If you’ve ever thought, “I’m just tired of dog training,” you’re not alone. 🐾

Even the most devoted, caring dog parents hit a point where every walk, cue, or “should” starts to feel like effort.

In this episode of The Mindful Dog Parent, Siân Lawley-Rudd shares why that exhaustion doesn’t mean you’ve failed, it means your nervous system has been working overtime.

You’ll learn how taking a break isn’t falling behind, but the key to helping both you and your dog make real progress.

Through the lens of Nervous-System Aware Dog Parenting™, Siân explains how rest resets your body’s stress response, restores motivation, and helps you and your dog reconnect with calm, confidence, and curiosity again.

✨ What you’ll learn:

• Why pushing harder often makes progress slower.
• The neuroscience behind the pause - how the parasympathetic system restores energy.
• What “capacity” really means for both you and your dog.
• How to recognise when your body and mind are in survival mode.
• Simple, compassionate ways to take a break without guilt - and why your dog will thank you for it.

This is your reminder that you don’t need to keep trying to be making progress.

Sometimes, the most powerful training step you can take… is to stop.

🎧 Listen next:

• When Life (and Dog Training) Feels Heavy: How Fun Helps You Feel Like Yourself Again
• When You’ve Lost Motivation to Train Your Dog (and What That Really Means)
• The One-Minute Reset: A Simple Way to Regulate Your Dog (and Yourself)

💌 Links:

Explore The Confident Dog Parent Blueprint → lavendergardenanimalservices.co.uk/confident-dog-parent-blueprint-course

Follow Siân on Instagram → @lavendergardenanimalservices

If this episode helped you exhale today, share it with someone who might need permission to take a break too.

And remember, calm isn’t about doing less, it’s about feeling safe enough to pause. 💜

Links referenced in this episode:

• lavendergardenanimalservices.co.uk
• lavendergardenanimalservices.co.uk/podcast