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A safe space for to share their journeys and advocate for reactive dogs

11/15/2022

There is nothing that empowers us more than advocating for our reactive dogs.

Sure, it can be scary, and at times it can also be super awkward. Telling a stranger, friend, or family member how to approach, or how NOT to approach you and your dog isn’t always always easy.

But just remember this…

Every time you advocate for your reactive dog, you’re breaking stigmas and fighting stereotypes for ALL reactive dogs.

Your voice actually makes a huge difference.

You’re creating a ripple effect and helping to educate others and spread awareness about how amazing reactive dogs really are.

By being brave & speaking up, you can, and will make a difference, even if your voice shakes.

This is our entry for the calendar contest! Thanks for putting this amazing tradition together .jesse.and.tanner 😍

06/08/2022

Life is too short to be anything but PROUD of who you are 🌈💕

In honor of , we’re excited to announce a very special launch of PRIDE apparel for the hoomans and doggos 🐾

We’ve been working on creating some fun designs like these (and more), to be printed on fun wearable gear which will be available in our shop this Friday at 12 PM EST ✨

We are so honored to be a part of these two amazing communities and would love to give back to them🐾🌈

💗 A portion of proceeds from each PRIDE purchase will be donated to a very special & local LGBTQ outreach nonprofit organization who partners with 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾💕
Stay tuned for some more updates, and comment below which design you want to see on a shirt for you and your dog 🐶 🌈✨

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍💗
Our account is a safe space & our DMs are always open

🌈 ***r ***rpride 🌈

05/31/2022

This little muzzled lad would like to say THANK YOU to all of the brave, selfless veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice to serve our country ❤️

Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸

05/11/2022

5 steps to be a better reactive dog parent 🐾

Hint hint! It’s easier than you think!🥰

Did I miss any?👇🏻💛

04/05/2022

Tell me you’re a reactive dog parent without telling me you’re a reactive dog parent 😜

Oh, and don’t forget to check out our Advocating bandanas available in our shop 💛 link in bio 🐾

03/08/2022

Stoop Dog’s afraid to leave her stoop 😟

Henna’s a brave girl, but she’s also a tad bit sensitive and unsure of the world around her🌎 ( I mean can you even Ben blame the poor girl?)

Don’t get me wrong☝🏻Some days she’s eager and ready to go on her next big adventure and she practically leaps off our door step with total confidence✨

Other days, she can’t even bring herself to make it off the stoop for a quick p*e walk on the grass that is less than 4 ft away from our door... 😕

And some days we have a little hybrid action , where we successfully make it off the stoop and are about to get a nice chance to p*e.. but then a wonderfully terrifying gust of wind comes along to blow all of my girl’s confidence away 🌬

So this is something we have been, and are continuing to work on with our girl💛

Boosting Henna’s confidence with clear direction and lots of delicious treats, while respectfully honoring her comfort and knowing when she’s at her threshold we should take a break from confidence building and training and trying again later !

This is the complete opposite of Ollie by the way... the lad is down to explore no matter the circumstances 😆 which is an amazing daily reminder that every dog is unique & deserves to have their particular needs met, even if that means their training looks a bit different from their pack mates !

For all my anxious dog parents with, BRAVE & confident BUT nervous pup? How do you navigate their word with them? 👇🏻

Do you have two dogs who have completely opposite triggers ?👇🏻✨

03/07/2022

We wouldn’t be the reactive dog parents we are today without Ollie’s muzzle. Not even close...

Gone are the days that we dread going on walks, fear off leash dogs approaching us on trails, and a avoiding other dogs

Ollie’s muzzle is a safety helmet for him, a confidence booster for us, a conversation starter, and a ✨WORK OF ART✨

Happy Muzzle Monday friends 🐕

Now tell us, what has your muzzle done for you and your reactive dog?👇🏻✨

03/05/2022

I didn’t choose the reactive dog parent life...the reactive dog parent life chose me 💕

Sometimes the universe gives you exactly what you never knew you needed 🌞

The reactive dog parent journey is a wild one, and I’m extremely grateful to be in it 💛

Happy Saturday friends 🌞
Enjoy your day with your perfectly imperfect reactive dogs 🐕 ✨

Comment ✨Grateful ✨if you’re grateful to be on this reactive dog parent journey too 💛

03/04/2022

Nothin’ to see here …
Just a lad boy lovin’ his adventure kennel ✨

Who else is ready for the weekend?🖖🏻

03/02/2022

Happy WINSDAY💛

Aside from muzzle Monday,I’m starting to think that is my new favorite day of the week 🤩

I mean, what better way to break up the week than by reflecting on our wins with our reactive dogs, am I right?

Wins come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes the smallest wins are really the biggest 😉

This Winsday, I’d like to take a moment to celebrate kind of a HUGE win we had with Ollie over the weekend!

On Sunday, we explored a new bike trail, and despite the snow and ice that covered almost half of it, it was quite possibly my new favorite trail and I can’t wait to get back to it when the snow melts! It was so nice and woodsy with a view of the water...

Sorry let me stop rambling and get back to it!

So yeah! This gorgeous new trail was pretty amazing, but what was even more amazing was the fact that we passed by about a dozen groups of people with a total of 6-8 dogs.. and guess how many Ollie reacted to?

I’ll give you a hint - it rhymes with HERO 🦸‍♀️

Ok Ok I’ll just tell you! ✨ZERO✨

Are you as shocked as we were? I mean, just a few months ago, he most likely would have reacted to EVERY SINGLE ONE 🥲

This is a HUGE win for us, and for him. And for all reactive dogs in general, because if Ollie can do it, that means that there is definitely hope for all of our fellow reactive dog friends 💛

It took time, patience, tears, laughs, and a whole lotta love and support, but our lad boy did it 🥺

I’ll be framing this win and hanging it on my brain 🧠 wall of fame 🐾 to look back at when we are experiencing some not so great moments on our journey, because it’s a roller coaster y’all 🎢

Now tell us, what wins are you celebrating this WINSDAY?! 🎉

02/28/2022

Sometimes you just have to cry about it 🥲
..whatever “it” is... I still can’t really figure out what it was for me today...

Maybe it was the fact that I woke up at 5 am with food poisoning, maybe it was the fact that I’m struggling to find the right balance with my two reactive dogs, maybe it’s the fact that it’s Monday and I’m not quite ready to start the week... maybe it’s a combination of those three things plus a million other things, who really knows.

All I know is that it’s muzzle Monday, and that’s worth showing up for, even if I have to cry first.

So here’s your permission to cry about it. The permission that you absolutely do not need by the way... let it out, relax, and reset.

Tomorrow’s another day, but today is still important because being in touch with your feelings is imperative on this reactive dog journey.

And so is recognizing the wins.

So yeah, maybe today wasn’t the most productive Monday, but I can not let that the away from the fact that Ollie can ride without his training wheels ... AKA Ollie wears his muzzle without his forehead strap now🥲

I mean.. who does this lad boy think he is?

All grown up and making huge strides & beaming with confidence ✨

Do you think he knows how proud he makes me? 🥺

02/23/2022

Thinking we need to make a weekly thing!

Comment 🙌🏻 if you think we should make it a weekly thing 😍

What wins are you celebrating?💛🐕👇🏻

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