Inside Sensitive Dogs Monthly Publication

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!

Dogs communicate with their entire body. Humans have been missing dog language messages. The language of dogs is complex and nuanced but humans can improve their understanding if they pay attention! Watch the video tutorial on canine body language: Dogs Communicate with their Entire Body w...

Sep 25, 2024

Consent and Connection in Canine-Human Relationships

The role of consent in raising a dog is often explained in dog training books, videos, and obedience classes as if it were one-directional. To earn the "good dog" label, a dog has to act with their human's consent, obey their human's commands, and do what their humans expect. The assumption i...

Sep 25, 2024

Sniff Walks for Agency and Sensory Stimulation (Audio)

If walking your dog feels like a power struggle, I have some ideas that might help. Sometimes the best solutions are hidden in plain sight. Sniff Walks are the perfect opportunity for dogs to gain healthy enrichment and for their human partners to build connection and trust with their dogs. I ma...

Sep 25, 2024

Advocate for your sensitive dog with Four Words.

Sensitive dogs might resist being touched and handled. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with them. It could just be a preference based on personality or genetics. Or it could be the result of something that happened to them and led to a breakdown of trust. Whatever the reason, your dog n...

Aug 25, 2024

The Pause Between Thinking and Acting

The Space Between Stimulus And Response - Mindfulness Matters While driving recently, I was wondering what to write for this month's Musing when I came to a stop sign. Seeing the red sign with STOP w... news.med.virginia.edu “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that spac...

Aug 25, 2024

Should I Distract My Over-Threshold Dog?

It's one of the toughest challenges that you face when caring for a dog that's quickly triggered by events that you have no control over. Other dogs, certain people, animals (squirrels!), and noises are just a short list of potential triggers. If this is a situation that you struggle with on a d...

Aug 25, 2024

Welcome, Insider! What you need to know first about sensitive dogs.

I'm so excited that you are here and sharing this very special space with a community of passionate and dedicated dog parents. You are in the right place! Welcome, Insider! Let's start with the relation between behavior (what we see) and emotion (what the dog is experiencing internally). When y...

Aug 25, 2024

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