How Enrichment & Species-Specific Communication Build Resilience In Service Dogs

Are you rushing your service dog’s training — or worse, forcing them into a role they’re not ready for?

In this eye-opening episode, we explore how true dog training success—especially with service dogs—starts with science-backed methods rooted in species-specific communication, scent-based enrichment, and mutual trust. If you're frustrated by slow progress or overwhelmed by conflicting advice, this episode offers clarity and compassion in equal measure.

In this episode:

• Learn how to build service dog foundations without pressure, force, or e-collars.

• Discover the powerful role of sniffing and scent enrichment in building confidence and public access reliability.

• Understand why ethical dog training must consider your dog’s individual temperament, not just your personal timeline.

  
  

Listen now to learn how to ethically train your service dog using relationship-based strategies that build trust, not trauma.

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This podcast explores real-life dog behavior, reactive dog support, and relationship-based training through the lens of a canine nutritionist, dog coach, and retired vet tech—diving into reactivity, dog emotional health, dog reactivity support, dog food and behavior, canine nutrition, dog gut health, enrichment for dogs, and what it truly takes to support anxious and big-feeling dogs safely and calmly. Whether you’re navigating behavior struggles, managing dog burnout, choosing dog food, exploring enrichment, or building a deeper human–dog bond, you’ll find grounded strategies to improve behavior, calm reactivity, enrich your dog’s life, and help your dog feel safe, understood, and supported.