Write Your Future by Actions You Take Today

You are struggling with how your dog experiences the world with such fear and rage.

Barking and growling at anything and everything.

You worry about all the what if’s.

What if someone got too close and my dog bites?

What if my dog was injured and I had to take him to the emergency vet and he bites the tech or veterinarian?

What if someone comes into my house and my dog is uncomfortable and he bites my guest?

First, what happens in the future is out of your control.

When you’re focused on the worst case scenario, you are misplacing what you can do to mitigate the risk and help your dog feel safe before the bite even happens.

And, when you’re focused on the outcome versus all the little steps that lead to it, you miss opportunities to change the course and prevent something that you don’t want happening from transpiring.

Recognizing little steps along the way to an outcome can change the the trajectory of the situation.

What is in your control is what you can do right here and now.

What you do in this moment.

The future is up to you because of the choices you make right now.

What are you wanting to shift so you can create your future?

What’s Your Word of the Day?

Simplify.

This is a focus for so many of my clients.

In a world of having more and striving for more, people are asking themselves, what’s the point?

Not only do they feel tired, burned out and overwhelmed, their relationships with their partners, family and even their dogs are strained.

The work they get to do with me is they begin shifting out of the focus of doing more and instead, re-evaluate where they choose to put their focus, intention and energy.

They begin reorganizing their priorities to fit their values.

They get to go back to the essence of how they want to show up in the world and within their relationships.

They are stepping out of the prescribed ways of systems telling them how to live or what to do.

They are pulling the curtain back on their vulnerability and exposing their potential that resides within themselves.

This isn’t without fear.

They move in the direction of the fear and face it head on and change their lives because they learn that what is on the other side of fear is what they want.

They desire more peace, clarity and ease within their lives and their relationships.

While the fear can feel paralyzing at times and you’re left wondering “is this still what I want the direction my life to go”.

When you feel you can’t, you have the opportunity to lean into your support and feel that I got you.

I’ll cheerlead you and support you in taking the next brave step in whatever way this is for you.

Take the break.

Go after the job of your dream.

Challenge the old ideas of what it’s like to live life with your dog.

Set boundaries informing others how to treat you and your dog.

Say no to the things that don’t serve you or that is harmful or inhumane for your dog.

Say yes to the things that inspire you in your life.

You get to make the conscious choice to greet fear, ask it what it’s message is and let the fear know, you got this.

When you get to work with me, you get to receive an opportunity to focus on what really matters.

What matters is what you decide with an open heart informing you of your dreams.

How do you want to build your life and what does it get to look like?

Shift with Trust

Dog training is as much about you as it is about your dog.

How can it not be.

You desire a different way of living life with your best friend, but didn’t know establishing a trusting and loving relationship with him was the essence of everything you did with your dog.

You “understand” how dogs emotionally experience the world, but you didn’t experience how this was going to stir things up in you too.

You persistence in unlearning old beliefs that dogs need to be controlled or dominated and you need to be the boss doesn’t resonate, but you’re left wondering, what does it look like now?

You get to create the new understanding, the new way of living life with your dog.

You also get the opportunity to grow and expand out of old patterns and into your truest self.

Our dogs are wonderful teachers, if we choose to be present with them, be curious and trust the choices you make to help your dog will be successful because you are now prioritizing your values.

The life you create with your dog is born out of your truth and understanding.

A wonderful woman who received some coaching support from me shared her biggest takeaways on her dog’s Tank’s birthday.

“I love just that…..the questions you ask really dig deep.

You’ve taught me, it’s not about “fixing” the dog or their behavior, but understanding how I feel in those moments and what is motivating the dog at those moments of challenge.

You’ve taught me to advocate for Tank and not to be apologetic for the pup he is.

The breathing technique and saying a prayer before walks with Tank. Still doing that.

You also helped when Tank was crazy with us outside…you advised utilizing what we did inside, outside. Having little stations for him.

I know that’s a lot to see…you helped us ALOT.” Y.G.

Your focus may be on your dog changing, but if you’re open and willing to see how you can grow with your dog, I’m curious to know what your life can look like with this new filter.

Happy Birthday Tank!