If this is to be true, then why listen to the opinions of friends and family who give guidance or ideas counter to your values?
One of my clients recently had this experience and she trusted herself and what she learned in working with me to do what’s in the dog’s best interest.
She shared with me about how she’s on a trip with some friends and her dog came along.
Instead of her dog, Sally going out and about when the group goes sightseeing for a few hours here and there, my client set up her dog’s space in her hotel room.
Sally is content and happy to have time to herself.
My client learned that Sally isn’t comfortable greeting everyone because Sally is slow to warm up and takes time to trust new people.
Sally also enjoys some time to rest and relax.
Make sense.
My client trusts herself to know that even when others are telling her what to do and how to train Sally, my client let the words roll right over her.
The relationship my client has with Sally was born out of trust and love. Not only does Sally trust her, but my client learned through this relationship that she can trust herself to make the right choices with Sally’s best interest in mind.
Our dogs teach us so much about ourselves and also how to live a values driven life.
It’s up to you to make the choice to prioritize the best interest of your dog and when you do, you get to experience a whole new up-leveling of your life.
Katherine Porter is a force free, reward based dog behavior advisor and consultant serving clients and their companion dogs worldwide. Her calm and gentle approach in coaching clients in effectively communicating what they want to their dog blends her MSW background into her dog training and behavior practice.
Katherine was a behavior consultant for Heeling Hounds after graduation. She opened Four Paws and You Dog Training LLC when the military relocated her family to Fort Sill, OK in 2015. During this time, she volunteered with Rainbow Bridge Can Wait where she provided post adoption consultations to new pet parents. She also developed and implemented tailored behavior modification plans for highly reactive dogs residing at the shelter. She also provided educational programs to military children through interactive workshops at the Fort Sill School Age Center.
In 2017, Katherine relocated Four Paws and You Dog Training LLC to Germany. She served the Armed Forces communities in Bavaria. She continued coaching and advising her clients in addressing their companion dog’s fearful and reactive behavioral issues. Katherine takes a Do No Harm approach first and foremost in providing behavioral plans. She is committed in serving clients with gentle and modern science approaches in modifying behavioral concerns such as reactivity, aggression, separation anxiety and fear based responses.
Katherine is a member of the Pet Professional Guild. She is focused on integrating a holistic and modern approach in addressing her client’s pet companion reactive behavior issues.
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