Quiet Shifts

I’ve been quiet lately.

I’ve been allowing new awarenesses to come forward thereby giving myself space to grow and evolve.

Change in life is inevitable and flowing with the shifts and using the shifts as stepping stones as they inform me of my next phase.

One of my clients recently, allowed for subtle shifts to happen as he integrated a new understanding and way of life with him and his dogs.

He shared with me that he used to want his dogs to walk beside him just like a neighbor he sees regularly with his dogs walking in step with him.

After sharing with my client that a walk for a dog is for them because they don’t have the freedom to choose when they leave the house or go where they want, a walk at least gives the dog an opportunity to express their agency, my client saw his neighbor again. This time, he observed his neighbor yank on the leash that was connected to a pinch collar. Only after the dog was choked, the dog dared not to walk out of step again.

In that moment, my client had a reckoning for himself. He shifted away from wanting control over his dogs. My client wanted his dogs to have freedom to be themselves and choose to walk with him.

The people I serve desire to grow, expand and see the world with new understanding.

They are willing to do the work in self discovery, so they can make the adjustments in their own life so they can experience more freedom and autonomy.

Life can feel uncertain, but having someone to support you, you don’t have to feel alone as you take the next step.

If you’re willing to take the next step, I’m offering 3 spots for a strategy session in how to implement the shifts you want to make in your life.

Set up a Discovery Call to find out if this mini session is right for you: https://fourpawsandyoudogtraining.as.me/?appointmentType=14277016

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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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