Hey Dog Lover 🐾

In this week’s episode of Beyond Obedience, I sat down with the ever-insightful Paisley for a "Questions You Didn't Know You Asked" Q&A—and wow, did we cover some surprisingly helpful stuff.

We unpacked:
✔ What to actually focus on when bringing home a new dog or puppy
✔ What’s really going on when your dog is humping at the dog park 😳
✔ How curiosity (not control) helps you become someone worth following

You’ll hear real talk, surprising insights, and plenty of “How interesting!” moments as we look at your dog’s behavior through a fresh lens—one rooted in relationship, not rules.

Hope you enjoy!

Tracy and Paisley

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Hey Dog Lover 🐾

What if leadership with your dog had nothing to do with being the boss… and everything to do with being worth following?

In this episode, we’re rewriting the rules on what it means to lead your dog—and spoiler alert: it’s not about dominance, micromanaging, or having the tightest leash grip on the block.

Instead, we’ll dive into what true, trust-based leadership looks like:

• How to become your dog’s anchor, not their overlord

• Why your leash should be a form of communication, not control

• The six core qualities of someone a dog chooses to follow

• How to shift from reactive managing to intentional guiding—even in real-world chaos

And yes—we’re also talking about the one leadership quality most people miss:
👉 Don’t take it personally.
Your dog’s behavior isn’t about your worth—it’s about their safety. And they’re just waiting to know they can lean on you.

Whether your dog is leash reactive, fearful, or just seems to “tune you out,” this episode will help you move from trying to fix your dog… to becoming the steady, calm leader they’ve been searching for all along.

Hope you enjoy

Tracy xoxox

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Music Credit 🎶
Shawn Trotter – www.shawntrotter.com

Hey Dog Lover 🐾

If you’ve ever found yourself obsessively watching your dog’s every lip lick, whale eye, or tail twitch… this episode is for you.

Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on why hyper-focusing on stress signals might actually be causing you to miss the bigger picture in your relationship.

Yes—your dog’s body language matters. But when you slip into stress-monitor mode, you lose your most powerful role: being their leader, their anchor, their source of calm confidence.

In this episode, I’ll help you:

• Reframe stress as feedback, not failure

• Understand why watching your dog too closely can break trust

• Learn how to respond to the world instead of reacting to the dog

• Shift from anxious analyzing into grounded leadership and connection

Because here’s the truth: your dog isn’t looking for you to spot danger.
They’re looking to you to say, “I see it—and we’re okay.”

You’ll walk away from this one with some super practical mindset shifts, a few “How interesting!” moments… and a deeper understanding of what your dog is really asking for when they look to you.

Hope you enjoy

Tracy xoxox

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Ready to get to know your dog even better?

Join the Fearless Framework
The 12-month online program for dog lovers navigating fear, unconfidence, and excitability.
(And yep—we help the dogs too 😉)
👉 www.beyondobedience.ca/fearless

Want to know your dog’s unique Dogonality™?
Take the free quiz here:
👉 www.beyondobedience.ca/quiz

Come hang with us in the free FB group, Living Beyond Obedience:
👉 Join here

Music Credit 🎶
Shawn Trotter – www.shawntrotter.com