it stands from being present and in the moment all the way to accepting and loving ourselves as we are, and so much more in between! Get ready for a conversation cha...
EBD085 Your Dreams Are Your Roadmap
December 30, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 46.3 MBDid you know that you are, indeed, the intentional creator of your own life? Really though! You can choose to bring things into your life, you can choose to get rid of things, you can even choose the thoughts you think! But how do you navigate such an important role? How do you ensure that you’re creating the right things for you and the life you so desire? That’s what Kathy’s talking about on this week’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs! She’s going into massive detail about how your dreams a...
EBD084 Why Mindset Matters
December 23, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 40.7 MBHave you ever decided to change your mindset? Did it work? Or did you find yourself back to the way you always have been within a couple of days? If you’re lie a lot of us in the world, the second one sounds more like you. But why does it happen? Why does changing your mindset never actually work? It may come as a surprise to you that our behaviours, and our wish to change them come from different parts of our brain, and Kathy is using today’s episode to go into detail about why simply wanti...
EBD083 5 Simple Strategies for a Happier Life with Your Dog
December 16, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 39.1 MBYou want to live a happier life with you dog, don’t you? In today’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy shares 5 simple strategies to ensure you live a happier life with your dog starting today! This time of year is great for reflection and making big plans for the future, and what plan could possibly be better than planning to be happy with your furry friend? While it’s not complicated, being happy is a habit best formed with a friend, and our dogs can be a great reminder of just how simp...
EBD082 Unconditional Love for Your Dog IRL
December 09, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 30.3 MBWhat lies at the intersection of unconditional love, being fully present and filling your heart with gratitude in real life? It’s a bit of a heavy question, and it may be tough to imagine what the answer is, but that’s exactly what Kathy is talking about on today’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs! It seems as though it's a wonderful place to be, and getting there is a little more simple than you may think! Are you Intrigued? Please read a little more! It’s often said that having a relations...
EBD081 The Gift of A Difficult Dog with Anya Gore
December 02, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 70 MBDo you have a difficult dog in your life? The kind of furry friend that seems to march to the beat of their own drum, and you can’t hear it? That was the case with Anya and Zoe! Zoe had a habit of running off to find fun, and leaving Anya to wonder where she was for hours! At first, Anya wasn’t very pleased with this kind of behaviour from her friend, but after a few shifts in perspective, a little growth, and a plan, Anya and Zoe quickly became the Brilliant Partners that we fans of the pod...
EBD080 Recovering from Meltdowns Using Gratitude
November 25, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutes - 43.9 MBHow would you like to hear some real life “in the wild” examples of using gratitude to bounce back after meltdowns and difficult situations? That’s what today’s episode of Enlightened by Dogs is all about! 7 different Brilliant Partners join forces with Kathy to bring you living examples of using gratitude to get back to grazing! Difficult situations happen, they’re pretty much inevitable, but we can sometimes drag them on longer than they need to be. The same can actually be said of our dog...
Recovering from Meltdowns Using Gratitude
November 25, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutes - 43.9 MBHow would you like to hear some real life “in the wild” examples of using gratitude to bounce back after meltdowns and difficult situations? That’s what today’s episode of Enlightened by Dogs is all about! 7 different Brilliant Partners join forces with Kathy to bring you living examples of using gratitude to get back to grazing! Difficult situations happen, they’re pretty much inevitable, but we can sometimes drag them on longer than they need to be. The same can actually be said of our dog...
EBD079 Stop Your Struggle for Partnership
November 18, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 36.2 MBWhat if it were easy to stay in the flow of love and connection with your dogs no matter what was going on around you or in your life? It would be nice, but often times it just isn’t the case! While we strive to be intentionally creating heart to heart connections with our dogs, sometimes it’s just not that simple. Things can get hectic and stressful, and pressure can climb and become uncomfortable. But what if putting an end to that feeling of struggle is easier than you think? What if the ...
EBD078 How to Calm Down After Over-Arousal
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 34.4 MBDo you or your dog ever get over aroused or excited and kind of lose your mind? I bet you do! Everyone experiences overarousal to some degree, and in today’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy breaks down how to calm down after being overwhelmed or over aroused! Regardless of who gets over aroused first, you or your dog, the protocol that Kathy shares will help you get back to being safe, calm and happy together in no time! You may not be aware that your dog looks to you for loving leader...
EBD077 I Choose Gratitude!
November 04, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 25.7 MBDo you have a regular ritualized gratitude practice in your everyday ordinary life? Using intentional gratitude can not only change your dog's behavior, but can significantly advance your partnership lifestyle! If you get stuck in endless loops of negative feelings and emotions, or if you sometimes feel like you take things in your life for granted, this episode has the antidote! From spiritual laws that govern us as people to a small but significant activity that you can work into your dail...
