In this episode of Bear Crawl with Dads, I sat down with Lamar Smith, husband, father of two, and co-owner of Divine Dynasty K9, to talk about his journey from being homeless to being the proud father of two girls while owning a very successful dog training, kennel, and boarding company in Central Texas.

 

IN TODAY’S EPISODE WE DISCUSS: 

• 2020 key Fatherless Household statistics
• Role of positive stepfathers; father-like role models
• Military brat
• Influence of teachers
• The power of working with dogs
• Soldiering alone – life of a runaway
• Needing to find Jesus and get my stuff together
• To move forward, gotta learn to forgive
• Military provided men in my life as positive role models
• The best advice has been from women
• Foster care
• Lessons from the hairstylist’s chair
• Greatest challenge as a Dad
• Mental health for men
• Spanking…discipline
• Negative stimulus
• Managing stress
• Accountability
• Mental abuse
• Co-parenting with an ex-spouse

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

Check out Divine Dynasty K9’s website

Follow Divine Dynasty K9 on Instagram

 

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