5 Minute Dog Wellness
A warm, practical weekly podcast for dog parents, helping you understand the everyday health, behavior and wellbeing challenges that come with caring for a happy, calmer dog.
5 Minute Dog Wellness
Latest Episodes
The trip your dog doesn't come on - boarding, sitters and the handover nobody writes down
Your dog's problem isn't the kennel. It's that nobody can tell him you're coming back on Sunday. What actually helps, and what doesn't.Most people book boarding by comparing facilities: space, webcams, heating. Almost none of it i...
Car anxiety or car sickness? Most owners get this backwards
Drooling and vomiting tell you almost nothing. Four questions that sort travel nausea from travel fear - and why the fix is completely different.He drools. He's sick. You've concluded he gets carsick and there's a good chance you'...
The house just went quiet - your dog and the back-to-school shift
Your dog had company for ten weeks. Then, in one morning, six hours of silence. Why the first week is the loudest - and how to shape it.Ten weeks of constant company. Kids home, doors opening all day, someone in every room. Then o...
Fear at the Vet: How to Make the Scariest Trip Calmer - Starting at Home
The vet trip you both dread doesn't have to be. Meet cooperative care and the at-home steps that turn fear into "just a boring outing."The leash appears, your dog reads the room, and the dread sets in - trembling, planting their f...
The Tired Dog Myth: Why 'Wear Them Out' Might Be Backfiring"
"A tired dog is a good dog" - except when it isn't. Why endless fetch can backfire, and how teaching rest builds a genuinely calmer dog.You've heard it a hundred times: just wear your dog out. So you run them, hike them, throw the...