The Dog Who Asked for More: Life With Dogs and Behavior Support

What if your dog isn’t ignoring you at all?What if they’re listening… but something in that moment makes responding harder than it looks?There’s a specific kind of frustration that comes from saying your dog’s name, giving the cue, knowing they heard you — and still feeling invisible.It can feel personal.Defeating.Like you’re doing something wrong.Especially when you’re already tired and just trying to get through the day.In this episode, Em shares real-life moments with Fitz and Toby and talks honestly about what “not listening” often really means. Because a lot of the time, it isn’t stubbornness or disobedience.It’s overwhelm.It’s environment.It’s capacity.And when you start seeing it that way, the whole interaction changes.If you’ve ever felt ignored, frustrated, or disconnected with your dog, this conversation will help you slow down and hear what they might actually be trying to say.Free Resources & SupportDog Nutrition QuizNot sure if what you’re feeding is actually supporting your dog? Take the free quiz and get access to the Mini Bowl Blueprint.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/feedingquiz⁠Free 15-Minute Clarity CallFeeling stuck or unsure what your dog needs? We’ll talk through what’s going on and find the next step together.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/tdwafmbooknow⁠PetMatRx Supplements We TrustSupplements that support gut health and daily wellness. Use code FITZ20 to save.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/PETMATRXtdwafm⁠Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to get in touch with EmThis podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.

When your life quietly starts revolving around your dog’s anxiety, it can happen so slowly you barely notice.Until one day you realize you’re always “on.”Watching.Anticipating.Adjusting.Managing.Even when nothing is technically wrong.Living with an anxious dog can feel exhausting in a way that’s hard to explain to anyone else. Your routines change. Your relationships shift. Rest feels complicated. And sometimes it feels like there isn’t space for you anymore.In this episode, Em and Jess talk honestly about what life with an anxious dog really looks like inside the home — the guilt, the hyper-awareness, the loneliness, and the quiet ways it impacts both ends of the leash.Because this kind of exhaustion isn’t a personal failure.It’s what happens when you care deeply and carry a lot for someone who can’t tell you what they need.If you’ve been feeling stretched thin or alone in this season with your dog, this conversation will feel like sitting down with someone who finally gets it.Learn More about Handlers & Humans at: www.handlersandhumans.comFree Resources & SupportDog Nutrition QuizNot sure if what you’re feeding is actually supporting your dog? Take the free quiz and get access to the Mini Bowl Blueprint.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/feedingquiz⁠Free 15-Minute Clarity CallFeeling stuck or unsure what your dog needs? We’ll talk through what’s going on and find the next step together.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/tdwafmbooknow⁠PetMatRx Supplements We TrustSupplements that support gut health and daily wellness. Use code FITZ20 to save.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/PETMATRXtdwafm⁠Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to get in touch with EmNew episodes of The Dog Who Asked for More release every Monday and Wednesday.This podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.

Bringing a puppy home is supposed to feel exciting.But a lot of the time… it just feels exhausting.Messy.Overwhelming.Like you’re already falling behind.If you’ve ever looked at your new puppy and thought, “Why is this so much harder than I expected?” — you’re not alone.In this episode, Em talks about what’s really happening underneath those first few weeks: the pressure to do everything “right,” the constant noise of advice, and the guilt that shows up when you’re just trying to keep up.Because most of the struggle isn’t about training.It’s about expectations.And when you shift those expectations, everything feels lighter.If puppyhood has felt harder than you thought it would, this conversation will help you slow down, breathe, and meet your dog where they actually are.Free Resources & SupportDog Nutrition QuizNot sure if what you’re feeding is actually supporting your dog?Take the free quiz and get access to the Mini Bowl Blueprint.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/feedingquiz⁠Free 15-Minute Clarity CallFeeling stuck or unsure what your dog needs? We’ll talk through what’s going on and find the next step together.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/tdwafmbooknow⁠PetMatRx Supplements We TrustSupplements that support gut health and daily wellness. Use code FITZ20 to save.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/PETMATRXtdwafm⁠Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to get in touch with EmThis podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.

You followed the advice.Chicken.Rice.Keep it bland.Keep it simple.It’s what everyone says to do when your dog’s stomach is upset.So why does something still feel… off?For many dog parents, that “safe” diet doesn’t bring the relief they expected. Digestion stays sensitive. Energy feels low. Recovery takes longer than it should. And it’s easy to start second-guessing yourself.In this episode of The Dog Who Asked for More, Em gently explores why chicken and rice doesn’t work for every dog — not because you did anything wrong, but because every body is different.Through real-life experience and a whole-dog lens, this conversation looks at how stress, hydration, minerals, and gut support can matter just as much as what’s in the bowl — and why sometimes healing comes from supporting the system, not restricting it.This episode touches on dog nutrition, digestion, gut health, sensitive stomachs, and the quiet pressure pet parents feel to “do the right thing” when their dog isn’t feeling well.If you’ve ever wondered why the usual advice didn’t seem to help your dog, you’re not alone.Press play and listen with a little more trust in what you’re already noticing.Free Resources & SupportFree Enrichment Guide: Paws, Brains, and FunStart here. This free guide introduces simple, low-pressure enrichment ideas to help your dog feel calmer, more fulfilled, and more connected in everyday life.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/enrichment-guide⁠Free 15-Minute Clarity CallFeeling stuck or unsure what your dog needs?We’ll talk through what’s going on and find the next step together.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/tdwafmbooknow⁠PetMatRx Supplements We TrustSupplements that support gut health and daily wellness.Use code FITZ20 to save.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/PETMATRXtdwafm⁠Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to get in touch with EmNew episodes of The Dog Who Asked for More release every Monday and Wednesday.This podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.

You’re walking them.Training.Doing enrichment.Trying everything you’ve been told to try.And somehow… things still feel hard.Focus feels fragile.Recovery takes forever.Small stressors turn into big reactions.It can start to feel like you’re missing something — or doing something wrong.In this episode of The Dog Who Asked for More, Em explores a quiet shift that changed everything for her: realizing some behavior struggles aren’t about training harder at all. They’re about support.Because sometimes what looks like “stubborn” or “too much energy” is really a nervous system that’s overwhelmed, a gut that’s uncomfortable, or a body that hasn’t fully recovered.Through Opal’s story and real-life experience, this conversation looks at what began to change when the focus moved away from pushing and toward caring for the whole dog.This episode touches on dog behavior, nutrition, enrichment, recovery, regulation, and the small ways physical comfort can shape emotional steadiness.If you’ve been trying so hard and still feel stuck, you’re not alone.Press play and take a breath with us.This Episode is Powered by PetMatRxFree Resources & SupportFree Enrichment Guide: Paws, Brains, and FunStart here. This free guide introduces simple, low-pressure enrichment ideas to help your dog feel calmer, more fulfilled, and more connected in everyday life.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/enrichment-guide⁠Free 15-Minute Clarity CallFeeling stuck or unsure what your dog needs?We’ll talk through what’s going on and find the next step together.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/tdwafmbooknow⁠PetMatRx Supplements We TrustSupplements that support gut health and daily wellness. Use code FITZ20 to save.👉⁠ https://tinyurl.com/PETMATRXtdwafm⁠Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to get in touch with EmThis podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.