Ep. 23 Are We Making Our Dogs Anxious? High Drive Breeds, Shelter Dogs & the World We've Built with Bianca Barlow
Have you ever wondered if your dog's anxiety and your anxiety are actually feeding each other? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Bianca Barlow - certified dog trainer, life coach, and yoga practitioner - to explore the nervous system connection between dogs and the humans who love them.
Bianca brings a uniquely holistic perspective to dog behavior; one that looks at the whole picture, including the human on the other end of the leash. In this episode, Ashley and Bianca explore how the nervous system connection between dogs and their owners is more powerful than most people realize, and why addressing dog anxiety without addressing owner anxiety is often only half the answer.
In this episode, you'll hear about:
- Whether your dog's anxiety is causing YOUR anxiety (or vice versa)
- How modern life makes it structurally difficult to meet the needs of our dogs and ourselves
- Why high drive breeds are especially set up to struggle in today's world, and what their needs actually look like
- The unique challenges facing shelter dogs dropped into trigger-dense environments with no decompression period
-Lessons learned from observing dogs around the world
Whether you have a reactive dog, an anxious dog, a high-drive dog, or you're just exhausted from trying to do right by your dog while also holding your own life together - this episode is for you.
About Bianca Barlow: Bianca Barlow is a certified dog trainer, life coach, and yoga practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of canine behavior and human wellness. She brings a nervous-system-informed, whole-household approach to working with dogs and their people.
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Key words: dog anxiety, anxious dog, reactive dog, dog reactivity, co-regulation, canine nervous system, high drive dog breeds, shelter dog, rescue dog anxiety, trigger stacking, dog trainer podcast, dog behavior podcast, nervous system dog training, modern life dogs, dog stress, dog owner anxiety, canine enrichment, dog wellness, force-free dog training, positive reinforcement.
