Ever feel like the dog park is more chaos than connection? What if it's actually where healing, training, and emotional enrichment begin?
In this heartfelt episode of Straight Up Dog Talk, Em and Josh sit down with Tanya to explore how a regular trip to the dog park with her rescue dog, Barney, became a surprising source of healing after grief. Beyond the play and socialization, it became a powerful form of enrichment—for both of them—and supported key training moments that built confidence, trust, and community.

In this episode:

• Discover how real-life environments like the dog park can provide emotional and behavioral enrichment

• Hear how dogs help us build new routines that naturally support training and social confidence

• Learn why connection, grief, and healing are part of the wellness journey for both dogs and humans

Press play to hear how one dog park visit became the start of deeper enrichment, emotional healing, and training that couldn’t happen in any classroom.

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