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The Positive Belgian
The Positive Belgian Podcast is your go-to place for understanding, training, and living harmoniously with the brilliant, sensitive, occasionally dramatic Belgian Shepherd. Hosted by Belgian Shepherd Specialist and behaviour consultant Natasja Lewis, this podcast blends expert training advice with real-life stories, practical guidance, and plenty of breed-specific insight.
Whether you share your life with a Malinois, Tervueren, Groenendael, or Laekenois, you’ll learn how to build focus, confidence, engagement, and calm using positive, reward-based training methods that actually work for high-drive, high-sensitivity dogs.
Each episode dives into topics like raising a Belgian puppy, navigating the teenage tornado phase, preventing reactivity, managing high arousal, building brilliant recalls, and understanding what makes Belgians tick. It’s equal parts education, empathy, humour, and “oh thank goodness, it’s not just my dog!”
New episodes every two weeks, with the occasional guest from the dog training world.
If you love your Belgian but sometimes feel overwhelmed, confused, or just want to do right by them, you’re in the right place.
The Positive Belgian
Welcome Back to The Positive Belgian Podcast — Meet Your Belgian Shepherd Specialist, Natasja Lewis
In this reboot of the Positive Belgian Podcast, Natasja Lewis returns with a fresh season focused entirely on helping guardians understand, train, and live harmoniously with their Belgian Shepherds.
In this short, warm welcome-back episode, Natasja reflects on why the podcast is returning, what’s changed since Season 1, and what listeners can expect from the upcoming episodes. If you love your Belgian and want to train them using modern, reward-based methods that actually work for sensitive, driven dogs, you’re in the right place.
What We Cover
• Why the podcast is returning now
• What you can expect from Season 2
• Why Belgians need breed-specific support
• The problems with outdated training advice online
• The vision behind The Positive Belgian community
• A gentle introduction to the type of episodes coming next
Highlights & Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome back and why the podcast is relaunching
02:10 – The challenges Belgian owners are facing today
04:08 – Why positive training matters so much for Belgians
05:45 – What Season 2 will focus on
09:14 – Stories, honesty, and real-life Belgian experiences
11:10 – How to get support beyond the podcast
12:20 – Closing message
Resources Mentioned
• Explore Belgian-specific training, courses, and support:
➡️ thepositivebelgian.co.uk
Work With Natasja
If you’re ready for deeper support with your Belgian Shepherd, explore training, courses, and the Positive Belgian Inner Circle at:
➡️ thepositivebelgian.co.uk
About Your Host
Natasja Lewis is a dog trainer, behaviour consultant, and Belgian Shepherd specialist with more than 25 years of experience helping guardians understand, train, and live harmoniously with their sensitive, intelligent, high-drive dogs. She is the founder of Fun Focus Play® and The Positive Belgian.
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