Enlightened By Dogs: Living with Cooperation, Not Obedience
309 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day 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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EBD 009 Creating A Partnership Lifestyle
July 16, 2018 06:00 - 21 minutes - 18.1 MBTrusting partnerships, building trust and loving leadership are the topics of this episode of the Enlightened By Dogs show! From the clarity questions that will guide us to the best possible situations, all the way to insights on what makes a great leader, Kathy is taking us through the necessary steps to plug those trust leaks and get back to loving and enjoying the relationship with our dogs! In This Episode Understanding and building a foundational relationship What is the right ...
EBD 008 Paws For A Cause with Sally Krostal
July 09, 2018 06:00 - 37 minutes - 40.5 MBPaws for a Cause is impacting the community one nail trim at a time! Sally Krostal is passionate about dogs, people and the organizations that help along the way. She founded her non-profit to help dogs and cats in low income neighbourhoods get free nail trims in an effort to raise awareness and encourage ID tagging. She is also very involved in efforts to reunite lost dogs with their owners! In This Episode Free nail trims and ID tags From a Daschund to a Doberman Learning about ...
EBD 007 Both Ends Of The Leash with Debbie Bauer
July 02, 2018 06:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBWelcome back to the Enlightened By Dogs Podcast! Kathy is excited to welcome the amazing Debbie Bauer to the show. Debbie’s been working with dogs for over 25 years and specializes in working with dogs that a specially abled. She also runs a program called Both Ends Of The Leash for the benefit of dogs, and the positive impact they have on the people they connect with. Stay tuned to learn more! In This Episode What happens at Both Ends Of The Leash Creating a new story How the pro...
EBD 006 A Holistic Lifestyle For Your Dog
June 25, 2018 06:00 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome back to the Enlightened By Dogs Podcast! Kathy is all about building healthy relationships between people and their dogs. In this episode Kathy tells a story about her dog Max, and how his loss opened the door to learning about a holistic lifestyle. In This Episode: Kathy finds out that she’s allergic to everything. The results of a holistic perspective, and the rippling impact it created. How it all ties in to your lifestyle and the life of your dog The very first thing...
EBD 005 Trash to Treasure: Maya's Story of Rehab
June 18, 2018 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBWelcome back to the Enlightened By Dogs podcast! Thanks for tuning in. In this episode, Kathy tells us about Maya, and how she found her way from being one household's trash, to being Kathy's treasure. In This Episode Why Kathy decided to welcome an “untrainable” dog into her home How hard can it really be to train a 6 month old Border Collie? Maya becomes part of the family, and Kathy shares how she did it. “At 6 months old, she was already labeled untrainable by 3 homes” “I...
EBD 004 What Your Dog Wants More Than Anything
June 05, 2018 17:38 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn This Episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy shares a surprising truth about what your dog wants more than anything else on earth. She also gives real life scenarios of when they're not being met, and when they are. Finally she shares how to properly meet these needs in order to build a deep connection and solid foundation to build from. In This Episode: How dogs and humans are socially similar How feeling a sense of love and a sense of belonging play into the equation A big way to...
EBD 003 The Mirror Effect
June 05, 2018 03:26 - 17 minutes - 16 MBWelcome to another episode of the Enlightened by Dogs podcast! In this episode, Kathy gets into the topic of enlightenment, and how we gain enlightenment from our relationship with our dogs. She also describes a certain mirror effect that our dogs create, and how we can misunderstand it, as well as use it for our benefit. In This Episode The definition and meaning of enlightenment How the mirror effect works, and how we can utilize it to create a deep connection Common mishaps and m...
EBD 002 The Three Big Mistakes I Learned From Training Phoenix
June 05, 2018 03:21 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBKathy is back for another episode of Enlightened By Dogs and she's thrilled to have us along for the ride! In this episode, she shares with us the 3 major mistakes she made while training her dog Phoenix, who she talked about in the last episode! In This Episode The biggest shock of all when training her dog Being responsible and collaborative as a dynamic dog duo How to be the right kind of leader to create a thriving relationship with your dog “Training is not a substitute fo...
EBD 001 Broken Hearts to Dancing Hearts
June 05, 2018 03:17 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWelcome to the first episode of Enlightened by Dogs! Our host, Kathy Kawalec shares the spotlight of episode 1 with her friend Shelli Varela! Shelli gives us an opportunity to get to know our host on a deep level, and discover the purpose of the show! In This Episode Kathy's connection to dogs, and where it began How she has learned to develop bonds between people and dogs. Where people tend to go wrong in learning and bonding with their dogs What dogs really want out of life Teac...