Paws and Reflect

Haley, Sean, and Scout of Paws and Reflect
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Paws and Reflect

Haley and Sean reflect on life with our delightful (and delightfully weird) blue heeler Scout. Since adopting her in 2019, we’ve trained through fear-based dog reactivity, fostered multiple shelter dogs, dealt with idiopathic epilepsy, and navigated so many ups and downs in between. In January 2023 we hit the road for full-time van life! 🚐 We hope our blunders and realizations can encourage fellow dog lovers. Find us at pawsandreflect.blog and @paws.andreflect on Instagram.

  1. 18/12/2023

    21: Dog Nerd Tries to Counter Condition Her Own Eye Drops

    Sean and I recorded this on December 14th, three days after my eye surgery. Now I'm finally able to look at screens here and there to share it! Mostly a (somewhat silly) story of trying to make my drops suck less... but as usual the experience did make me think of some real dog connections too.

    9min

  2. 30/11/2023

    20: Visiting Family With Our Dog: Logistics, Advocacy, Emotional Processing

    'Tis the season for holiday family time! We talk about how it can be (counterintuitively) harder to advocate for our dogs around loved ones than strangers, that it's okay to focus on humans-only activities sometimes, what our visits have looked like lately, and my very best advice for anyone who gets overwhelmed at social gatherings 🚐😉 Related links: How We Handle Traveling to See Family With Our Dog — older blog post about our logistics before we lived in a van Why I’m Risk Averse With Family Dog-Dog Interactions — recent reflections on separating Scout from my parents' pets Why I Love to “Leave The Dog Behind” — sometimes it's best for everyone! Leaving Our Dog Alone in Our Van: Safety & Temperature Control — how we keep Scout safe if we do stuff without her

    30min

  3. 30/11/2023

    19: Ego as a Dog Owner: Why I've Struggled, How It's Impacted Our Training, and Where We Are Today

    Sean and I sit down to talk about the ways I've struggled with ego, self-righteousness, and external opinions in life with Scout, including where I think the pressure came from initially. I feel more confident about our life together today than ever before — but wow, has it been a journey to get here. Some blog posts that address similar topics: What Level of Obedience is "Good Enough" For My Dog? Is My Dog My Mirror? Yes and No Worst Moments in My Dog Ownership Working Through My Biggest Dog Ownership Flaw Why Does Your Dog Need To Do… Well, Anything? Our "What's Right for YOU" Instagram guide compiles related posts, too.

    40min

  4. 12/11/2023

    18: City Dog Rambles

    Probably one of our least organized episodes to date (yes, that says something haha...) BUT Sean and I finally recorded another podcast! We reflect on our recent visit to New York City with Scout. Urban dogs & their people face so many challenges every day — it made me think about how adaptable our companions can be, how much work goes into taking good care of a canine in a city, how our environments affect our training goals & choices, and how different our life with Scout might have looked if we lived in a place like that full time. Related links: I summed some of these high level thoughts up in a blog post called "An Ode to Big City Dogs" This article shares overall reflections on navigating NYC with our van My friend Karoline (Dog Mom Mentality) did a podcast series not too long ago interviewing dog owners who live in a range of different environments — she & her guests provide some much more organized insights!

    47min

  5. 13/02/2023

    17: Fulfillment Deep Dive: How We Think About Fulfilling Our Dog (and Ourselves)

    Haley and Sean sit down to talk about fulfillment, a topic inspired by a very kind listener in a podcast review. We discuss what biological fulfillment means to us, what it does for us & Scout, how we try to find activities that fulfill our cattle dog, and a bit on how we conceptualize our human fulfillment too. Related blog links: Fulfillment checklist article Reasons We Play "Just" to Play Our Play blog category Q&A From New Cattle Dog Owner on Fulfillment

    43min

  6. 04/02/2023

    16: We Live in a Van Now! First Impressions, Space Constraints, Pros & Cons of Being on the Road With a Dog

    Sean and Haley sit down to record a podcast for the first time in a while after several weeks of transition. We're officially living full time in our converted van, Hermes! We talk about our first impressions of van life (we absolutely love it so far); how the small space has changed (and not changed) certain parts of our lives; Scout's fulfillment, confidence, and overall routine being on the road; what it's like to leave her alone in the van when we go somewhere that isn't dog-friendly; and a final summary "pros and cons" list. More about our van life plans and experience so far: The Van Life category of our blog Van Dog Logistics Instagram guide

    39min

  7. 12/12/2022

    15: Dog Training & Ownership Phrases That are Both True and Not True (aka "Semantics are Messy and Everything is Nuanced")

    Haley and Sean run through a (not comprehensive) list of phrases I've heard often in the dog world — particularly in online training communities — that I think have merit (I see where they're coming from and agree in some contexts) but can also be reductionist (too sweeping of a generalization, misconstrued in unproductive ways, otherwise taken too far). So much depends on our personal connotations with different terms! We talk about: “Let dogs be dogs” “Let them sniff” “Dogs crave structure” “Be a good leader” “Don’t coddle your dog" “Dogs aren’t humans” “This is how it’s done in the wild / this is what’s natural" “Dogs do what has been reinforced" We also roast B.F. Skinner a little at the end. All in good fun, we promise.

    37min

  8. 03/12/2022

    14: Every Dog is Different: Honoring Individuality (While Still Generalizing Helpful Core Themes)

    Largely inspired by our recent experiences fostering, Sean and Haley sit down to talk about how every dog is an individual even within a single breed or home or other group. While domestic dogs do share many overarching traits, they also each bring their own quirks and preferences to the table. When we make space for that, it can be so fascinating and fun. When we get caught up in expecting all dogs to be a certain way, though (often subconsciously) we can set ourselves up for disappointment, resentment, or unnecessary conflict. Related links: What Colors Our Perceptions of Dog Training Methods? blog article — talks about how our own dogs' preferences can influence how we feel about things as a whole Why Does Your Dog Need to Do... Well, Anything? blog article — addressing how every dog, owner, and situation is different "It's All in How You Raise Them" Isn't True (and Truly Hurts) blog article Don't Compare Your Dog Reactivity Journey to Others blog article What's Right For YOU Instagram guide

    41min
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Haley and Sean reflect on life with our delightful (and delightfully weird) blue heeler Scout. Since adopting her in 2019, we’ve trained through fear-based dog reactivity, fostered multiple shelter dogs, dealt with idiopathic epilepsy, and navigated so many ups and downs in between. In January 2023 we hit the road for full-time van life! 🚐 We hope our blunders and realizations can encourage fellow dog lovers. Find us at pawsandreflect.blog and @paws.andreflect on Instagram.

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  • Criado por
    Haley, Sean, and Scout of Paws and Reflect
  • Anos de atividade
    2022 - 2023
  • Episódios
    21
  • Classificação
    Livre
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    © Haley, Sean, and Scout of Paws and Reflect
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    Paws and Reflect

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