17 I think We Need A Break
12/13/22 • 23 min
Your dog wants you to take care of yourself.
If you are feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed, frustrated... then your dog is probably feeling it too. You are doing so much, working so hard, putting your all into your dog. That is AMAZING! But you can get burnt out, and you need to make sure that you are also taking the time to take care of YOU.
This episode happened by accident when I was talking to Cait (@FreddyandtheStorm) about her relationships & breakups involving dogs, as part of the dogs and dating series. But when things took a turn we ran for it at full speed because this is such an important conversation and one that I very much so needed to hear.
You need to take care of yourself in order to truly take care of your dog. You matter.
THANK YOU for an amazing 2022 journey. Two short seasons came out since July (17 episodes in total) and it was an absolute blast.
Join the conversation! Send me a message :)
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www.instagram.com/spicydogmama
www.instagram.com/mylittlepibble
RESCUING REESE - the story of how a fearful pitbull finds his forever home www.reesecanineco.com
Your dog wants you to take care of yourself.
If you are feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed, frustrated... then your dog is probably feeling it too. You are doing so much, working so hard, putting your all into your dog. That is AMAZING! But you can get burnt out, and you need to make sure that you are also taking the time to take care of YOU.
This episode happened by accident when I was talking to Cait (@FreddyandtheStorm) about her relationships & breakups involving dogs, as part of the dogs and dating series. But when things took a turn we ran for it at full speed because this is such an important conversation and one that I very much so needed to hear.
You need to take care of yourself in order to truly take care of your dog. You matter.
THANK YOU for an amazing 2022 journey. Two short seasons came out since July (17 episodes in total) and it was an absolute blast.
Join the conversation! Send me a message :)
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/spicydogmama
www.instagram.com/mylittlepibble
RESCUING REESE - the story of how a fearful pitbull finds his forever home www.reesecanineco.com
Previous Episode
16 Breaking Up With Dogs - Dogs & Dating Series Part Five
We don't talk enough about the grief that comes with a break up. We also don't truly know the pain of losing a dog until it happens to you.
What about losing a dog during a break up...? That is a pain only a few understand. But then there is the other side of it. You keep the dog but they lose a very special person in their life. Perhaps your dog lost a furry sibling.
On Part Five of the dogs & dating series we take a turn and talk about something not everyone can relate to but that hits home for a lot of people. Breaking up With Dogs.
Sydney is dog mom extraordinaire to THREE dogs. All with reactivity struggles to some degree and she is absolutely nailing it. Her day to day is not perfect but she does so well taking care of her dogs. She has also gone through.... a lot. Sydney shares her (two) experiences of break ups that involve dogs. Losing a dog... her dog going through heart break and overcoming those obstacles.
This is the final instalment of the dogs & dating series.
Part one: The Dog Father (the dog dad perspective)
Part two: Dogless & Dating (the female perspective)
Part three: Dating Dog Moms
Part four: How to Date a Dog Mom
Next week: Taking a break for your mental health. Its dark out by 4pm. You're exhausted. Your dogs reactivity has taken a turn. You are at your wits end.
Take. A. Break.
You still matter. Your mental health matters.
I get to have a wonderful unplanned conversation with dog mom Cait about taking a break for your mental health. Which I think is very timely over the holidays when everyone is uber stressed and stretched thin.
This will be the final episode of Season Two because truth be told. I need a break as well.
Join the conversation! Send me a message :)
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/spicydogmama
www.instagram.com/mylittlepibble
RESCUING REESE - the story of how a fearful pitbull finds his forever home www.reesecanineco.com
Next Episode
18 Growing Pains
Another unedited update on our lives and the big changes that we've gone through in the last three months.
After a year in our apartment Rey was regressing and her reactivity/anxiety was getting really bad. After a few months we were able to find a house to move into with my partner Devan in January 2023.
We have discovered new challenges living in our home and we have been navigating these together. Trying to help Rey with all of these changes has been a journey in itself, dealing with additional stresses, exhaustion and other health changes, and I'm constantly learning and growing with her.
In the midst of all of these big changes we have yet another surprise for Rey Rey and it will bring new challenges that we are very excited about and I'm also very excited to share this with everyone.
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/spicydogmama
www.instagram.com/mylittlepibble
RESCUING REESE - the story of how a fearful pitbull finds his forever home www.reesecanineco.com
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