EBD076 Why An Invitation vs A Trained Cue?
October 28, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 31.8 MBWhat is an invitation as it relates to us and our dogs? What defines an invite? How does inviting your dog to engage with you differ from giving a trained cue, and why does it matter so much? These are just some of the questions that surface during Kathy’s weekend long Brilliant Partners Live Workshop. Since they were such good questions, and inspire deep thought, Kathy decided to share her thoughts and responses with you on this episode of Enlightened By Dogs! A Brilliant Partner’s goal is ...
EBD075 How We Disrupt Heart Connections with Our Dogs
October 21, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 32.1 MBDo you know what stands in the way of you forming a heart connection with your dog? Have you been trying to connect on a deeper level with your friend, but things seem to be getting in the way? It’s such a core piece of what makes a relationship and friendship so strong, and yet so many of us struggle, and sometimes aren’t even aware of it! Having a genuine heart to heart connection and bond with our dogs is what both sides truly want, and Kathy is here to share 3 things that may be stopping...
EBD074 Common Mistakes with The Dance Invitation
October 14, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 25.2 MBDo you know about the dance invitation? Do you know how to invite your dogs to dance? How do you know if you’re doing it properly, and if you’re getting it right, why won’t your dogs join you? In last week’s episode: Giving Our Dogs the Opportunity to Say No, Kathy introduced us to the concept of Connect, Observe, Decide, and how to create opportunities to give our dogs choices. Today, Kathy is furthering our education on the topic by sharing issues that can arise and common mistakes people...
EBD073 Giving Our Dogs Freedom to Say No
October 07, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes - 55.6 MBDo you give your dog the freedom to say no to you? In a world where having a well trained, obedient dog is touted like a medal of honor, it may seem weird to entertain the idea of giving our dog the option to say no to us. In this week’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy will be sharing why we might want to start, and the massive impact it can have on our relationship with our dogs! Would you give your dog the option to say no to trivial things if it means getting your way with more impo...
EBD072 3 Dog Socialization Mistakes You Must Avoid
September 30, 2019 08:00 - 22 minutes - 34 MBHow do you socialize your dog? Are you the type to force your friend to face their fears? What about bringing them into crowded dog parks to expose them to other dogs? Have you been wishing for a better way to socialize? One that actually works and doesn’t stress out your dog or break their trust? Today on Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy is busting through 3 socialization myths that leave you and your dog in worse shape than when you started! Tune in and learn why these socialization methods are ...
EBD071 Responsible Role Modeling for a Brilliant Partnership Lifestyle
September 23, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 38.7 MBWhat is responsible role-modeling and what does that look like? Why does it matter? How does it positively impact your relationship with your dogs? These are questions you may not feel the need to ask, but as they say: we don’t know what we don’t know! In this episode, Kathy is giving you one of the most powerful tools to put in your toolbox to ensure that you’re loved and respected enough to be listened to by your furry friends! After all, Monkey see, Monkey do. A lot of what our dogs do mi...
EBD070 Perspective Shifts Necessary for a Partnership
September 16, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutes - 28.4 MBBeing a Brilliant Partner to your dog takes a shift in perspective. In fact, it takes multiple shifts in your mindset to become the best partner you could possibly be! But what are these shifts? How do you identify them? What can you do to begin reframing your dog’s needs, wants and behaviours? In this week’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy is sharing the 10 perspective shifts you’ll want to experience in order to truly show up for your dog! What does that mean? Often times, how we thi...
EBD069 Restoring Family Harmony with 3 Rescue Dogs with Bettina Nowicki
September 09, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 45.9 MBImagine adopting 2 Great Pyrenees dogs and having them join your family. Everything is going well, and everyone is getting along. Then one day, you decide to take in a deaf dog, and give him a chance at a great life with your loved ones. It starts going down hill. The new dog is stressed out, frustrated, and you can’t communicate with him. Your other dogs are feeling out of sorts. The new dog starts to destroy the house, and fight with the other male dog in your house. You have to start boar...
EBD068 The Dangers of Over-Arousal
September 02, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes - 48.3 MBOver-arousal is a real problem that shows itself in a lot of different ways. In some cases, it can look like chasing cars, animals, or running along the fence. In other cases it can look like digging hundreds of holes in the yard or jumping on strangers. The extreme cases can be horrific and lead to people or other dogs getting seriously hurt. No matter how it manifests on the outside, the cause of over-arousal looks pretty common on the inside. Over-arousal has been linked to high stress ho...
EBD067 Hope For Living With Difficult Dogs with Sue Mimm
August 26, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 76.9 MBDoes life with your difficult dog frustrate you? Are you feeling stressed out or overwhelmed by their behaviour? Does it feel like there’s no end in sight? Never fear! Brilliant Partner and recurring podcast guest Sue Mimm is joining Kathy on the show today to talk about how she went from dreading her days with her difficult dog, to loving every single minute of their time together! Sue sheds light on some of her difficult moments early on in their relationship, and explains how she managed ...
