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Dogs Get Called 'Too Much' All the Time. Almost Never for the Real Reason | Dog Behavior
Description
There's a label people reach for constantly: too much, a lot, reactive, difficult. It feels accurate in the moment. It's usually incomplete.
Em shares the exact moment she realized Fitz wasn't being difficult, he was in distress, and she'd been missing it for months. She walks through what changed once she stopped asking "how do I get him to stop this" and started asking "what is he trying to say," and what it actually looks like to support a dog's nervous system instead of just managing their behavior.
You'll hear:
- The specific moment Em realized Fitz's "big energy" was actually overwhelm, not defiance
- Why more structure and more exercise made things worse instead of better
- What changed once she shifted from control to communication
Press play if you've ever labeled your dog as "a lot" and wondered if there was something underneath it you were missing.
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