The Connection
Hey there! Welcome to The Connection.
My name is Lauren and I have been training dogs for years. Through my training sessions I often form connections from my clients/dog to things in the world of faith and family.
If you are not a person of faith, no worries! I wasn't at one point either so I promise you'll feel welcomed here! You might actually find this faith filled podcast refreshing since a conversation about God isn't being preached from a pulpit or conversed about in a pues. Just a dog trainer with mic and a whole lot of stories and experiences of "Connecting" to God and why the heck it even matters.
Are you a person who has a thriving faith, buckle up as we have hard conversations with the goal of digging our faith roots even deeper so we will be able to withstand the hardest of storms in life.
Are you a parent of little ones? If so, get ready to be poured into with encouragement and practical advice. (Advice that I have picked up from people who are much smarter than I. Honestly, half of my brain cells are fried from the sleepless nights and toddler tantrums, but I have always been able to regurgitate great content to others when I hear it.)
Not a parent? Don't you worry! Although often time I will be giving examples from my perspective from a mom of small children, the overall principles apply to anyone in any area of leadership. This is a place where we talk about discipline, why it matters, and how to get it right.
Dog lover? Yes! Let's go!
As owner of Rock Kennel Training, and serving pet owners for almost 15 years, I am continuously humbled with the fact that I don't know it all, however... I have accumulated years and years of experiences, data, trends, and stories that I hope help set you free.
I will also be talking extensively about my passion for balanced dog training (and if you're a "force-free warrior", please know you are loved despite our vastly different views of how to help a dog become the best version of themselves. I hope you'll stick around to hear a logical conversation seasoned with grace and empathy opposed to the conversations that left you with battle wounds from heated and hurtful arguments.)
All in all, thank you for joining me! I look forward to chatting with you every other Friday for heart felt stories, compelling and motivating content, and hopefully a chuckle or two as my dramatic, theatrical, and inner cheerleader self starts to sneak out.
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The Connection
The Battle Belongs to You~ A lesson from Leash Reactive Dogs
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Do you have people in your life who are hard to love? Struggle with a desire to “get even”? Been holding on to bitterness from the wrong people have done? We want to battle, fight, and lash out in our frustration and insecurity. But how is that going for us? Although it may feel good in the moment, we are spinning our wheels and feeding our addiction of defensiveness or drama.
What if we could turn from the chaos and surrender the battle to someone who is far more capable and powerful than us? How would we feel? Peaceful. Content. Satisfied. Safe.
Here at RKT, when we ask our reactive dogs to perform the "Back to Distract" exercise it's hard work! It's something we aren't giving any wiggle room on. BUT when the dog finally surrenders, the look they give their owners is one of peace, contentment, relief, and safety.
Thank God for reactive dogs who help bridge the connection that this is what God requires of us. Take a listen to the song below. Talk to Him today. And let HIM start fighting your battles for you. On leash reactivity doesn't look good on you anyway. It's hard work to trust and surrender and "turn your back to what distracts" but with God, the effort is always always worth it!
Battle Belongs song link-->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=johgSkNj3-A
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