Learning isn’t always about acquiring knowledge from books, but learning about yourself and seeing what changes you need inside of yourself to align to the real you.
When you’re willing to let go of living a life based on how others see you or how you “think” you should be, you will feel fear and uncertainty, but this is the doorway to your own growth.
You can make a choice of continuing to play small or you can be brave and take the next tiniest step to the person you know who are, but have been too afraid to embody.
When those moments or hours or days show up that suck the wind out of you, be with your dog.
Allow yourself to feel the love your companion has for you and allow yourself to surrender into that moment that you are ok.
You will learn you can learn to love yourself as much as you companion animal loves you.
Don’t let fear stop you. Let it be your guide to open your heart.
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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