Inside Sensitive Dogs
Inside sensitive dogs is a seed of resilience with the capacity for growth. Nurture a dog's fragile emotions with a balance of knowledge and kindness. Relieve your dog's anxiety, fear, and trauma responses to everyday experiences. Bring comfort to your dog and peace back into your lifestyle! Watch your dog's distress diminish as you add simple trauma-informed practices each month. No guilt, no judgement, no overwhelm! You've got this!
The Problem with Reactivity Training Classes
The problem is that reactivity and training don't belong in the same sentence.
Dog training is promoted as the way to "fix" broken dogs and to keep them under control. When dogs do things people don't like, the assumption is that the dog "needs more training", a firmer hand, stronger discipl...
Feb 25, 2026
reactivity
Canine Body Language is the External Evidence of Internal Truth [Video]
When you change the way you look at a thing, the thing you look at changes.
Wayne Dyer
Feb 25, 2026
attunement
canine body language
People Pleasing vs Boundary Setting [Video]
How do clear boundaries support emotional well-being for sensitive dogs and their caregivers?
Jan 26, 2026
Less is More: Go Deeper, Not Wider [Audio]
We want to start the new year with plans, goals, and "resolutions"! But being busier isn't necessarily better.
Listen to the audio, and I'll tell you more!
Vocaroo | Online voice recorder
Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs.
voca.ro
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Jan 26, 2026
less is more
Quit Focusing on Future Goals & Listen to Your Dog in the Present
Having goals for your dog is fine, but if you get so absorbed in the future that you miss what's important in the present, you could be sabotaging those goals!
I'm not referring to goals for sport or competition, or goals for health. This is about behavior change goals. Things like inappropr...
Jan 26, 2026
be present
goals
Does your dog know how to take the emotional exit ramp? [Audio]
Have you ever felt stuck in a conversation or at a gathering and desperately needed an exit? Remember the relief when you escaped at last? Sensitive dogs need an emotional exit ramp, too!
Click on the Vocaroo link below and listen to the audio I made for you about safe exit ramps. Enjoy!
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Dec 20, 2025
safe exit
A Guide to Holiday Food Safety for Dogs [Video]
You love sharing treats with your dogs, and so it’s important to share only dog-healthy foods with them.
Here's a list of unhealthy foods to avoid:
Dec 20, 2025
holiday food safety
3 Ways the Christmas Season Overwhelms Sensitive Dogs: Watch for Common Triggers
If you're caring for a sensitive dog, three areas that need your increased awareness during the Christmas Season are:
Noise,
Novelty, and
Routine
Noise
Dogs hear sounds at a higher frequency and from a greater distance than human hearing is capable of. So don't be surprised when your dogs ale...
Dec 20, 2025
christmas
3 Brains, 3 Languages, 1 Mind
What happens when neither speaker understands the other's language? What if the languages didn't have words?
If it sounds like a recipe for confusion, that's true, but it could be even worse than that!
Here's why...
All of us mammals, dogs included, have three brains, and each brain has its own ...
Nov 26, 2025
3 brains 3 languages
Circle of Resilience [Video]
You can interrupt your dog's stress patterns with the healing power of your voice.
Nov 26, 2025
interrupt stress patterns
power of voice
Caring for yourself is the first step in caring for your sensitive dog. [Audio]
Vocaroo | Online voice recorder
Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs.
voca.ro
A dog's emotional development is comparable to that of a pre-school-age child. The presence of a grounded, calm, and compassionate adult is essential to every dog's emotio...
Nov 26, 2025
self-care
Inside Sensitive Dogs