06/07/2026
Roadie is starting to learn all about structured walks. 🐾
Right now, his natural response is wanting to constantly sniff the ground and disconnect from the world around him. While sniffing can absolutely be healthy and enriching, in Roadie’s case it often becomes a displacement behavior tied to his anxiety and uncertainty about the environment.
Instead, we are teaching him that he can simply walk, stay connected, and calmly exist in the world without needing to avoid or emotionally check out from everything around him. Structured walks help build confidence, engagement, emotional regulation, and trust in the handler’s guidance.
Learning how to just “be” is a huge step for dogs struggling with fear and anxiety, and Roadie is already starting to make progress. 💙