Happy Spicy Dog Mama Monday (A mini series)Start your week off with a reminder that you are awesome. "Two steps forward and one step back is still one step forward"- Rosa Diaz, Brooklyn 99 Reactivity is hard. You are allowed to be frustrated, tired, discouraged. But keep showing up for you & your dog. Want to join the conversation?Send me a message [email protected] me on instagramFollow Reys journey!Check out my book Rescuing Reese a story about a fearful Pitbull finding his ...
Nov 18, 2024
2 min
Ah it's been a while hasn't it. That seems to be how I do things lately. Please join me in an unedited update on my life. (Okay I edited a LITTLE- but I just don't have time for that anymore!)Life is wild... in a good way. And I want to share what's been going on, if you care! Remember... this is a judgement free zone Join the conversation! Send me a message :)[email protected]/spicydogmamawww.instagram.com/mylittlepibbleRESCUING REESE - the story of how a f...
Oct 31, 2024
27 min
Happy National Kids and Pets Day! A not at all made up, totally familiar, and obviously nation-wide celebrated as the day to appreciate the relationship between children and their companions... Did you sense the sarcasm? I hope I'm not the only one who just found out about this day, but it's a good excuse for an episode! I'm going to chat about my experiences with kids and dogs and what I'm doing right now to raise one little boy to be so well versed in dog behavior and the most respectful to...
Apr 26, 2024
21 min
As a spicy dog mama to my beloved bully, Rey, I am all too familiar with breed discrimination and am a huge advocate for "Don't Bully My Breed". For this episode I reached out to dog mom, Sarah (better known on instagram as @MolsonandMyatheMaltese) to discuss the "bullying" or struggles that she goes through as the owner of small dogs who also get too much hate, and what it has been like dealing with reactivity. Her less than 5lb hiking buddies are not toys, nor does their reactivity doe...
Dec 31, 2023
32 min
And we're back again! With an honest update of the last few months and what I haven't shared on social media. As our reactivity journey continues with its ups and downs, we cannot help but compare ourselves, our training, our progress and fall backs, with what we see on the dogstagram. We had come so far and then things changed so drastically; we aren't where we used to be while others continue to succeed. And it's hard. Oh and I'm 35 weeks pregnant. Instagram: @spicydogmama / @mylittlepibble...
Jul 26, 2023
21 min
Another unedited update on our lives and the big changes that we've gone through in the last three months. After a year in our apartment Rey was regressing and her reactivity/anxiety was getting really bad. After a few months we were able to find a house to move into with my partner Devan in January 2023. We have discovered new challenges living in our home and we have been navigating these together. Trying to help Rey with all of these changes has been a journey in itself, dealing with addit...
Mar 14, 2023
20 min
Your dog wants you to take care of yourself.If you are feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed, frustrated... then your dog is probably feeling it too. You are doing so much, working so hard, putting your all into your dog. That is AMAZING! But you can get burnt out, and you need to make sure that you are also taking the time to take care of YOU. This episode happened by accident when I was talking to Cait (@FreddyandtheStorm) about her relationships & breakups involving dogs, as part of...
Dec 13, 2022
23 min
We don't talk enough about the grief that comes with a break up. We also don't truly know the pain of losing a dog until it happens to you. What about losing a dog during a break up...? That is a pain only a few understand. But then there is the other side of it. You keep the dog but they lose a very special person in their life. Perhaps your dog lost a furry sibling. On Part Five of the dogs & dating series we take a turn and talk about something not everyone can relate to but that hits ...
Dec 6, 2022
32 min
The fourth part of the dogs and dating series; the dog mom perspective. A collection of experiences, thoughts, opinions and expectations when it comes to dating and owning dogs. Though dog moms & dog dads value, care and love our dogs all the same - there are still some differences when it comes to what we want & need in a relationship! I got to have two interviews, one with Charleigh and one with Ashleigh, both dog moms to non-reactive dogs, though have experiences with reactivity (friend's or previously owned dogs) and I also had experiences sent into me by a few of my followers on Instagram as well as a good friend of mine. Part One: The Dog Dad PerspectivePart Two: The Dog-less Female PerspectivePart Three: The Dog-less Male PerspectivePart Five: Next week we end off the series with Breaking Up With Dogs. Sharing my own and a friend's experience going through a breakup and both losing a dog and dealing with our dogs heartbreak of losing one of their people. www.instagram.com/[email protected] www.instagram.com/mylittlepibble
Nov 29, 2022
31 min
Tyler, 'the mostly harmless accounant', share's his experience in the dating world as a single guy in this thirties who does not own a dog. We got to talk about some of his thoughts, opinions and feelings on dating dog moms. He has many stories to share, and unfortunately not all could make the cut, but the parts that made it in could potentially be very valuable to us dog moms especially those who are single and dating. (Or at least some food for thought).Part One : The Dog Father - single dog dads and their thoughts on datingPart Two: Dogless and Dating - single woman's experience dating dog dadsPart Three: Dating Dog MomsUP NEXT Part Four: The Mind of the Dog MamaMake sure you're subscribed so that you don't miss any episodes! Be sure to like, rate & review.Follow me on instagram @spicydogmamaGive Rey a follow too! @mylittlepibblewww.spicydogmama.com
Nov 22, 2022
28 min
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