Does your dog start to unravel on walks… sometimes before you even reach the door?

The pacing.
The scanning.
The pulling.
Like everything already feels like too much.

Winter can quietly make this worse.

Cold air.
Bundled strangers.
Early darkness.
Broken routines.

And suddenly, something that used to feel normal feels heavy or impossible.

A lot of dog parents blame themselves here.

Like skipping a walk means they’re failing.

But sometimes the kindest thing you can do is step back.

In this episode, Em talks about what changes when you stop pushing through “walk guilt” and start paying attention to your dog’s thresholds instead — and how support doesn’t always have to look like another lap around the block.

If walks have started to feel stressful for both of you, this conversation will feel like permission to slow down and choose understanding over pressure.

Free Resources & Support

Dog Nutrition Quiz

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Free 15-Minute Clarity Call

Feeling stuck or unsure what your dog needs? We’ll talk through what’s going on and find the next step together.

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Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to get in touch with Em

New 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.