EBD066 Hard Days? Let’s Focus Forward!
August 19, 2019 08:00 - 25 minutes - 37.4 MBDo you have hard days? Well, there are things you can do to make it through those days and come out the other side ready, able, passionate and excited to live life with your dogs! Have you ever noticed that a dog has the ability to show us how to enjoy life? They’re so good at brushing off the small stuff, living in the moment and having fun! It’s hard to believe that our dogs can have bad days, but they’re just as susceptible to them as we are! Sometimes we can even be the cause our dog’s b...
EBD065 The Best Way to Calm Your Dog
August 12, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 39.2 MBHello friend! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, and Kathy is here to tell you all about it! Unexpected issues and life happening all over the place caused her usual sense of calm to bubble over and lead to a bit of a meltdown. Luckily, Kathy is a master of calm and it took her no time at all to find it again, and get back to living her best life! Want to know what she did? Tune into this week’s episode of Enlightened By Dogs to find out exactly what physical and mental steps Kathy took to g...
EBD064 How to Stop Training and Start Partnering with Your Dog
August 05, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 29.7 MBDo you really need your dog to sit and perform for their cookies? Do you truly want your dog to lie down in a specific place all of the time? Or is there something else that is more appropriate, and more aligned with a partnership lifestyle? Ok, so today is a little bit of a rant episode about what we truly want from our dogs! Are we actually giving up what we want most, for what we want right now? While it is a possibility that you may want these things, we tend to spend a lot of ener...
EBD063 Becoming A Brilliant Partner
July 29, 2019 06:00 - 24 minutes - 36.5 MBAre you ready to become a Brilliant Partner to your dog? To expand into the best human you could possibly be? In this episode, Kathy leads you through a series of very specific exercises to help you blossom into the best possible version of yourself for the benefit of you, everyone around you, and of course: your dogs! The breed of your dog doesn’t matter. How old your dog is doesn’t matter. How reactive your dog is doesn’t matter! If you stick with this and follow the protocol Kathy teaches...
EBD062 Don’t Lock Yourself in Judgement Jail
July 22, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutes - 48.1 MBJudgement is a slippery slope when it comes to holding ourselves and our dogs back! We misjudge ourselves, we misjudge our dogs and we lock ourselves in Judgement Jail all the time. Never Fear! Kathy is here with 3 different keys to unlock those doors and let you out! On top of that, she’s handing the keys over to you so that you can use your “get out of judgement jail free” card whenever you find yourself locked up! Another week brings another Brilliant Partners secret on this episode of En...
EBD061 What Are You Thinking? The ‘Secret’ That Changed My Life
July 15, 2019 06:00 - 24 minutes - 36.4 MBIf you consider yourself to be a savvy, dog-centric individual, then this episode will definitely resonate with you! It can be extremely disheartening and frustrating when we’re constantly finding ourselves in situations that are making us and our dogs upset! So what do we do about it? What is this big life changing secret that will make our lives and the lives of our dogs so amazing? In this episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy shares her first of many skills that will help change the rela...
EBD060 Help Your Fearful or Reactive Dog Be Resilient
July 08, 2019 08:00 - 22 minutes - 33.1 MBThere are a lot of factors at play when it comes to being resilient. Things like genetics, your environment, your level of activity and how often you get outside can greatly impact your response to ugly situations. Now if this is true for you, imagine how true it is for your dog! The exact same thing applies to them as well! Our socially intelligent furry friends require the same care we do if we expect them to be strong and resilient in the face of adversity! In this episode of Enlightened ...
EBD059 The Magic of Meditation With Dogs!
July 01, 2019 08:00 - 24 minutes - 36.6 MBDogs are masters of meditation. It sounds crazy, but it’s 100% true! Our dogs live in a constant state of presence, and rarely (if ever) allow mind drama to cloud their judgement. If we can learn anything from our furry friends, it’s to slow down and take in the moment. In this episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy takes us along for a walk with her dogs and shows us exactly how they help her connect with the present moment and reach a meditative state! Are you truly connecting with your dog...
EBD058 Your Rebellious Dog
June 24, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 44.8 MBWhy can’t my dog walk on leash? How can I keep my dog off of the furniture? Why doesn’t my dog listen to me? Does any of this sound familiar? A lot of dog lovers go through these moments! you're not alone, and you might be a little surprised at Kathy’s solutions to these common issues! Behaviour is communication, and these rebellious actions are no different! Your dog is trying very hard to tell you something, and you may not be getting it! Join Kathy as she pulls back the curtain and welcom...